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Mariposa Master Gardeners Program Present the 11th

Annual

SPRING GARDEN TOUR

Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Featuring 5 Private Mariposa Gardens, plus our Mariposa Creek Demonstration Garden

$12.00 Advance Tickets; $15.00 Day of Tour

Tickets available at: The UCCE

Mariposa Office, Mariposa Visitor’s

Center, Chocolate Soup, or from any

Master Gardener

Make checks payable to U.C.

Regents

You can also buy tickets with your credit card on-line @

http://cemariposa.ucanr.edu

All guests must have tickets, including children not in arms.

No refunds rain or shine.

No strollers,

No smoking.

Mariposa Master Gardeners present our

2016 Spring Garden Tour Saturday, May 21, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at five homes, plus our downtown

demonstration garden along Mariposa Creek

Mother Nature has done a wonderful job spiffing up our meadows and hillsides this spring, and local gardeners have been doing the same to

get ready for the annual Mariposa Master Gardener Spring Garden Tour May 21.

The landscaper home: Follow the terraced walkway, cross over a bridge, and amble down oak-covered pathways to find small garden

“rooms.” These respites are dotted with collectible art from the Sierra Foothills that the homeowner has gathered over the years. You’ll also

find clever use of lengths of fence to create depth. This garden has been lovingly nurtured over 26 years and every step you take will speak to

the success of this Master Gardener.

The propagation home: Enter through a quail-decorated gate, admire home’s dramatic entryway, then stroll the gentle rise planted with

blooms, shrubs and trees that attract pollinators, and find the small pond with a wisteria arbor, a lyrical retreat. Don’t miss the raised beds

where strawberries sprawl and lots of veggies are grown. The bonus at this garden: learn to propagate plants from cuttings and take your

“babies” home.

The herb home: The herbal medicine wheel is the pride of this working farm. Its brick paths lead out to other glories of the gardeners’

passions, including a vegetable patch and lush lavender plantings. The gardeners encourage bees, have livestock and do composting as parts of

their whole-system approach to farming. You’ll get an herb to take home.

The cottage home: The owner of this B&B has carefully placed every plant, tree, and stone path among the existing native trees in this cottage

garden. The front paths lead to a natural rock garden. The walkways around the house are lined with trees, shrubs, and plants that are pleasing

to the eye and to the nose. In the back yard, there is a fruit orchard and raised garden beds.

The evergreen garden: Two moss-covered boulders anchor the entrance to this home. Through a wrought-iron archway, take the stone path

past evergreen trees and shrubs, with deciduous plants providing color and texture. A high-tech irrigation system keeps water use at a

minimum, even with two emerald lawns to care for.

The demonstration garden: Master Gardeners have maintained this demonstration garden for more than 10 years. You’ll receive a beautifully

illustrated book of the garden’s plants to use as a guide. Many of the natives are just coming into their full glory. In addition to strolling the

pathway, you can query Master Gardeners about your own garden, and find out how to register for the 2017 Master Gardener training class.

Advance tickets, $12; May 21, $15. NOW AVAILABLE Pay by Credit Card On-Line @ cemariposa.ucanr.edu

You can also buy tickets at UCCE Mariposa office @ 5009 Fairgrounds Rd., the Mariposa Visitor’s Center, Chocolate Soup, or from any

Master Gardener, Make checks payable to U.C. Regents. Mail in payments must be received by May 16, 2016.

All guests must have tickets, including children not in arms. No refunds rain or shine. No strollers, No smoking.

Detach here and send with check

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Make check payable to U.C. Regents. Send with a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED, BUSINESS ENVELOPE to:

UCCE Mariposa , 5009 Fairgrounds Rd., Mariposa, CA, 95338

Must be received by May 16, 2016

UCCE Mariposa County