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First Annual

Garden Tour A Success

The Plymouth Public Library Foundation was delighted to present its
First Annual Garden Tour, designed to highlight gardens in our area
that all use sustainable practices – from raising heirloom and native
plants, bees, and chickens to composting to enrich the soil. Each of
the six gardens were bursting with color and each property owner
was on-hand to share their knowledge and expertise with attendees.
The event sold out quickly with over 300 attendees!

The Library showed its colors too thanks to Crystal Lake Garden
Shop and Morrison’s Home & Garden who bedecked the building
with blooming plants and shrubs leading guests from the library’s
front door to the Dr. Richard M. Shiff Garden. Once in the garden,
guests received their program for the day, listing all the gardens and
a snazzy illustrated map to follow in any order they pleased.

Guests could wander among Sustainable Fair organization vendors
and sponsors who were on-hand with displays, educational materials
and information about garden practices that could be put in place
at home. The atmosphere was festive as attendees visited the
Library’s new Community Garden, met with vendors, attended floral-
arranging demonstrations, and got ready to start the tour!

Five local gardeners opened their homes to our tour-goers and
at each stop there was a special feature such as a mini spiral herb
garden, whimsically trimmed shrubs, glorious border beds filled
with pollinator plants, a German cottage garden, and large, thriving
vegetable beds bordered by tall sunflowers.
Guests enjoyed perfect summer day weather, many wearing
pastel-colored clothing and fanciful hats. They appeared to be as

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