Gardens Of Greater Park Hill
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Twelve wonderful gardens will be featured during this year’s annual Park Hill Garden Walk, taking place Saturday, June 8th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We are so very fortunate to have gardeners in our community who are eager to share their beautiful gardens again this year. The gardens of Greater Park Hill are as varied as the folks who live here. Gardens established over 50 years ago in Park Hill continue to be maintained by adult children who now keep the gardens of their parents. Cuttings of old roses from a 1940 family garden in Seattle grow and flourish in a Park Hill front yard. Old flowing trees and shrubs continue to bloom in newly planted flower and vegetable beds.
Our dense clay soil, the dry climate, several years of drought and those early spring frosts that damage young blooms – what does it matter? Gardeners keep planting and discover new and exciting ways to create and maintain the beauty of our neighborhood gardens.
This will be a great year to do the Garden Walk on your bike. The featured gardens are planted in an area that extends from Colfax Avenue to MLK Boulevard and from Colorado Boulevard to Monaco Boulevard.
On this year’s tour, you will be able to visit gardens that vary from traditional to old world, from rare and unusual plants to xeriscapes that use less water. You will see former empty lots transformed into secluded spaces, front slopes held back by beautiful hand selected rocks, successful attempts to manage those difficult right-of-way strips, raised vegetable beds and chicken coops.
Also on the tour this year, the historic St. Thomas Episcopal Church’s community garden, the produce from which is donated to those families in the Denver area with limited access to fresh food. Another wonderful addition is The Garden’s restaurant garden, which will include a tour of one of Park Hill’s oldest residences, chicken coops, and edible, medicinal and flowering gardens. The restaurant will also be open for a spot of tea, a cool drink or lunch.
The artists:
• Ginny Abblett, pastel, watercolors, acrylic & oils
• Tanis Bula, watercolor and mixed media
• Paula Hudson, watercolors, oils
• Terrie Lombardi, pastel
• Helen Lozynsky, photography
• Randy McNulty, watercolor
• Kate Maley, watercolors
• Peg Meagher, watercolors
• Nancy Moseley, mixed media, moaics, clay
• Becky Richardson, vintage-inspired decoupage
• Maggie Rosché, acrylics with some pastel
• Jean Shom, oils
• Sydney Summers, watercolor
• Andrew Sweet, stone and sculpture
• Ron Trujillo, oil and mixed mediums
• Peter Tom, photography
• additional artists may be added
Tickets for the Garden Walk
Tickets go on sale May 15th and can be purchased at the Park Hill and Pauline Robinson Branch Libraries, Moss Pink Flower Shop and, until June 7th, at King Soopers. Tickets can also be purchased online. Early purchase ticket prices are $12, with $10 tickets for seniors age 65+. Day of tickets can be purchased for $15/$10 from 9:30a-3p at the Art Garage at 23rd and Kearney
A thank you to the event sponsors:
Blooming Garden Level
• Cherry Creek Properties
• City Floral
• Governor’s Park Dental Group
• Haven Outdoor Design
• Kentwood Cherry Creek, The Gerwin Group, Mary Gerwin
• Kentwood City Properties, Anastasia Williamson
• Mayfair Liquors
• Park Hill Veterinary Medical Center
• Re/Max of Cherry Creek, Wolfe & Epperson Team
• Roet Realty, Emily Roet
• Russ Wehner Realty Co.
• Van Camp Flooring
• VCA Park Hill Animal Hospital
Garden Gate Level
• Cake Crumbs
• Dave Johnson, Landscape Architect, LLC
• Moss Pink
• Spicy Thai II
• Tess Scanlon