RE: GARDEN TOUR TO BENEFIT BLOOMFIELD’S WINTONBURY LAND TRUST
Featuring rare opportunity to see state champion trees in a private arboretum
Bloomfield, CT - On Saturday, June 18, 2011, the Wintonbury Land Trust will sponsor their first Bloomfield Garden Tour from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, featuring five gardens in northwest Bloomfield, plus the 4-H Education Center at Auer Farm.
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Garden tour participants will be treated to properties rarely open to the public, including the private arboretum of a renowned nurseryman, whose collection of trees includes state champions. A lighthearted garden with whimsical touches and a perennial plant collector’s paradise will also be featured.
The tour will help the Wintonbury Land Trust preserve two important properties, a 10-acre urban farm and 13 acres of grassland next to Penwood State Park.
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According to Dale Bertoldi, President of the Wintonbury Land Trust, “We are delighted that five private gardens in Bloomfield have agreed to be open to the public to support our mission to protect vital habitat linkages, sensitive ecological areas and dwindling farmland for future generations.”
The tour is $25 in advance (advance registration closes June11th), $30 on the day of the tour. This event is rain or shine. To pre-register, go to www.wintonburylandtrust.org, or call 860.216.0806.
Day of event registrations are at The 4-H Education Center at Auer Farm, 158 Auer Farm Road, off Simsbury Road (Rt. 185) in Bloomfield.
