“New Beginnings” is the theme for the ninth annual Vallejo
Garden Tour scheduled for Sunday, May 20th from 10:00 to 3:00. Garden Tour organ- izers are highlighting the theme
of rejuvenation and raising awareness about Vallejo’s “New Beginnings” after
the past few difficult and challenging years.
Focusing on the future, positive growth, and a fresh start, the gardens on
this year’s Tour are truly exceptional.
Tour participants will be inspired by gardens that bloom
year- round, and by an 1800 square foot “deck garden” that grows so much food
using built-in planters and garden pots that the family has to freeze, can, or give away many of their vegetables. Another garden is set in Vallejo’s old
downtown and features two separate grassy areas that look real but are actually
environmentally reinvented faux grass secured with shredded tires! Yet another garden began life as solid
concrete. The gardener got tired of
amending the clay soil and producing bonsai plants so they built raised garden
beds and now every year their garden produces food for the entire
neighborhood! Or you may find yourself
at the garden on the hill with Tahoe rock and a tiered deck that includes carefully
placed “doggie” areas for two French Bulldogs who make themselves at home under
the canopies next to the hot tub! There
is something on this year’s Tour for everyone.
Purchase your tickets early because the Tour is sure to be a sell
out.
The Vallejo Garden Tour is the largest annual fundraiser to
benefit the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. Advance tickets are $30 for the general
public and $25 for Museum members. All
tickets on the day of the Tour are $35. A buffet luncheon is part of the price
of admission and is served from 11:30 to 2:30 at the Museum. While waiting to be seated at the luncheon, Tour
guests and the general public can stroll through the nearly 30 + vendors who
will be set up in a Garden Faire along the street in front of the Museum
selling their wares.
Tickets may be purchased at Zoey June Gift and Garden, 1426
Tennessee Street, the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, 734 Marin St., Mid-City
Nursery, 3635 Broadway in American Canyon, and at the Vallejo Convention and
Visitors Bureau, located at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal.