October 16th and 17th, 2010
Coordinated by

Victoria County Master Gardener Association
and Texas AgriLife Extension


Presented by Newscenter 25 and
Co-Sponsored by Victoria Advocate
READ ARTICLE I
VICTORIA GARDEN TOUR
Offers Texas natives, trees, tropicals
READ ARTICLE II
NATURE'S BEAUTY
BEYOND THE GATE
Unique gardens feature Texas natives,
trees, palms and tropical plants
READ ARTICLE III
VICTORIA GARDEN TOUR
Hear educational speakers, see variety of plants, trees this weekend
Victoria Garden Tour hosts
Garden News
Saturday, Oct. 16 and Sunday, October 17
at each of the five Garden Homes.
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Saturday, October 16

9AM & 1 PM
Anderson Garden, 210 Bramble Bush:  Joe Janak, Texas AgriLife Extension Service-
Victoria County Agent,
'Trees for the Victoria Area' (1/2 hour CEU credit)

Tucker Garden, 204 Cimarron:  Nancy Kramer, VCMGA Member,
'Using Color in the Garden'

10 AM & 2 PM

Bridges Garden, 115 Bloomingdale Circle:  John Fossati,
owner of Four Seasons Garden Center, 'Using Tropical Plants in the Garden'

Zeplin-Ramos Garden, 1207 Salem Rd:  John Ramos, co-owner of Gulf Coast Floral,
'Palm Trees for the Victoria Area'

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Sunday, October 17

11 AM Only

Janssen Garden, 401 Woodlands Lane: Lon Smith, Devereux Gardens,
'Landscape Tricks'

3 PM Only

Janssen Garden, 401 Woodlands Lane:  Charlie Grymes,
'Pesticide Safety'  (1/2 hour CEU credit)
HIGHLIGHTED PLANT SALE
Saturday, Oct. 16 ~ 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Anderson Garden ~ 210 Bramble Bush Lane

TICKETS
Victoria Garden Tour

Saturday, Oct. 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Night Tour at the Zeplin-Ramos Home
Saturday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Cost: $15/person for 5 gardens; Night Tour - $5/person for the garden

GARDEN TOUR TICKET OUTLETS
Devereux Gardens, 1313 N. Navarro St.
Earthworks, 102 E. Airline Road
Four Seasons Garden Center, 1209 E. Salem Road
Texas AgriLife Extension, 442 Foster Field Drive
CLICK FOR VCMGA HOMEPAGE CLICK FOR pdf of VGT FLYER