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On June 21 & 22, 2003 from 1-6 pm, the Huntsville Botanical Garden will feature a fundraiser designed to thrill local garden enthusiasts.  Three private town gardens in South Huntsville and three private country gardens in Hazel Green will be open to the public.  I've previewed the gardens for you, but I urge everyone to get out on Saturday and Sunday and explore for themselves.  Even though a picture is worth a thousand words.....these pictures really don't do these gardens justice--you really need to see them for yourself!

Bobby & Rita Crain, 10022 Green View Drive, Huntsville

This picture-perfect landscape has been featured in Southern Living, and is much beloved by a hoard of happy grandchildren.  Broad sweeps of red New Guinea impatiens, a stately magnolia, and a lawn easily mistaken for a putting green, make a formal statement, but this garden is all about entertaining.  A beautifully crafted screen, draped with delicate pink fairy roses, and one of the finest Natchez crepe myrtles you'll ever see lead to a veritable backyard oasis.  A charming pool and pool house are screened by a thick wall of euonymus.  Note the splendid stag horn fern hanging in the oak tree.  More magic awaits as the patio opens into a fabulous southern garden.  Curved stacked stone walls contain mass plantings of pachysandra, delicate plum yew, astilbe, azaleas, Lenten rose, and dwarf nandinas all thriving in the cool filtered shade of ancient trees.  All of this, and the pretty greenhouse, tell us that Bobby is a very serious and dedicated gardener who will settle for nothing less than picture perfect.

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		Huntsville Botanical Garden Tour June 21-22, 2003 from 1-6 pm

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