Fourth Annual Art In the Garden Tour
Six residential gardens, in Edison and Metuchen, will be open to the public on Saturday, July 18, 2009 for the Fourth Annual “Art in the Garden Tour”. From its beginning, the tour has been a popular local event that has grown to attract visitors from around the state. Tickets are $20 and cover admission to all six gardens plus refreshments. Children under 10 are Free!
This year, the Terra Nova Garden Club of Edison will be assisting us as Hostesses in each garden.
Our theme “Tots On Tour” includes activities, song and poetry designed for young children. At the starting location, each child that finds a magic blue pebble and tosses it into the “Make a Wish Fountain “ will receive a nature inspired craft to take home! Mom, Dad, Grandparents bring the little ones with you!
The gardens, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., showcase different styles, from a lovingly self tended garden in the heart of town to a large, professionally developed space. Sponsored by the Edison Arts Society, a ten-year-old arts organization that supports a variety of art disciplines, the event is distinctive in that each garden on the Tour includes live music and poetry along with an exhibit of visual art. College Interns of the EAS will offer an interactive performance in each garden, impersonating Master Artists and briefly discussing the work of that artist.
Meet Dr. Jim Conroy “The Tree Whisperer” and Ms. Basia Alexander, General Manager, Tree Whispering Coach and Green Centrics Teacher. Dr. Conroy followed a childhood love of plants all the way through a B.S. in Horticulture from Delaware Valley College in Pennsylvania to his Ph.D. in Botany and Plant Pathology from Purdue University in Indiana. All during his 25+ years in Fortune 100 corporations, he promoted tree and plant health in both research and marketing.www.TheTreeWhisperer.com
Members of Edison’s Terra Nova Garden Club and the Edison Arts Society will serve as hosts in each garden.
Tickets may be ordered by mail from: the Edison Arts Society, 340 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison, 08837, or purchased at the Brass Lantern on Main St. Metuchen.
Directions to the POINT OF ENTRY From NJ Turnpike:
47 BURCHARD ST. N.
Take Exit 10 – Metuchen/ Edison Twp.
After toll – Bear Left & follow sign for Woodbridge/Fords (CR-514)
Turn Left on Amboy Avenue (CR-501)
Turn Right onto Burchard Street N. (Approx. 3 blocks – do not pass Fire House.
