Meerkerk Gardens Trip a “Grand Success”
Posted April 18, 2014 at 5:51 am by Tim Dustrude
Just got this good news story from Vonnie Harold of the garden club. Sounds like they had a really good time!
Garden club tour group – Contributed photo
A trip to Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens was the first in a series of San Juan Island Garden Club hosted excursions. The ‘peaceful woodland garden’ is located on Whidbey Island near Greenbank.
The travelers walked onto the 8:05 ferry. That was after purchasing the return passenger tickets at the kiosk in the ferry building. The first learning experience of the day! The ferry, in Anacortes, was met by a chartered bus for the ride to the gardens.
The ‘peaceful woodland garden’ comprises 10 acres of gardens surrounded by 43 acres of woodland. During a guided tour the docent gave an overview of the garden’s history and pointed out species from Bhutan, Japan and China. There are areas devoted to Big Leaf Rhododendrons, a Meditation Garden and the Nature Garden all within natural settings. The garden staff opened the original Meerkerk home for the box lunch time. That prepared us for shopping at the nursery. Our special thanks to the garden staff. It was a delightful learning time in a beautiful outdoor setting.
During the return bus ride to the ferry, the question asked most often was ‘Where to next?’ Future excursions, which are open to everyone, will be posted on The San Juan Garden Club web site www.sjigardenclub.weebly.com. Join us next time.
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We had a great time . Thank you so much Vonnie and Dot.
Let’s do it again! Come join us.
Great article about it, thanks.
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