The Brindmore’s garden
Linda and Mark Brindmore have never entered into a garden tour before, but Linda has always been interested in gardening. This planter is part of the Brindmore’s graden, which will be featured on the 2013 Garden Tour. (Ashley Klemer/Northfield News)
2013 Garden Tour
The 2013 Garden Tour is scheduled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. The cost of the tour is $10, and tickets are available at Knecht’s Landscaping and Eco Gardens. Tickets are also available at each home on the days of the tour. (Ashley Klemer/Northfield News)
Mark and Linda Brindmore
This walkway is featured in Mark and Linda Brindmore’s garden. The couple is taking part in the garden tour for the first time this year. (Ashley Klemer/Northfield News)
If You Go
What: Flowers and Fine Art, 2013 Garden Tour
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday
Where: Visit thenorthfieldgardenclub.org for a map and further information
How: Tickets cost $10. They are available at Knechts Nursery, Eco Gardens and in the gardens on the days of the tours
Gardens
445 Rosewood Rd.
Art: Heather Lawrenz * Upcycled jewelry
“I find gratification in bringing together unexpected components for my jewelry.”
Gary Horrisberger * Bird houses
“I am a commercial and residential painter who enjoys woodworking and creating beautiful structures for your flying friends.”
Garden: Linda and Mark Brindmore
Large trees
Curving walks
Unusual Flower Planters
Fire pit
306 East Woodley
Art: David Allen * Paintings
“I love to paint small towns especially those that take an interest in their community.”
Garden: Pat Allen
Japanese garden
Fairy houses
English garden
National Wildlife certified garden
1728 Archibald Circle
Art: David Peterson * Wood
“My work is simple forms–vases, bowls–each shaped simultaneously, by hand at the lathe from a single raw blank…Mostly wood harvested locally.”
Garden: TJ Heinricy
Lawn Creatures
Koi pond
Fairy garden
Recycled sculptures
Large variety of trees
414 Riley Drive
Art: Emily Haskell * Ceramics
“I love the unexpected results you get from the mix of clay, heat and glass.”
Garden: Lynn Vincent
National Wildlife Certified garden
Colorado spruce trees
100-year-old post with hanging baskets
420 Kielmeyer Ave. N.E.
Art: Patsy Dew * Photography and artists books
“My work consists mostly of photographic prints of nature, the region and people, all of which convey mood and/or tell a story…”
Garden: Sherry and Carl Richardson
Restored 1880 Farmhouse
“Lawn rooms,” including one with a fire pit
Raised vegetable garden beds
Tamarack trees
41229 10th Ave.
Art: Mary Felden * Steel, rocks, stained glass
“My passion for creating my pieces of whimsical art is to bring life into a piece of steel incorporated with rocks, found objects and stained glass. My birds and flowers have a meaning to them.”
Garden: Amy and Nathan Voight
Amy is a landscape designer and project manager at Knecht’s Nurseries
Split Leaf Maple tree centerpiece
Hundreds of Hydrangeas
New varieties of trees and plants numbered in the hundreds
About the Northfield Garden Club
Elizabeth Olson, chair of the event and member of the Northfield Garden Club, said that this is the club’s major fundraiser for the year. The club cares for the plants on Bridge Square, at the Northfield Public Library and members have volunteered to care for local parks and helped to get 64 trees to plant along Hwy. 3. For more information, visit thenorthfieldgardenclub.org.
Posted: Monday, July 8, 2013 11:13 am
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Updated: 10:32 pm, Tue Jul 9, 2013.
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Fusing the ideas of flowers and fine art, the Northfield Garden Club is ready to take people on a tour of six local gardens that each feature a little something different of their own — from hundreds of hydrangeas and fairy gardens to recycled sculptures and sleeping garden gnomes. The 2013 “Flowers and Fine Art” Garden Tour will also feature six local artists — one in each garden.
The gardens
Despite the differences among them, the one thing that people are likely to find at each featured garden, according to the tour’s chairperson Elizabeth Olson, is inspiration.
“Each person really brings their own personal perspective to the tour,” she said. “For example, if you are someone who is developing a garden, you get ideas about what to put in your garden. If you are an experienced gardener, you see ‘I can expand an area that I presently have at my home’. The artistic people, maybe someone who doesn’t garden at all, can appreciate the mix of colors, textures and foliage.”
For example, those interested in hydrangeas might benefit from viewing Amy and Nathan Voight’s garden. It features newer varieties of trees and plants numbering in the hundreds with hydrangeas being the largest collection.
For those looking for an eclectic range of different gardening ideas, Pat Allen’s garden is a must-see.
“The style of garden that we have is kind of eclectic — part is an Asian garden and another part is more of an English cottage garden,” Allen said. “Our garden is also National Wildlife Certified. We have a number of water features for the birds, we provide shelter for them and also food.”
Other highlights of the garden tour include Linda and Mark Brindmore’s garden; it started out as a totally blank slate and has been transformed into a finished garden with unusual flower planters, large trees and curving walkways in just under two years. T.J. Heinricy will also present a fresh take on “Lawn Creatures” with a Koi pond, fairy garden and recycled sculptures. Lynn Vincent’s garden is also National Wildlife Certified. Sherry and Carl Richardson’s garden features “lawn rooms” and a hosta garden.
Though Allen has not been featured in a garden tour for “about ten years,” she said she has always attended the garden tour.
“I attend every year. There are just so many ideas and great gardens,” Allen said. “People do such beautiful things. As a gardener, I appreciate their work and they inspire me.”
The art
“Each garden features the artist who has been picked to complement a specific garden,” said Olson of the artists featured on the tour.
Allen said her husband, David, would be the featured artist in her garden and his painting, sculpture, watercolor and pottery presents an eclectic mix of mediums that reflects on the eclectic nature of her garden.
Another featured artist is Patsy Dew, who does a lot of nature photography. Heather Lawrenz is also featured; she uses recycled objects and traditional techniques to create jewelry. Another featured artist is Gary Horrisberger who builds bird houses.
The tour is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday. The cost of the tour is $10, and tickets (in the form of a small poster with marked directions) are available at Knecht’s Landscaping and Eco Gardens, across from Econo Foods. Tickets are also available at each home on the days of the tour.
For more information, please contact Elizabeth Olson, tour chairperson, at 507-301-3396 or visit the Northfield Garden Club website: www.thenorthfieldgardenclub.org/sponsored-events/northfieldgardentour
Reach reporter Ashley Klemer at 645-1115 or follow her on Twitter.com @AshleyKlemer.
Reach reporter Ashley Klemer at 645-1115 or follow her on Twitter.com @AshleyKlemer.
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