Image source: Norton Simon Museum; Anonymous Dutch artist, 17th century watercolor)
The Monroe Art Guild will be hosting a Garden Tour and Yard Sale on Saturday, April 24 from 10am-4pm. Five gardens will be on tour. The Garden Tour is sponsored by Outdoor Inspirations from Grayson, 770-513-1303.
Gardens on tour include:
- The Davis Street Community Garden
- The Art and Angela Williams Garden on McDaniel Street
- The Steve and Susan Brown Garden on Plantation Drive
- The Chuck Leathery and Ellen Hester Garden on Plantation Drive
-The Larry and Carol Bradley Garden on McDaniel Street
Gardens on tour include:
- The Davis Street Community Garden
- The Art and Angela Williams Garden on McDaniel Street
- The Steve and Susan Brown Garden on Plantation Drive
- The Chuck Leathery and Ellen Hester Garden on Plantation Drive
-The Larry and Carol Bradley Garden on McDaniel Street
Tickets are $8.00 and can be purchased at six locations around town. Then the ticket is presented at the Monroe Art Guild the day of the tour, and a brochure is given to each ticket holder. The brochure is your admittance to the garden. Tickets can be purchased at the following places until Friday, then on Saturday all tickets are sold at the Monroe Art Guild:
- Clara Belle's
- The Garden Gate Florist
- Monroe Art Guild
- Sidestreet Boutique and Home Decor
- Simply Southern Bake Shop
Two tote bags will be raffled off at the end of the tour day. The tot bag has the image above on the side. It is a canvas bag with a black strap and black bottom for added strength. Bags can be purchased for $12 only at the Monroe Art Guild and will be ordered if we run out. They make the perfect shopping bag and gift for Mother's Day. (Check out our Facebook page to see it.)
Member Artists will be in each of the private gardens at various time painting in a style known to some as "En plein air" translated from French "in the open air". The artists are:
- Sue Grilli (11am-1pm)
- Steve Brown (all day)
- Susan Pelham (10am-2pm)
- Leslie Moody (10am-12pm)
The Yard Sale will be behind the Monroe Art Guild building and will have books, art, furniture, jewelry, and other little treasurers for sale. All remaining items will be given to F.I.S.H. at the end of the day. You can still drop off items for us to sell, so contact us about making arrangements. Both the Yard Sale and the Garden Tour are our Spring fund raisers.
Between Nursery will be set up in the Monroe Art Guild's Sculpture Garden, so after being inspired by the gardens on tour stop by and chekc out their great selection. Information will be available from Dale's Flowers, Everett's Nursery, and The Garden Gate Florist.
We look forward to seeing you out there! The event will take place rain or shine!
