2017
gardening with the masters tour
We invite you to join
us for the University of Rhode Island Master Gardener Program’s (URIMGP) eighth
biennial Gardening with the Masters Tour!
Once you register, you
will receive a tour guide booklet which serves as your two-day admission
ticket to 26 beautiful gardens, 17 of which have not been seen on any
previous URIMGP garden tour.
Each garden is unique.
Some gardens are designed to attract pollinators and beneficial insects,
while others are kitchen gardens with the perfect soil recipe to produce a
bounty of vegetables.
Every garden has
evolved over the years, reflecting the changing interests and lifelong learning
of its gardener.
After visiting these
gardens, we hope you’ll be inspired to go home and try something new.
The inspiring gardens
on the tour are created and maintained by certified URI Master Gardener
volunteers. The host gardener has successfully completed a 14-week training
program offered by URI Cooperative Extension as well as a volunteer internship.
These certified URI
Master Gardeners volunteer on educational projects and continually upgrade their
horticultural knowledge by attending research- based classes each year.
They have opened their
gardens to you as a teaching tool, because our mission is to help local
residents choose environmentally-sound gardening practices! The proceeds from
this event will benefit the URI Master Gardener Program’s public education
activities throughout the state.
All registrations for
the tour are online this year.
Guidebooks are $20 per person and serve as your admission ticket for
both days of the tour (June 24 and 25, 2017).
If you register on or
before June 15, 2017 we will mail the tour guidebook to you. If you register
after June 15, 2017, you will be able to pick up your book at one of three tour
gardens on Saturday, June 24 from 10am-12pm. You’ll see full details during the
registration process.
