Western Colorado Gardening Foundation
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(Click on a photo to enlarge) Poster Painting
In addition to the tour, Home Depot and
Michael's Craft Store conducted FREE Seminars on Saturday, August 28,
and Sunday, August 29, 2004.
Local artist Penny Creasy created the 2004 water garden themed poster. Working in pastels for the creation of “Water Sprite on Lily Pad,” the colors relate a feeling of solitude and relaxation. Ms. Creasy resides in Grand Junction with her husband Jim, a wildlife enthusiast.
This year the Foundation was pleased to be the recipient of Borders Bookstore “Benefit Days” on the same weekend.
Our Sponsors for the event were:
Holiday Inn Express
This is an annual fund-raising venture by the Western Colorado Gardening Foundation, which is a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Money raised by the Foundation is used to fund projects that beautify our communities and to educate and promote sound gardening practices in our area. To date in 2004, the Foundation granted $500 to the new Delta Memorial Hospital Foundation for trees for the rooftop respite gardens, granted $500 to Western Colorado Botanical Gardens for signage, donated $100 to the Western Slope Vietnam Memorial Gardens in Fruita, and granted $250 to Orchard Mesa Middle School to purchase Phase II tree plantings. For more information call 970-523-1865.
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Last modified: 07/25/07 |
The tour began
at the Girl Scouts headquarters at 580 24-1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO. Tour participants
used maps and followed signs to tour the eight water gardens, in any order, on
their own. Ice cream, cake and cookies were served at
the final water garden on the tour where participants met with other pond
enthusiasts. Many door prizes were drawn during the Ice Cream Social.
