July 7 Column: Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour
One of the most enjoyable things a gardener can do during the summer months is go on garden tours. It’s a great way to get inspired, learn new things and meet other like-minded folks. Next Sunday, July 14, the Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour will take place. That’s the topic of my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: For North Idaho gardeners featured in tour, inspiration comes from above.
For this article, I had the pleasure of interviewing Ellen and Ernest Grabbe, who have a lovely garden in Post Falls. They live on five acres and you would not believe how much they’ve accomplished in just a year and a half!
Ellen loves choosing plants and designing the garden. Ernest is a huge help with many aspects of the garden and has built many wonderful birdhouses, since they love attracting birds.
There are more photos at the bottom of this post, which I took while I visited with the Grabbes. Now for more about the Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour:
It will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Sunday and features five gardens (3 in Coeur d’Alene and 2 in Post Falls). Here are the locations of all of the tour gardens:
- Ellen and Ernest Grabbe, 2161 N. Reiswig Rd., Post Falls
- Stacey and Tim Mann, 201 E. 6th Ave., Post Falls
- Dani and Zach Betts, 854 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene
- Becky Collet, 2708 N. 6th St., Coeur d’Alene
- Stephanie and Bill Harper, 1153 Brooklyn Ave., Coeur d’Alene
You can purchase tickets ahead of time for $15 each from the locations below or online from Brown Paper Tickets at brownpapertickets.com/event/4223748. Tickets can be purchased for $20 on the day of the tour at Van Hoff’s Garden Center, Ace Hardware in Coeur d’Alene or at any of the tour gardens., or for $20 on the day of the tour
- Ace Hardware, 4th and Harrison, Coeur d’Alene (208) 667-9466
- Aspen Nursery, 6075 E. Commerce Loop, Post Falls (208) 667-7511
- Greenacres Nursery, 18605 E. Appleway Ave., Greenacres (509) 928-1922
- Haase’s Greenhouse, 3409 E. 34th Ave., Spokane (509) 534-7095
- Mix It Up Gifts, 513 Sherman Ave., Coeur d’Alene (208) 667-8603
- New Leaf Nursery, 12655 N. Government Way, Hayden (208) 762-4825
- Northland Nursery, 8093 W. Prairie Ave., Post Falls (208) 773-3247
- Northwest Seed & Pet, 2422 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane (509) 534-0694
- Northwest Seed & Pet, 7302 N. Division, Spokane (509) 484-7387
- Vanhoff’s Garden Center, 1844 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene (208) 930-4424
- Westwood Gardens Nursery, 15825 N. Westwood Dr., Rathdrum (208) 687-5952
For more information, go to the Coeur d’Alene Garden Club’s website or call (208) 664-0987. On tour day, call (208) 661-0773.
This week’s video is the 2nd tour of my vegetable garden this season. Enjoy!
Here are more photos from the Grabbes’ garden: