July 7 Column: Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour

Coeur d'Alene Garden Tour 2019

Coeur d'Alene Garden Tour 2019One 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:

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