OUR 16TH ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR (JULY 2010)

2010: Roland Craig smells his Magma roses, one of the 454 varieties of roses he has in his garden, during the annual garden tour hosted by the Strathroy-Caradoc Horticultural Society on July 11.

(Alana Power, Strathroy Age Dispatch)

2009: John and Leonza Wiilemse sit beside the waterfall they built on the large pond on their Townsend Line property.  Their home is one of eight the Strathroy-Caradoc Horticultural Society's 15th garden tour this Sunday. In addition to the pond, which is over 100 feet long, they also have large, immaculately maintained gardens filled with a large variety of different plants. 

(Glenn Houghton, The Age Dispatch)

2008: The Strathroy-Caradoc Horticultural Society held its 14th annual garden tour on Sunday. Nine of the finest gardens in the area were showcased during the tour. Lynda Rosek poses with the "tree spirit" which is the centrepiece of her garden. (Glenn Houghton, The Age Dispatch)

2007: A tranquil pond setting dominates the entrance to the backyard gardens of Doug and Fran Lambert. The Lamberts have created a cozy, rustic setting at the Napperton Dr. home. Proceeds from this year's tour are going to help fund the horticultural society's community gardening projects. 

(Dave Cameron, The Age Dispatch)

2004: Pictured is Norm Bonsteel, whose property was one of three adjacent homes

on Dewan St. that were included on the tour. 

(Dave Cameron, The Age Dispatch)

2001: Karen Bennett, Ieft, and her daughter Tracy Austen listen to Betty Lamantia talk about the evolution of her five-year-old shade garden of hostas and lilies. The Lamantias was one of eight stops on the Strathroy Horticultural Society's Garden Tour 2001. About 200 people took the tour. 

(Gord Bowes, The Age Dispatch)