Dad with Sunday afternoon ticket gals relaxing near the end of the event. Whew! The volunteers all did a great job directing visitors and answering questions . . . or finding one of us.
Visitors around the herb garden area.
Our site manager, Doug Landwehr, answers questions from a visitor. He was a tremendous help on crowd flow, plant knowledge and advice for us.

Good friends, Paul and Donna Janquart (sitting) visited on Sunday and stayed later to relax with us. A celebration of the end of the event and the beginning of the rest of summer!
Donors escorted by GBBG Director, Don Hendricks, toured all of the gardens.
On the right, Don Hendricks, GBBG Director with a group of donors that arrived together by private bus.

The bear continually attracted its share of attention.

Photographer from WFRV and GBBG Events Coordinator, Terry Linssen doing an interview.

Grandma Tacky has pics of the grandchildren throughout . . . . .


A few crowd pictures from Sat. and Sun.

Dad's hobby has an official name.
As visitors leave, they pass the rose garden.


The first view of the backyard . . . .

Aunt Debbie's copper pot filled with rudbekia and fountain grass.


The ticket booth will be busy tomorrow! The walk through begins here. . . . .

Press Gazette photographer, Mark Larson, taking pics for the article.
Jim being interviewed by Press Gazette reporter, Kendra Meinert.
Help from friend, Gail, who came to do some weeding. The bear stands on the pathway next to the barn.Blending with its surroundings is the wood carved heron.

Here is where the eagle landed for the weekend. Lookin' good!
Jim with the artist, our neighbor, Rick O'Keefe.
Here we are with the wood sculptures. Ready for garden placement. Jim, Sheryl, Brenda, Bob.
Taking the bear off the truck while the eagle watches.The eagle hasn't quite landed. Jim drives while Bob holds on!

Waiting for the grandchildren . . . . . . . .

The little tag says, "This is your last chance. BLOOM!"

We thought we needed some "bits of whimsey" in our lives . . . . . .

My beautiful "Winnepeg Parks" rose has lost most of its leaves to black spot. We will probably be digging it out before the Garden Walk. I hope I can replace it!

One of the pots ready for the Garden Walk this weekend.

Rabbits love cilantro! And many other plants. They are really a problem this year.

Progress on the moon flowers and morning glories growing further up the twine.

"Karl Forster" grass in bloom along the steps.

A "Wm Baffin" climbing rose along the fence.

This is a "Winnipeg Parks" shrub rose winding around a wagon wheel leaning against the deck. the lime green leaves of the "Sun Power" hosta are in the background.