Saturday, June 7, 2014

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

5 Home Gardens & Mariposa Creek Native Plant Demonstration Garden

$12.00 Advance Tickets

$15.00 Day of Tour

Tickets available at the Mariposa Visitor's Center, Trent's Salon, Chocolate Soup, UCCE Mariposa Office (209) 966-2417, Western Sierra Nursery in Oakhurst & from any Master Gardener. You can also buy tickets with your credit card on-line @

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Mariposa Master Gardeners Program Present the 9th Annual

SPRING GARDEN TOUR

UCCE Mariposa County

Master Gardener Program

Mariposa Master Gardeners present our

2014 Spring Garden Tour Saturday, June 7, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at five homes, plus our downtown

native plant demonstration garden along Mariposa Creek

There are two homes in Bronco Hollow, and they are gardened by sisters. The first is a delight for the eyes with cozy

seating areas, clever garden art and flowers everywhere. Walk up to the viewing area with a wide horizon and find a state

-park-style plaque that gives the names of the mountains you see in the distance.

The second home is surrounded by boulder-strewn meadows and makes great use of water-wise plants. The owner’s

favorite is an elderberry that has grown to the size of a tree. She has made great use of lavender, privet, rock rose, rose-

mary, oleanders and roses.

A home on Highway 140 is a food-gardener’s dream, with extensive raised beds for vegetables, an orchard, berries, citrus

and a world-class chicken pen. Don’t miss the grotto backed by a dramatic boulder in the secluded back yard.

At the end of a winding driveway off Carlton (enjoy the untouched scenery as you drive in) is a small garden with organic

-shaped raised beds with a majority of water-wise and native ornamentals. Look closely at the walls of the beds: they’re

made of broken-up concrete from a friend’s swimming pool deck.

Off Silva is a landscape whose back yard is ruled and guarded by a magnificent oak (referred to as a “she” by the owners).

Birdhouses seem to grow naturally in a cluster of boulders, and rock roses with buckwheat do heavy duty. Notice the use

of drip irrigation systems.

At our demonstration garden along Mariposa Creek , in addition to the native plants in their spring glory, the focus will

be on being water wise, with handouts, demonstrations and ideas to help you get through this drought.

Advance tickets, $12; June 7, $15. NOW AVAILABLE Pay by Credit Card On-Line @ cemariposa.ucanr.edu

You can also buy tickets at UCCE Mariposa office @ 5009 Fairgrounds Rd., or from any Master Gardener, Mariposa Visitor’s Center, Trent’s Beauty Salon, Chocolate Soup, & Western Sierra Nursery in Oakhurst. Make checks payable to U.C. Regents. Mail in payments must be received by June 1, 2014.

All guests must have tickets, including children not in arms. No refunds rain or shine. No strollers, No smoking.

Detach here and send with check

Name___________________________________________________ Number of tickets ___X $12 = $ ____

Address ______________________________ City ______________ Zip __________Phone ____________

Make check payable to U.C. Regents. Send with a SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED, BUSINESS ENVELOPE to :

UCCE Mariposa , 5009 Fairgrounds Rd., Mariposa, CA, 95338. Must be received by June 1.

The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR), prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities. (Complete policy statement at ucanr.org/sites/anrstaff/files/107778.doc. )