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The 2010 garden tour includes 3
engaging gardens along the bluff on Gudger Road,
and one additional home on nearby Snakepond Road.
The first three gardens, which overlook
Champion/Lost Cove, belong to Kate and Robert
Gooch, Rea Mingeva, and Lee Stapleton. Each of
these gardens has unique features ranging from a
creek flowing over the bluff, sweeping views of
the cove, stonework, and a wide variety of native
plants. Lee Stapletons garden is the
product of decades of work while the other two
are relatively new installations. Garden tour
participants will be able to walk on a beautiful
bluff trail that joins these three homes
(approximately 10 minutes walking time from
the Gooches to the Stapleton home.)
The final garden, Red Oak Hollow, is a 30-acre
estate belonging to Mesha and Tim Provo. It
includes natural springs which flow into a series
of lakes, a winding meadow trail with two patches
of elusive Pink Lady Slippers, and flower beds
that emphasize native plants including
Catesbys Trillium, White Crested Dwarf
Lilies, Yellow Native Azalea, Flowering Almond,
Sweet Bush, Hearts a Bustin, Fire Pink, Blue Star
and Cumberland Rosemary.
Space on the tour is limited and pre-registration
is advised. The cost of the tour is $30.00 per
person, which includes the Trails and Trilliums
registration, providing admission to all other
events (workshops, talks and hikes).
The gardens are located about 4
miles from St. Andrews-Sewanee School. A
bus will provide transportation to and from SAS,
with vans to shuttle you between gardens. The
buses will leave every 20 minutes from 9:00 until
11:30. This is a selfguided tour so you can
travel at your own pace. The estimated length of
the tour is 2 hours. Moderate walking along hilly
woodland trails will be required at all sites.
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