Due to the Coronavirus concerns, the Sunflower Garden Club has canceled the annual Resident Garden Walk this year. The club is doing its part in social distancing and following the Board’s mandates. But nine Sun City residents have opened up their beautiful gardens for the Community.
Anna and Budh Rana with their Sun City garden. (Photo by Christine Such/Sun Day)
It isn’t difficult to spot the homes of these residents. Patrice Goosetree’s home seems to smile at you as you approach it. Goosetree said, “We picked this home for the lot. I love how it overlooks prairie. We try to persuade the golf course not to cut it down so we can enjoy the nature. There is Queen’s Lace growing, and I am hoping to add some wildflowers for a splash of color.”
There is a wide variety of color and touches of whimsy around the entire house. A bright red fire hydrant in the flower garden catches your eye.
Goosetree explains, “My husband was a firefighter. We had gotten a real one as a gift when he retired, but it was very heavy.”
Is the maintenance a lot of work?
Goosetree said, “I work on it every day. But it’s a labor of love.”
Anna Rana’s home is also easy to spot. There are flowers everywhere.
Rana said, “You should see it in the fall. That’s when everything is so beautiful.”
Besides all the flowers that are blooming, Rana points to a tree.
“This is a fig tree. A friend every year takes this tree inside for me and brings it back out for the season,” she said.
The tree is not small and it its own right something to see with some figs already growing.
Are most of the flowers perennials?
Rana said, “Most of the flowers are annuals. It is a lot of work in the beginning. My husband, Bob helps a lot when we go shopping for the plantings. I would say that he does a better job at choosing them also. He has an eye for color.”
The gardeners find their flowers from a variety of locations.
Rana said, “We go all over to shop. Some years you find good choices at one place and the next year it may not be so good. We look everywhere.”
Take a stroll and see the colorful display on Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy the beauty and best of all for free.
Volunteers will be there to monitor the volume and ask that you wear your mask and keep your social distance. Residents will enter on one side, walk around, and exit on the other side.
No ticket is required and no maps will be provided, but plug the following addresses into your GPS and enjoy the splendor.
• 12481 Cold Springs Dr. N7
• 11981 Tuliptree Ln N7
• 13476 Michigan Ave N8
• 13472 Michigan Ave N8
• 13067 Briargate Dr. N20
• 12155 Latham Trail N27
• 12165 Latham Trail N27
• 13069 Briargate Dr. N20
• 13222 Sierra Glen Rd N33
