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One of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Sue Shaw’s front yard consists of a rose garden and azalea lined driveway leading to a front courtyard with hellebores, ferns, heuchera, macrophyla hydrangeas and callas. The greenhouse shade garden is home to Annabelle and lacecap hydrangeas as well as trillium, ferns and other shade plants.  The backyard and pool area is a tropical Shangri-La with 25′ windmill palm and separate Japanese garden and sitting area.   Related Images:

One of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Linda and Steve Edwards’ lovely Peachtree Corners garden is a welcome retreat.  This certified National Wildlife Habitat is designed to have something blooming each season.  Visitors enter the garden through an arbor draped with a living curtain of evergreen ‘Armandii’ Clematis.   A flagstone path leads to a lawn surrounded by a lush perennial and shrub border.  A stunning glazed ceramic fountain creates a beautiful focal point while soothing visitors with the sound of gurgling water.   Beyond the lawn, a woodland garden awaits.  Through plant rescues and many years of collecting, Linda has created a charming shady corner in her garden.  A circular path leads past edgeworthia, bottlebrush buckeye, camellias, fothergilla, pieris, rhododendron, native azaleas and viburnum. Shade perennials such as epimedium, Japanese roof iris, native ginger, woodland poppies, native geranium and several varieties of hosta and fern provide a…

One of the gardens on the May 21, 2011 Garden Tour Wind your way around a flagstone path taking you to outdoor rooms designated for reflection and relaxation. Mostly shaded by mature hardwoods like maples, oaks and pines, the garden has sunny areas as well, displaying perennials like iris, daylilies and asters. Payge, a Gwinnett County Master Gardener, tries to provide an inviting environment for birds, insects and wildlife. She plants with the lifecycle of the butterfly in mind not following any particular color scheme. Her property backs up to deciduous woods accented with a creek. She says her biggest challenges are extreme temperature changes, summer droughts, clay and DEER. She believes if you garden in Georgia successfully, you can garden anywhere! Come learn how she copes with nature’s adversity and see ways you can transform your side yard into an area of enchantment. Related Images: