Tour Series

​THE HOME OF CINDY AND GORDON VADAKINSaturday, May 14

Thanks to our lovely hostess for opening her garden to the Wichita Rose Society!



If you would like to volunteer your garden for tour next year, please send an email to the Webmaster.

A Fun Finish

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Saturday, July 17 2010

Thanks to Betsy, Mary and Sally for opening their gardens to the WRS this summer.  We saw beautiful roses and unique plants as well. Hopefully you walked away inspired to work in your own garden, despite the stifling heat!  Please browse the photos taken from Betsy's yard, and all the other wonderful photos contributed by the hosts.

 

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The Garden of Kevin and Sally Duncan

Kevin and Sally’s garden reflects her relaxed eclectic style, though she finds inspiration from English cottage gardens.   Sally, who has been an avid garden since her teenage years, has drawn Kevin into gardening along the way.   She is now fostering the next generation of gardener by letting her eldest son have his own flower garden in one of their raised beds.

When they purchased this home less than a year ago, it was evident that the yard had once been a well tended garden, though sadly forgotten by the time they moved in.  They dug up and moved a few of their favorite roses and perennials to relocate at their new home.   Within the first week of closing on the house, Sally broke ground on her first new rose bed (with the help of some willing volunteers).  They love growing roses, herbs and perennials in combination.  Preferring low maintenance plants to accommodate their busy lives.   Sally tries to balance her love of gardening with the need of play space for their two young sons and room to run for their two dogs.  This will be the first full growing season they are enjoying in their garden.  At the moment, they are growing around 36 roses of different varieties, scattered in beds in both front and back.

 

The Garden of Mary Scheulen

Mary recently transitioned from west Wichita sandy soil to a east side heavy clay, and is gradually learning what it takes to make her roses happy there.  She has a unique collection of Old Garden Roses, propagated from cuttings of departed WRS member Maxine McFall’s roses.   Her OGR assortment features a rare unidentified moss rose, Gloire de Dijon, Dortman, Cadinal de Richelout and Madame Hardy; happily mixed with Hybrid teas, Miniatures and Earth Kind varieties.  Her garden features a large Green Ice miniature rose that she relocated from her last home.   She grows a small herb patch and a few container grown vegetables.  She has a total of 30 roses thus far, but hopes to add a few more where her space allows. 

 
WRS Ice Cream Social Finale
The Garden of Pat and Betsy Latta

Please RSVP below if you plan to visit this garden! 
WRS will provide tableware and drinks. 
Last name A-J: Bring a half gallon of your favorite ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, gelato or frozen yogurt to share.
Last name K-Z: Bring your favorite ice cream toppings, add on's, desserts or cookies to share.
Don't forget your lawn chair!

Pat and Betsy’s garden encompasses the entire backyard of their narrow lot close to North Riverside Park.  They have been gardening at this home for 25 years.  Betsy has been growing roses for 38 years and there are approximately 100 rose plants in the garden.  The roses are mostly David Austin English Roses and other old-fashioned looking shrubs and a few climbers.  

Their garden is mostly organic, although Betsy does spray for black spot.  The garden features many other plants which are grown to attract butterflies, bees and hummingbirds.  Pat especially enjoys photographing butterflies.

 


 

Sneak Preview!

Garden of Kevin and Sally Duncan
 

Garden of Mary Scheulen
For more resources on Old Garden Roses and Beyond go to: http://www.rdrop.com/~paul/

Garden Of Pat and Betsy Latta
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