The Topeka Area Water Garden Society is having our 31st annual Pond Tour on June 25-26th. Explore seven local gardens, five are private residences, two are public gardens. Meet the owners, learn about water gardening under various conditions, and get ideas how to transform your own backyard. Tickets are $8 a person (kids under 14 are free, no pets please), and can be purchased from: Don & Tom's Bait & Tackle, Hy-Vee, Jackson’s Greenhouse, Patio, Pool & Fireside, Skinner Garden Store, and Wild Bird House. Money raised from the tour is used to help build or maintain water gardens in our community.
The 25th Annual Topeka Area Pond Tour came to a close June 26th at 10pm after the last guest said good night at Pond Number 1.
We want to thank all the Advertisers, Pond Hosts and Pond Sitters that made this event a success. Without you, we could not do it. With nearly 200 people attending, we held our own considering the other venues that weekend, blistering temperatures and rain on Sunday.
Other than one directional mishap (a road closure) and an early morning scare on tickets selling out, the event went off wiothout a hitch. This year we had 9 beautiful ponds and water features set in various landsccapes taking in everyrhing from a trickling stream to a water flat stone and weeping walls. From shubunkins and gold fish to Koi. Modern scapes to Shogun architecture built into a hillside and a timeless english garden. Wildlife sanctuaries to backyard entetainment centers and with 3 hosts offering up evening entertainment, there was something for everyone.
Thank each and everyone of you for being a part of this years 25th Anniversary. The feed back was excellent and will be considerd for next years event. Particularly, estimating the volume of water and size of pump. We look forward to next years.
Graciously,
Your 2016 Pond Tour Committee.
Didn't get a ticket this year or your ticket outlet was sold out? No Problem. Use this map to find a 2016 Pond Host. Save it to your desktop and then print the map. Take it to any Pond Host and once there, ask to buy a Tour Guide or to have an electronic version sent to your email address. Keep the email and attachement on your phone, you will need to show the Pond Sitters your email to confirm it was sent by an authorized TAWGS memeber.
