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Art Show

Friday, June 25
noon – 8:00pm

Saturday, June 26
9am – 3pm

Fowler Middle School
10865 SW Walnut Street
Tigard, OR 97223

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Garden Tour

Saturday, June 26
10am – 4pm

Garden Tour Tickets
$20 each
Purchase Tickets Now

To ensure availability, we recommend you purchase tickets prior to the day of the tour. 

Tickets Also Available mid May At
  • www.foundation4smartkids.org
  • Al’s Garden Centers
  • Dennis' Seven Dees
  • Ferguson’s Fragrant Nursery
  • Hughes Water Gardens
  • McCann’s Pharmacy
  • The Garden Corner
  • The Gardener's Choice
  • Tigard High School
  • Tualatin High School

Tickets are available the day of the tour (while they last) at the Garden Art Show

Frequently Asked Questions

Benefits:
The Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools
6960 SW Sandburg Street
Tigard, OR 97223

503-431-4024 tel

info@foundation4smartkids.org
www.foundation4smartkids.org

Save the date!
6th Annual
Seeding Our Future
Garden Tour
June 25, 2011

Art Show

Shop the Garden Art Show at Fowler Middle School.  Purchase one-of-a kind, beautifully handcrafted garden and garden inspired art from selected Northwest artists.  Art includes cast-concrete leaves, fused and blown glass, metal and stone sculptures, photography, birdhouses, mosaics, pottery, furniture and more. Enjoy entertainment throughout the day. 

Art Show admission is free. We accept cash, check, Visa and MasterCard for art purchases.

 

Did you know that you can purchase note cards featuring the beautiful gardens from previous year’s tours.
Choose from several different themed sets or individual cards.
Themed sets contain 6 cards and sell for just $10/set. Individual cards are $2 each.

More information

Exhibiting Artists

A Forest Pottery Pottery
Angsanarts  
Coffee Pot People Coffee pot characters
Barbara Cutts  
Catfish Corner  
Dorothy Steele Studio Functional porcelain pottery
Dymond Graphics Garden signs made of recycled materials
Garden & Table Art Hand painted garden and table art
Garden Treasures Photography Floral photography
Gorilla Girls Steel and recycled garden art
Harmony in Full Bloom Japanese style wood sculpture made from recycle wood
Just Beachy Glass Co. Fused glass garden art
Kathy Mier  
Lin Haak  
Marta Farris Garden  
Melissa Gannon Floral painting
Nagoola Design Copper wall pieces
Peace Leaves  
PM Shore  
Roberta Palmer Handcrafted cast leaves
The Rustic Garden Metal garden art
Three Sisters Nursery Metal art and fused glass
Virginia Parks  
WABI-SABI Bonsai trees in artist planters
Wandering Willow Waves Willow woven vessels and containers
2nd Site Yard & Stick Furniture Furniture

FREE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES & GARDEN SEMINARS will be presented both Friday and Saturday during the Art Show.

Musical entertainment will be provided by various student groups.
Friday
2:00pm             Shaelynn Dalton – Singer/songwriter
6:00pm             “Rockin with Style” – Guitarists/singers
Saturday
11:00am            Delan and Deling Huang - Classic pianists
2:00pm             Evan Vallejos - Guitarist/singer

Garden seminars feature the OSU Extension Service Master Gardener 10-Minute University™; and gardening expert and freelance garden writer Lisa Albert. 
Friday
3:00pm             Lisa’s 10 Best Tips for Attracting Wildlife
5:00pm             Lisa’s 10 Best Native Plants
Saturday
10:30am            Caring for Roses
11:00am            Planting in the Ground
11:30am            Watering Tips
12:30pm           Lisa’s 10 Best Tips for Using Art in the Garden
1:30pm             Container Planting
2:00pm             Pruning Trees and Shrubs
2:30pm             Gardening With Compost and Mulches

About our Garden Seminars
10-Minute University™ offers essential information about gardening. Seasoned OSU Extension Service Master Gardeners teach these classes. Handouts and descriptions for each class can be found at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/metro/ten-minute

Lisa Albert is a gardening expert and freelance garden writer.  Lisa’s Tualatin garden is a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat™, has been published in Sunset Magazine and has been seen on KPTV Good Day Oregon.  She is co-author of The Berry Botanic Garden: Gardening for Wildlife, native plant flashcards, a contributing writer for the Sunset Western Garden Book, 8th Edition, and author of many feature articles.  Lisa is also an OSU Extension Master Gardener.

Lisa's 10 Best Tips for Attracting Wildlife.
If you build it, they will come. Come learn how to make your garden come alive with birds, bees and butterflies. 

Lisa's 10 Best Native Plants
Lisa will present her favorite Pacific Northwest native plants and how to add these beauties to your garden. 

Lisa's 10 Best Tips for Using Art in the Garden
The right combination of plants and art can create pleasing vignettes. Come learn the art of using art in the garden.

Artists Welcome

We invite you to submit an application to join our talented group of juried artists. Art work must be handcrafted and garden-themed. Artists are selected to ensure a representation of art work across all art media while at the same time showcasing each artist’s individual work and style. If you would like to exhibit in our show or know of an artist we should showcase, please tell us about it! Contact Kathy Mier at 503-684-0820 or gardenartshow@yahoo.com.

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Glass Vases
Dianne Arhendt
Garden Topiary
Jeannie Beckman
Birdhouses
David Britton
Tin People Art
Anitra Cameron
Magnolia Photo
Kathryn DelGatto
Glass Wall Vases
Anna Dickinson
Hydrangea Photo
Doug Dooley
Garden Sign
Lis Dymond
Fused Glass Vase
Karen Fairley
Wire Pear Art
Marta Farris
Serving Spoon and Fork
Elizabeth Findtner
Ceramic Face
Michelle Gallagher
Bentwood Chair
Donna Mauch
Wall Rack
Ivan McLean
Mosaic Globe
Ann Murphy
Birdhouses
Jean O'Donovan-Keller
Ceramic Leaf Plates
Robin Palmer
Ceramic Vase
Colleen Schreiner
Glass Leaf Bowl
Dorothy Steele
Glass and Copper Plant Stake
Debbie Thomas
Metal Rooster Sculpture
Laurie Vail
Glass Sunflower Plate
JoAnn Wellner