Photos and article by Shirin McArthur
Evergreen Garden Club holds annual tour 2014
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
The spectacular garden setting at the Vinson house.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
The Vinson house shows off its colorful garden.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Visitors relax on the portico of the home of Silver Heights Nursery owners Steve and Regina Vinson.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Visitors surrounded by garden greenery at the Vinson house.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Visitors arrive at the home of Joanne Cardinal.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
A visitor enjoys one of Joanne CardinalG??s small-and-tasty peaches.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Evergreen Garden Club members (left to right) Barbara Peters and Renny Hutton chat with homeowner Joanne Cardinal.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Blythe WhiteleyG??s flower and vegetable garden.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
More of Blythe WhiteleyG??s flower and vegetable garden.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Homeowner Blythe Whiteley offers visitors a sample of her white flame grapes.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Homeowner Emma Bailey shows off her chicken, Ranger, to visitors.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Emma BaileyG??s back yard.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
The Commons, home of The Volunteer Center of Grant County, with its newly planted Grant County Community Gardens.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
Visitors discuss the garden at The Commons.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
The JPO Youth Garden at The Commons teaches juvenile probationers how to grow food.
Evergreen Garden Club Tour 2014
The Gǣ7 PillarsGǥ at The Commons showcase seven important food plants for the southwest. In the background is a clay horno (oven), which was built during the 2012 Clay Festival.
Sunny skies and mild temperatures greeted visitors at the five locations on this year's Silver City Garden Tour on Saturday, August 9, sponsored by the Evergreen Garden Club. Each location showcased something different, from fruit trees and vegetables to native plants and the Grant County community garden at The Commons.