GARDEN WALK 2008 - RAY

Litzer | Ray | Waring | Klug | Greene | Community Garden

Carol & Jerry Ray - 3206 Kildeer Lane, Wausau, WI

A clump of White Birch and colorful flower beds welcome you to this mature garden. Carol, a master gardener, has put a lot of energy into creating gardens with plants blooming from spring through fall. From the front of the house to the back, the gardens are well designed and flow beautifully.

Carol began gardening with perennials about ten years ago when the deer in the area began eating the vegetables in her garden. She removed hosta and replaced it with deer resistant perennials.

Gardening is a joint effort with Jerry doing most of the hardscaping, installing brick around all the flower beds. Carol plans and plants continuing a love for gardening that runs in her family. Silver lamium was brought from her mother’s garden in Michigan and can be seen along the border of many beds.

Carol has amended the sandy soil that occurs in this area of Rib Mountain with organic compost to create a rich loam. Results are seen in the size and health of the plants. The back yard includes many perennial beds and a large deck surrounded by maples and shrubs. Many summer evenings, Jerry can be found reading on the deck while Carol works among the flowers.

Directions: Take County Road NN east. Go 2.1 miles and turn right on Partridge Ave. Go 0.1 mile and turn right on Kildeer Lane. Home is on the right.

TICKETS

Advance tickets go on sale beginning in June, the cost is $10 per person. TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT ANY OF THE GARDENS ON JULY 11 AND JULY 12.

This event is hosted by the North Central Wisconsin Master Gardeners. For more information please contact Mary Slagoski at the Marathon County UW-Extension office at (715) 261-1231.

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