Everything’s coming up roses in Petals & Pathways Tour
DROUGHT-TOLERANT LANDSCAPING at the Higgins home.
Lush and colorful gardens in the neighborhood will be featured in the Petals & Pathways Garden Tour on Sat., May 3, from noon to 4 p.m.
The self-guided tour of five magnificent home gardens is presented by the Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society (WSHPHS) and the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art (ICAA). WSHPHS Vice President of Events Richard Battaglia notes that this is the first time they are collaborating with another organization, stating, “We are hoping it brings lots of new attendees for the garden tour as well as to the home tour in November.
“We have two gardens on Wilton Drive in the Wilton-Ridgewood Historic District,” Battaglia tells us. Both are designed by landscape artist Sarah Alexander of Rodriguez & Satterthwaite, who will be available to answer questions.
KRUISER, who is being trained to be a guide dog, will be a friendly face at the Higgins home.
The first, a peaceful property belonging to Sarah Byrum and Dana Jackson, fits the description “Urban Oasis.” The second, owned by Alysoun and Al Higgins, has been christened “Ladies of the Canyon” by WSHPHS. The 1911 Craftsman home features drought-tolerant and native plants and a backyard designed for entertaining with a pizza oven, several distinct seating areas, a chicken coop and the surprise appearance of a 1978 white and yellow Volkswagen Beetle convertible peeking out of their garage. Visitors may also meet one of the guide dogs the couple raises.
MAGNIFICENTLY LANDSCAPED Fogarty home.
Heather and John Fogarty’s 1920 French Normandy Revival home, designed by architects Walker & Eisen, has unusual drought-tolerant landscaping done in the style of an English garden. Designed by Cheryl Kellough, the property also features a scent and sunrise garden, where flowers dazzle with the colors of the early morning sky. Jasmine, roses, honeysuckle and wisteria were selected with fragrance in mind.
A regal oak-lined front yard pathway and a staggering variety of greenery will greet visitors to Leah and Sam Fischer’s Georgian-style home in Windsor Square. Landscape designer Patricia Brenner divided the property into distinct outside rooms, including a fire pit area and kitchen room with citrus trees, 100-year-old sycamores and wisteria-laden pergolas. A historic pet cemetery from the 1920s is an interesting garden feature.
Those on the Petals & Pathways Garden Tour will also have the opportunity to tour the magical Rossmore Avenue home garden of Brad Pitt’s favorite landscaper, Jay Griffith.
“You won’t want to miss these,” Battaglia added.
VIEWS of Leah and Sam Fischer’s garden.
Tickets are $55 for ICAA/WSHPHS members and $75 for non-members and are available at www.wshphs.com. Maps and prepaid and day-of tickets can be picked up May 3, starting at noon, at 355 S. Windsor Blvd. Ticket proceeds support planting and improvement projects in the Windsor Square-Hancock Park area.
Category: Real Estate
