14th Annual St Louis Water Gardening Society Pond-O-Rama, Pond and Garden Tour

Pond-O-Rama Tour Set for Late June 

   The St. Louis Water Gardening Society will
present its 14th annual water garden and pond tour,

Pond-O-Rama,
Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.  The 2014 tour has over 40 private gardens owned
and maintained by Society members. Tickets covering both days of the tour are
$15 each and are available early May at retail shops and garden centers
throughout the metropolitan area. Everyone on the tour age 18 or above requires
a separate ticket. Children under the age of 18 do not need a ticket.

    The gardens are located throughout the St.
Louis metropolitan area, including in Illinois. This  year Illinois has some "over the
top" water falls and gardens....not to be missed.  The tour is arranged each day by geographic
location. The water features range from spectacular high, thundering waterfalls
to quiet streams. There are “pondless waterfalls” that simply disappear at the
termination of the falls, and a number of new rain-recovery systems that make
the storage and use of rainfall practical. This year over half of our sites on
the tour are new to Pond-O-Rama. Many of our members have new water gardens to
share, and many have enhanced their current ponds and gardens into outdoor
rooms and quaint woodland spaces.  This
year you will see some very unique and creative designs in waterfalls and
ponds, gorgeous koi fish, and fantastic gardens.

   This event, each year, is the only time St.
Louis Water Gardening Society members—as a group—open their gardens to the
public. In addition to their water features, most of our hosts also are avid
gardeners who maintain beautiful landscapes filled with perennials, annuals and
shrubs. Our hosts will be available and delighted to share information and answer
questions about their gardens, their water features, their fish, and their
beautiful plants. If you are thinking of adding water to your own garden—or you
simply enjoy beautiful landscapes and a weekend filled with beauty—this is the
tour for you!

    This event provides funds for the St Louis
Water Gardening Society to continue their civic project to plant and maintain
the reflecting pools at the Jewel Box in Forest Park, and for other activities.

   The tour ticket booklet gives location
addresses, descriptions and driving directions. For more information, call
(314) 995-2988. Tickets are available by mail order from the Society’s website,
www.slwgs.org, or at retail locations
throughout the metro area..