5 Private, 3 Public Gardens Featured in Geneva Garden Walk

The biennial Geneva Garden Walk will take place this Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The walk will feature five private and 3 public gardens, each one showcasing a different “variety” of gardening. The Geneva Garden Club is also very excited to announce the Special Guest Speaker, Roy Diblik, of Northwind Perennial Farm, who will be a presenter on Saturday at the Geneva City Hall Garden, which he designed.

Diblik is a recognized perennial plant expert, grower, designer, speaker and author. Combining his 35 years of knowledge growing traditional and Midwest native perennials, he specializes in highly aesthetic, sustainable plant communities for all seasons, while reducing maintenance through design, according to information on the garden club's website.

He believes that gardens should be thoughtful, ecologically directed, emotionally outreaching and yet very personal. Roy is co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm located in Burlington, Wisconsin. His design and planting projects include the Louis Sullivan Arch Garden for the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago and the lakeside plantings for the new Oceanarium at the Shedd Aquarium.

Advance tickets for the garden walk can be ordered online or are available for purchase after May 2 at the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Ace Hardware, Cocoon, California Pizza Kitchen, Heinz Brothers and The Little Traveler. Advance Ticket prices ar e $18 for individual tickets and $15 for group tickets of 10 or more. “Day of” tickets will also be available at the gardens on the walk for $20 per ticket.

Tickets can be purchased at any of the participating gardens including the
"Will Call" garden at 1775 Allen Drive, Geneva Garden Club Park & River Park both at N. River Lane near Riverside Banquets, Geneva City Hall Garden, 22 S. First St, and Arden Courts, 2388 Bricher Road in Geneva. The addresses of the other private gardens and a map will be included in the printed ticket booklet but not posted here to respect the privacy of our homeowners.

Visitors can tour the gardens in any order they choose. It will probably take most of the day to see all eight gardens. Visitors can divide the garden tours between both days if they choose.

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