The Lopez Garden Club is hosting this year’s garden tour on Thursday June 13.  The tour runs from 10 a.m.  to 3 p.m.

The Lopez Island Garden Club has existed since 1943.  It was organized in order to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to aid in the protection of native trees and birds, to hold exhibits of flowers and plants, and to promote a feeling of pride in our homes, gardens  and our island.

Meetings are monthly running from September through June and guests are always welcome. Garden Club members arrange a garden tour every other year. This year the tour offers a variety of gardens which include landscape design, an island farm oasis on 40 acres, a shady garden with winding pathways, a courtyard garden with outdoor living space, and a  lovely ornamental and vegetable garden with stunning views of the water.

The garden tour not only allows participants special access to private gardens it also functions as a fundraiser. The Garden Club dedicates the proceeds from the tour to fund an annual High School senior scholarship, Woodman Hall and Garden Club programs.

Two years ago the Enchanted Quilters joined the garden tour and will participate again this year.

The Enchanted Quilters were founded in 1984 in order to help raise funds for the Senior Center.  Thousands of dollars have been raised over the years via quilt raffles.

A number of their member’s beautiful quilts will be on display at Woodmen Hall.

A lot of work goes into making a garden and quilt tour possible. The tour requires the time and effort of approximately 50 volunteers, the time and talent of the quilters and, of course, an extraordinary amount of time, talent and hard work by the owners of the gardens, say organizers.

Tickets for the tour are available at Paper Scissors, Bookshop, Southend General Store, Blossom. The prices are: $15 non-garden club members and $10 garden club members.