Master Gardener Society of Oakland County, MI
Trips & Tours – Team Leader: Sandie Parrott
- 2011 Bruce Peninsula - Canada. Private rural gardens,
waterfalls and wine. July 15-17
- 2010 Pittsburgh, PA. - Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water, Phipp’s
Conservatory, local celebrity Doug Oster’s garden and neighbor’s
Japanese garden, Hunt Institute of Botanical Documentation,
Sandhill Berry Farm and Greendance Winery, Duquesne Incline,
Stan Hywet Gardens, Fellows-Riverside Gardens, National Aviary,
Rodef Shalom Biblical Garden and Naturally Native Nursery.
- 2009 Franklin Park
Conservatory, Park of Roses, Topiary Garden, German Village Home and
Garden Tour and Schedel Arboretum - Ohio
- 2008 Oakhurst Gardens, Carolee’s Herb Garden, Shipshewana, Amish Acres
and Intl. Friendship Garden – Indiana
- 2007 Cantiny Gardens, Chicago Botanical Garden, Morton Arboretum,
Evanstan and Fernwood Botanical Gardens - Illinois & Michigan
- 2006 Shakespeare Gardens, Stratford; Toronto Islands
Cottage Gardens, Laura Grant's Garden and Blue Man Group - Toronto
- 2005 Frederik Meijer Gardens, Dow
Gardens, Grand Hotel Gardens and Lilac Festival Mackinac Island –
Michigan
- 2004 Holden Arboretum, Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Toledo Botanical
Gardens and Put-in-Bay – Ohio
- 2003 Royal
Botanical Gardens, Hamilton and Niagara Falls - Ontario, Canada
- 2002 Chicago Botanical Garden, Hidden Lake
Gardens and Shipshewana - Illinois and Indiana
- 2001 Fernwood Botanical Garden and Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm – Michigan
Included in each trip:
• Deluxe motor coach transportation, hotel, most
meals, all entrances, guided tours
• Winery visit and tasting
(if you want)
• Surprise private gardens
• FABULOUS PRIZES for
garden related games!
• Master Gardener Education credits - usually greater than the
annual requirement!
• Entrances to the gardens before the general
public
• Lots of places to shop!
• Goodie Bag FULL of wonderful
surprises from garden suppliers
• Time to explore on your own
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Meet other wonderful and fun gardeners
• Economical price for
everything that is included
• Zany (but strict…got to be on time!)
tour guide…is me, Sandie Parrott!
2010 Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA


Fallingwater – Very famous house by architect Frank Lloyd Wright
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now called ecological architecture because the site isn’t disturbed,
the house lives with the site and the view is the wall art.

Greendance Winery and Sandhill Berry Farm…Paw Paws!

Stan Hywet Gardens – Akron, Ohio – Rose Garden

Stan Hywet Gardens – Akron, Ohio – English Garden with a formal pond

Phipps Conservatory Chihuly glass botanical
shapes in the garden
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Phipps Conservatory – Century plant starting to
bloom …12 feet above conservatory …only blooms once in its
life…every 10-70 years!
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Fellows-Riverside Garden in Youngstown, Ohio…Perennial Garden
border.

Ann Hargraves-Thomas and Kathy
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Rick Parrott and “Daughter”
Minnie Whiting
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2009 OHIO
Funny glasses and crazy noses can’t hide the true garden lovers on
the 2009 trip to
Columbus, Ohio. Far left is our fearless driver Jim
Truscott.

Topiary Park in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Georges Seurat's
painting,
"A Sunday afternoon on the Isle La Grand Jatte"
depicted in topiary.

An outside room in one of the gardens on the
German Town Home
and Garden Tour in Columbus, Ohio
2008 Indiana Garden Trip
The mustached group along with John Trainer our fun driver.

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2007 Chicago Trip |

Donna and Jerry Romanowski playing the
draw on your head game! |

Rick Moersch, Owner of the Round
Barn Winery and Distillery gives the group a talk about
growing grapes for wine. |

This one is...A lovely example of
an English style dovecote at Fernwood Botanical Garden,
Niles |
2006 Toronto Trip
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Small section of the beautiful
Rock Garden at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton, Ontario |

2006 Toronto Trippers enjoyed the pond
and lovely plantings of Laura Grant's garden! |

Arthur Meighen garden in front of the
Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario |

Sandie Parrott and Celeste
Yoskovich with a Blue Man! |

Florence Reume entertained
everyone, including the Blue Man Group with her deadpan humor! |
2005 Michigan Trip


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2004 Cleveland Ohio Trip

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 The Children's Garden |
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Herb Circles |