Mountain Laurel Garden Club Postpones Garden Tour - Perennial Plant Sale Still On
The Mountain Laurel Garden Club has postponed the 20th Annual Country Gardens Tour (including the boutique and floral demonstrations) until June 2021. The club is still hosting its popular perennial plant sale on Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (rain or shine, no pets), in the area outside the Historical Society in downtown Oakland. The sale will feature over 60 varieties of native plants, perennials, shrubs, and herbs that have been grown and potted from members’ gardens in Garrett County. Tickets are not required and appropriate social distancing measures will be observed.
The Mountain Laurel Garden Club has postponed the 20th Annual Country Gardens Tour (including the boutique and floral demonstrations) until June 2021. The club is still hosting its popular perennial plant sale on Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (rain or shine, no pets), in the area outside the Historical Society in downtown Oakland. The sale will feature over 60 varieties of native plants, perennials, shrubs, and herbs that have been grown and potted from members’ gardens in Garrett County. Tickets are not required and appropriate social distancing measures will be observed.
2021 Country Garden Tour Gardens
Secret Country Garden Tour 2019
Our Garden Tours are our major fund-raiser, as well as important community educational event. Four or five residential gardens are included representing both small and large properties, rural and urban, some along Deep Creek Lake. In the recent past two state parks have been featured which provided education to the community about rain gardens, native plants, shoreline buffers, pollinators, and deer-proofing techniques. Virtually all regular members and a large number of associate members participate during the tour in various capacities. The Horticulture Committee's perennial plant sale, with plants donated from our members’ gardens, has been an ongoing project for the tour for the past 15 years. Visitors know that our plants are super hardy having been grown here in our Zone 5 gardens. Committee members also staff the sale, offer assistance to visitors looking for plants, and give guidance on planting and maintaining them.
