2009 Seeds of Hope Garden Tour

*Cost to attend

*Per website: "The 2009 Seeds of Hope Garden Tour includes the Belle Meade Boulevard garden of Sonny and Marty Templeton, the Valley Brook Road garden of Mark and Nell Adams, the garden of David and Lisa Manning on Hill Place, the Chickering Road garden of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Nelson, Martha Phipps’ garden on Forsythe Place., the Gateway Lane garden of John and Dana Atkins, Sylvia Roberts’ garden on Page Road and the memorial gardens of Hillsboro Presbyterian Church.

Advance tickets for the June 6 tour (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.) may be purchased for $12 each by contacting Brandon Tisdale at Monroe Harding at 298-5573 ext. 115 or online at brandontisdale@monroeharding.org. Tickets will be available at all area Bank of Nashville branches beginning April 15th. Tickets on the day of the tour are $15.

A free ticket will be available to volunteers who assist in ticket collection during the event day for three hours at one of the gardens. For more information on volunteering, please contact Brandon Tisdale at 298-5573 ext. 115 or at brandontisdale@monroeharding.org.

In addition to touring the gardens, visitors are invited to stop by the Garden Shop at Monroe Harding at 1120 Glendale Lane where a variety of garden accessories and gifts for the garden enthusiast will be available. There will also be a delightful tea luncheon prepared by Monroe Harding volunteers which will be available during the tour from 11 - 2 at Monroe Harding’s main dining hall. Cost of the lunch is $7.

The residential programs at Monroe Harding help create independence for the at-risk youth who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or minor behavioral problems. The residential programs nurture potential through participation in education, vocational and life skills training.