Sustainable Blacksburg June Garden Tour
Venue: Downtown Blacksburg, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Sustainable Blacksburg
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2023
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous
Cost: Free

Description:
Sustainable Blacksburg presents their June Sustainable Garden Tour on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at two Blacksburg, VA locations.

Garden Locations:
• The Todd's Garden at 312 Sunset Boulevard, Blacksburg
• the Cedar Chest Farm at 4980 Longshop Road, Blacksburg

The Sustainable Blacksburg nonprofit community organization is sponsoring free self-guided tours of local gardens showcasing sustainable gardening and landscaping practices, including reduced lawn area, native plants, wildlife-friendly plantings, food production and upcycled garden décor.

In town at 312 Sunset Blvd, Blacksburg: The Todds’ variety includes native and pollinator-friendly flowers, pumpkins, gourds, and other vegetables with minimal grass in the back yard. Rain barrels conserve water and refill a koi pond that attracts wildlife. Owl boxes welcome an owl family annually. A garden railroad (G-Scale) using a number of repurposed items adds whimsy.

Also on Sunset Blvd, visit the pollinator garden where neighbors used a grant from Sustainable Blacksburg to convert a grassy median into a little oasis for pollinators and people to relax and enjoy the flowers. The coordinator for the garden will be there to tell you all about it.

Just a little way out of town and well worth the short drive is The Cedar Chest Farm, 4980 Longshop Rd, Blacksburg. The owners of this new small farm grow 1/4 acre of diversified vegetables and cut flowers for sale through a local community supported agriculture (CSA) program and Blacksburg Farmers Market. They grow without any synthetic inputs, utilizing no-till practices and implementing conservation strategies such as a high tunnel, drip irrigation, cover cropping, and crop rotation. On McCoy Road, look for a right turn onto Longshop soon after the left turn for VT's Kentland Farm.

Admission is free.

The Sustainable Garden Tour is back for 2023 and we have a great schedule of gardens for you to visit. The free tours will be held on the third Sunday afternoon of the month starting in May until August (May 21, June 18, July 16, and August 20). All tours will last from 2:00-5:00 PM and visitors can drop in anytime during the tour timeframe. The tours are self-guided, but the hosts are present to answer questions.

Light refreshments will be served.

The tours are rain or shine, but will be halted by thunderstorms.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/hvSngpqL/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://sustainableblacksburgva.org/sustainable-sunday-garden-tours.

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