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Jerome’s
Garden Tour
Quaint backyards hide behind Jerome’s historic facades. Some of these sanctuaries will be
showcased on
Saturday, May 3, 2008
, from
9 a.m.
to
3 p.m.
as part of the 6th annual Jerome Garden Tour.
When Karen Cheifetz and her husband bought their second home
in Jerome, they didn’t know it had once been the Rose
Garden Bed and Breakfast. But over a period of several
years, they excavated 17 wild species of roses and
incorporated them into a Zen-like setting with a waterfall,
Buddha and gargoyles. |
Their next-door neighbors did some reclaiming of their own.
When they started digging their garden, they were surprised
to find blue glass—so much of it that they now think that the
property must have been a gallery or glass shop in its earlier
years. Some of the
glass has been used to make decorative garden features.
Both of these verdant backyards are on this year’s Jerome
Garden Tour, which encompasses nine different stops, including
hideaways overflowing with flowers, recaptured artifacts given a
second life and contemporary interpretations of historic gardens. Many
of the sites are still evolving, and they feature the kind of
variety that gives Jerome its eclectic appeal.
The tour will proceed downhill from the first stop—The
Surgeon’s House Bed and Breakfast, which is on the National
Register of Historic Places. The 1916 home once belonged to the
town’s chief surgeon. Its
present owner ascribes to a philosophy of “gardening by
profusion.” “Plant
more flowers; they crowd out the weeds or at least you don’t see
them,” laughs Andrea Prince.
Prince and the other garden owners will be on hand to discuss
their trees, shrubs and flowers. There are also magnificent vistas
along the way. At the conclusion of the walk, just past the final
garden, there will be items for sale, including cultivated plants,
fused glass and jewelry.
The walking tour (which covers about ½-mile) is self-guided
and can be as leisurely or brisk as individuals prefer.
Unfortunately, because it involves steps, the tour is not
wheelchair accessible.
Tickets for the Jerome Garden Tour are $12 each and include a
bottle of water, a map and an informative companion guide.
They will be available on the day of the event in the park
on
Main Street
, across from Paul and Jerry’s Saloon and the Mine Museum Gift
Shop.
As an extra bonus, those coming to look
at gardens can stay to see what’s new in Jerome’s galleries.
The garden tour coincides with Jerome’s
First Saturday Art Walk, which begins immediately after the
tour at
5 p.m.
and runs to
8 p.m.
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