Friends of the Kansas State University Gardens bus trip May 17 to tour Johnson County Master Gardens
Monday, April 15, 2024
MANHATTAN — The Friends of the Kansas State University Gardens organization has planned a public bus trip on Friday, May 17, to tour six homes on the 2024 Johnson County Master Gardeners Tour.
The tour, organized by the Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Master Gardeners, gives guests the chance to explore and learn gardening design tips, such as which flowers to plant in the sun and which to plant in the shade, at six of the most beautiful private gardens in Kansas City.
This all-day trip to six personal gardens and a buying spree at the six-acre Family Tree Nursery departs at 7 a.m. from the Manhattan Town Center southeast parking lot and returns at 8 p.m.
Registration is $99 and includes round-trip coach travel, an admission ticket to the gardens, and a box lunch that includes three meat choices — plus vegetarian and gluten-free options — water, salad, chips and a brownie. Register to attend and select your lunch option by May 1.
At each stop, tourgoers will have 35 minutes to walk around the home gardens. The final stop of the day will be a 90-minute visit to the nursery. Those interested in purchasing plants should bring a laundry basket lined with plastic to be stowed in the bus luggage compartment.
Questions can be directed to Tim Lindemuth, chair of the Friends of the Gardens board education committee, at timlind@k-state.edu.
