Garden Tour Inwards Tulsa - Beth Teel's Abode Garden
Tulsa Garden Club’s annual garden tour “Tulsa’s Treasures”
Ticket $10 includes 3 gardens
5707 southward Birmingham AV, 6770 Timberlane RD and 7626 southward Marion AV
5707 southward Birmingham AV, 6770 Timberlane RD and 7626 southward Marion AV
April 26 10 to five April 27 12 to 5
Information 918-260-1095
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| Beth Teel |
The proceeds from the tour are used to assist fund a multifariousness of projects at the rose garden, arboretum, in addition to Up amongst Trees.
Teel, a retired exceptional teaching teacher, turned to gardening several years agone in addition to has been creating a relaxing identify to appreciate plants e'er since. Her hubby Paul is her help-mate inwards making their gardens inviting.
Probably what is most unique well-nigh Teel’s garden is that it is to a greater extent than oftentimes than non shaded, in addition to yet, she has constitute a broad multifariousness of plants to fill upwardly the blossom beds that surround the menage in addition to grounds.
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| Cypress Gold Thread |
Beth is making it slow for tour participants. She printed a industrial plant life listing in addition to every bit good painted metallic industrial plant life markers dark in addition to printed the bring upwardly of each industrial plant life inwards gold. The identification tags are visible if yous look, precisely non distracting.
Teel said, “I dear Tiarellas. They locomote good amongst Coral Bells, Lenten Roses, Caladiums in addition to Begonias.”
Tiarella, or foamflowers, are woodland native plants from North America in addition to Asia. The plants spread yesteryear runners to shape small-scale clumps, amongst heart-shaped leaves, in addition to starry white-pink flowers inwards the spring.
Visitors volition let on that the Teels repeat industrial plant life selections on all sides of the house. There are several plantings of Japanese Maple Ever Red in addition to ii Deodar Cedar varieties: Desajio in addition to Feelin’ Blue.
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| Tiarella |
To the correct of the driveway at that topographic point is a daylily, bed in addition to a bed of herbs, vegetables in addition to flowers. On the left at that topographic point is a bed amongst a blooming dogwood tree. At the forepart door Teel said she puts containers of seasonal involvement such every bit pansies.
The Japanese Forest Grass inwards the forepart door in addition to side beds is variegated amongst interesting seed-heads rise higher upwardly the leaves. Also inwards that bed are Blue Hawaiian Hosta, Azaleas, Plum Yew in addition to Lorapetalum.
“We had to a greater extent than or less wintertime harm this year,” Teel said. “Leaf tips in addition to blossom buds were affected yesteryear the tardily freeze.”
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| Toad Lily Samurai |
When visitors larn inwards the dorsum garden through the arched gateway, they are brought into an appealing surface area of lawn surrounded yesteryear beds in addition to containers of trees, shrubs in addition to flowers.
“The white limestone rocks that border the blossom beds were brought dwelling menage inwards my car, a few at a time,” Teel said. “They add together then much to the garden in addition to sometimes I industrial plant life petty things inwards the holes inwards the rocks.”
That stone border is lined amongst Wire Vine, Lamb’s Ears in addition to assorted succulents such every bit Sedum Angelina, Stonecrop Ogon, in addition to lime greenish Sedum Makino.
“Coleus is 1 of my favorite plants,” said Teel. “I add together novel ones from Rosy Dawn Gardens
In social club to protect the immature coleus plants from squirrels, rabbits in addition to birds, Teel places aeroplane cages over groups of plants adding a chip of whimsy.
There are 3 Eugenia topiaries inwards containers on the dorsum patio. Also known every bit Australian Brush-Cherry, they naturally grow into tall, narrow shrubs. Teel said that inwards the winter, they alive inwards the dining room, accenting vacation decorations.
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| The side yard gardens at Teel's home |