Advance tickets are on sale now for Northwest Indiana’s premier garden walk, Sat., June 28, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. CDT. This year’s Walk showcases eight great home gardens and two public gardens, half in and around Valparaiso and half in the Porter/Chesterton area. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and explain plantings at each garden. There will be door-prize drawings at every garden. The event is sponsored annually by the Porter County Master Gardeners Association and Purdue Extension, Porter County.
To purchase tickets in advance for $6, please visit: Chesterton Feed & Garden, 400 Locust Street, Chesterton; and in Valparaiso at Four Seasons Landscaping Nursery, Route 6, 1 mile east of State Road 49; Horses Garden Center, 198 West State Road 130; Jake's Feed & Garden, 326 South State Road 49; Philips Ace Hardware, 3100 Calumet Ave.; Porter County Extension Office, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 301; Reed's Nursery & Garden Center, 2253 South State Road 2; Samuelson's Garden Center, Inc., 95 North State Road 2; Town & Country Market, 1605 Calumet Avenue; WRF Nursery & Garden Center, 253 East 150 South.
If you wish to purchase tickets for $8.00 on the day of the Walk, please begin your walk between 9:00 and 2:00 at either the Westchester Township Historical Museum (700 West Porter Ave. in Chesterton, 46304) or Fit City Community Garden (3210 North Campbell Street in Valparaiso). For info call 219-465-3555 or pcgarden.info.