SATURDAY, MAY 31
9am-1pm
Garden Ramble
Saturday, May 31
9am-1pm
The Whiteside Garden
8422 North County Road 1820e
Charleston, IL 61920
Come out to The Whiteside Garden anytime from 9am-1pm on Saturday, May 31st to experience an assortment of garden-themed activities and shopping! The Whiteside Garden is a beautiful, five-acre certified botanical garden and arboretum. This event is hosted by the Douglas-Hart Foundation, a non-profit, and is requesting a free will donation admission for the event,.
Parking is limited; carpooling is recommended. Parking is on the Northwest side of 1820e and along the roadway as much as possible.
8+ Garden Themed Vendors from fresh cut flowers, beaded decorative garden stakes, potted plants from multiple greenhouses, garden themed crafts, and more! Vendors include: Wildwood Blooms, Bloomfield Garden Center, Doodads and Folderols, Bee Fresh Farm, Lake Land College Horticulture Greenhouse, Eloe's Landscapes Garden and Home, ImagiNature Beaded Decor, and Primitive Upcycled Woodworking. Vendors will be stationed in the front yard of the garden.
Guided Garden Tours at the top of every hours: 9am, 10am, 11am, and 12pm led by The Whiteside Garden Horticulturalist, Kennedi Mullen, and Retired EIU Botany Professor, Nancy Coutant.
Attendees may also opt for a self-guided tour. Just follow the map on the brochure packet and look for the numbered plants.
Docents stationed at learning stations throughout the garden throughout the day.
Watch a demo on repotting house plants at 10:30am or 11:30am.
The Welcome Center will be open for viewing, along with restrooms and gift shop.
Light refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day as well.
For additional details visit: https://www.dhnature.org/gardenramble.html or call 217-235-4644.
Douglas-Hart Foundation
Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Friendship Garden, and Whiteside Garden
2204 Dewitt Avenue East
Mattoon, IL 61938
217-235-4644
www.dhnature.org
Saturday, May 31
9am-1pm
The Whiteside Garden
8422 North County Road 1820e
Charleston, IL 61920
Come out to The Whiteside Garden anytime from 9am-1pm on Saturday, May 31st to experience an assortment of garden-themed activities and shopping! The Whiteside Garden is a beautiful, five-acre certified botanical garden and arboretum. This event is hosted by the Douglas-Hart Foundation, a non-profit, and is requesting a free will donation admission for the event,.
Parking is limited; carpooling is recommended. Parking is on the Northwest side of 1820e and along the roadway as much as possible.
8+ Garden Themed Vendors from fresh cut flowers, beaded decorative garden stakes, potted plants from multiple greenhouses, garden themed crafts, and more! Vendors include: Wildwood Blooms, Bloomfield Garden Center, Doodads and Folderols, Bee Fresh Farm, Lake Land College Horticulture Greenhouse, Eloe's Landscapes Garden and Home, ImagiNature Beaded Decor, and Primitive Upcycled Woodworking. Vendors will be stationed in the front yard of the garden.
Guided Garden Tours at the top of every hours: 9am, 10am, 11am, and 12pm led by The Whiteside Garden Horticulturalist, Kennedi Mullen, and Retired EIU Botany Professor, Nancy Coutant.
Attendees may also opt for a self-guided tour. Just follow the map on the brochure packet and look for the numbered plants.
Docents stationed at learning stations throughout the garden throughout the day.
Watch a demo on repotting house plants at 10:30am or 11:30am.
The Welcome Center will be open for viewing, along with restrooms and gift shop.
Light refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day as well.
For additional details visit: https://www.dhnature.org/gardenramble.html or call 217-235-4644.
Douglas-Hart Foundation
Douglas-Hart Nature Center, Friendship Garden, and Whiteside Garden
2204 Dewitt Avenue East
Mattoon, IL 61938
217-235-4644
www.dhnature.org
The following vendors will have booths set up during the event:
Historically, the Garden Ramble was hosted by Dr. Wesley Whiteside, the Coles County Historical Society and friends of Dr. Whiteside. The first garden ramble was hosted in 1988 and concluded in 2013, just two years prior to Dr. Whiteside's passing. The Douglas-Hart Foundation would like to extend a most appreciated thank you to the Coles County Historical Society for granting permission to the Foundation to continue the event under its original name "Garden Ramble." This gesture shows the depth of community support of organizations in Coles County.