For the past five years, the Mount Vernon News and Owl Creek Conservancy have diligently trekked through towns, villages and the scenic country side for the most beautiful gardens in Knox County. Last year was no exception.
In 2007, 16 gardens were visited displaying a host of vibrant colors, alluring textures as well as the Japanese beetle. From small cozy gardens to vast yards filled with exquisite sun quenching gardens to shady spots just right for relaxing on a summer evening.
No garden is too big or too small to be entered into the contest. Seeing what these gardeners do with their spaces is always a surprise to the judges.
Throughout The Garden Shed, we’ll take you on a personal tour of last year’s best gardens as well as show you a glimpse of some of the gardens that didn’t make the final cut.
The quaint garden of Dixie Wallace had qualities reminiscent of the gardens found in New Orleans. Enclosed inside the walls of surrounding buildings, Wallace’s gardens offer her, and her neighbors, a delightful place to relax in the heart of Mount Vernon.
Details of the 2008 Most Beautiful Garden Contest will be announced in May. Take the time to prepare your flower beds this spring and enter the contest so that we may have the opportunity to share your garden with Knox County in the 2009 Garden Shed.
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