Copyright 2011.  All rights reserved. 101 9th Avenue | San Mateo, CA 94401-4202 Tel. (650) 579-0536 Original Web Design by Vincent Lee Design, 2009; Ongoing maintenance by Peggy Aycinena, SMAS The 36th Annual Fall Garden Tour was a Huge Success!    The 2011 Garden Tour - Sept 10th - 10 am to 4 pm On September 10th, we showcased four special gardens, including one that was extraordinary and had never been shown on our tour.   This landscape & garden featured expansive vistas, which borrowed views from an adjacent golf course to enhance the overall feel of the gardens in a grand way.  The 3-½ acre estate included a formal rose garden, an outdoor French style fireplace & patio for evening meals and relaxation, and a pool area with adjacent loggias.  Mature and majestic Canary Island Date Palms framed views & added drama to the setting.  Visitors enjoyed a unique terrace made of old mill stones.  This spectacular estate had never been on our tour before!                     About Us Events Greenhouse Join Us! Home About Us Events Greenhouse Join Us! Volunteer Home This pocket garden enchanted visitors with its variety of treasured plants and whimsy! The moment visitors entered the front garden, with its raised beds and small pond, they wanted to stop & linger in this energetic gardener’s creation. The garden floats above French pebble paths leading to the front door of the home along a raised entertainment patio, that also provides a wonderful view and entry to the back yard.  Here visitors found many examples of the horticultural style of the creative homeowner -- a transplanted New Englander!     Everything you need to entertain was to be found in this two-level garden that creatively takes advantage of the sloping site.  The upper level highlights a full outdoor kitchen and seating pavilion with easy access to the house.  An adjacent sitting area with outdoor fireplace helps keep the chill away.  The lower level features a colorful palette of water-wise perennials and succulents densely planted along graveled walkways.  Visitors enjoyed strolling along the paths to enjoy the scent of the many fragrant plants!       Our fourth garden was sure  to astound! It was amazing to see how a conventional garden was transformed to low water use while keeping the same traditional look and feel. With beautiful alternatives to thirsty lawns and azaela and/or rhododendron gardens, Visitors saw how a green, sustainable design and native plants were combined in a low-water landscape. Even the rear lawn was replaced with a cheery, edible vegetable garden bordered with wildflowers!                                   For ticket information                        s MAJOR SPONSORS Many thanks for their support & civic commitment! Borel Private Bank & Trust Company A division of Boston Private Bank & Trust Company 160 Bovet Road - San Mateo, CA 94402 www.borel.com    650-378-3700 Buds Design & Landscaping 1175 7th Street at Amphlett Boulevard San Mateo, CA 94402 650-348-2837 Lyngso Garden Materials, Inc. 19 Seaport Boulevard Redwood City, CA 94063 www.lyngsogarden.com    650-364-1730