Monroeville Garden Club: June 2021

Sunday, June 6, 2021

March Outing

In March, Monroeville Garden Club members traveled to Camden, Alabama with several tours on the agenda.

The first stop was to Riverbend, owned by Chris Bailey and Ryan Dunagan. They bought the property in 2017 and have completely renovated it, losing none of its historical charm. Pictures absolutely do not do this property justice. Chris guided the tour of the home and the gardens and detailed every project, completed and ongoing. The property was featured in the Wilcox Historical Society 2021 Tour of Homes. You can follow them on Facebook or Instagram to see more pictures and keep up with the progress they are making.

The next stop was to Camden Jewelry and Gifts, where everyone was sure to find something on their wish list. Check out www.CamdenJewelryandGifts.com to see what lovely things they have!

Afterward members and guests found themselves at Young's Plant Nursery, taking in the beautiful plants and yard decor. They have a lot to offer! Find them online at www.YoungsPlantNursery.com and see if they have what you might be looking for.

A final stop at the Pecan on Broad (www.PecanOnBroad.com)for lunch, also owned by Chris Bailey and Ryan Dunagan, was perfect for relaxing and refueling. What a beautifully renovated restaurant! Garden Clubbers enjoyed chicken salad, orzo pasta, and broccoli salad, and even did a little more browsing through the market for unique gifts - many of which are from vendors in Alabama - and wines. They also have frozen take-and-bake meals and fabulous desserts.

It was quite a day for the Monroeville Garden Club. And if you think small towns in Alabama don't have much to offer you probably haven't been to Camden!

Riverbend

Young's Plant Nursery

Thursday, June 3, 2021

April Garden Hop

The Monroeville Garden decided to "Garden Hop" in April, touring the gardens of three members.

They began the tour at 9:30 that morning and traveled to Frisco City to Pat Hendrix's lovely shade garden. Following the tour, members were served muffins and coffee provided by Pat and Bev Colquett.

Around 11 a.m. members returned to Monroeville to the beautiful blooming garden of Evelyn Bond. Though early in the season, there were blooms of irises, verbena, shasta daisies, viburnum and geraniums to name a few, with other varieties almost ready to bloom. Evelyn and Judi Burns served a brown bag lunch. The bags were decorated with pictures of Evelyn's garden and a packet of seeds was included as a favor.

The final tour was the garden of Vonceil Stringer's which featured interesting hardscape, garden structures, a perfectly manicured lawn and beautiful knockout roses. Vonceil and Sara Bradley served members butter pecan brownies and strawberry cupcakes served in bags Vonceil had made from magazine pages. They also included a packet of seeds as a favor.

Everyone had a wonderful time!