10th Anniversary Pond and garden Tour Set

The 10th anniversary Pond-O-Rama tour is set. Helping us celebrate our anniversary are 56 St. Louis Water Gardening Society members whose ponds and gardens will be available on the two day tour. Included are the lovely ponds and gardens of Terry and Steve Metzler (left). The garden reflects passions of both Terry and Steve-hers for flowers and his for koi and clocks. Also returning--for the 10th consecutive year--is Joy Cooper-Presson whose water garden (below) has been a part of every Pond-O-Rama. However, more than half of the total sites for 2010 are new to the tour. This year's hosts are located throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area and in the metro east as well. You can go north or south, east or west, or in all directions, to find SLWGS members sharing their gardens. There will be a lot to see, so plan to spend both days visiting with our members.

Tickets for the tour will be available to members at the May and June general meetings. Each member household is entitled to two free tickets. Each person 18 years of age or older must have a ticket. Tickets will be delivered to retail outlets in mid-May and should be available for sale by May 25. For a list of all retailers who are selling Pond-O-Rama tickets, click here.

You also can order tickets from this website using our online ticket order form. Tickets will be mailed upon receipt of the order and the payment. For a copy of the order form to print out and mail with your check, click here. Remember to add $2 per ticket ordered for handling and postage costs.

The St. Louis Water Gardening Society also is offering a discount of $2 off each ticket ordered in groups of 10 or more. For more information about the group ticket purchases, contact Alice Gibson, 618-876-1628, alice1628@att.net.

Photos of previous tours also are available. Click the links at the top of the page for a look at some of the best gardens in St. Louis.