Linn County Master Gardener, Peggy Green, demonstrates seed-saving techniques in the new sunflower garden at the 2015 Brucemore Garden and Art Show. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
CEDAR RAPIDS – If you attended this year’s Brucemore Garden & Art Show, you might have a piece of the historic estate growing in your garden next year.
A seed-saving workshop, with Linn County Master Gardeners Peggy Green and Glenn Babinat, was among the presentations at this year’s event. Blue larkspur, pink poppies, giant sunflower and even a tree peony were among the seeds that participants took home to plant.
While rain has kept some visitors away in past years, the 2015 event was marked with picture-perfect weather. Besides the presentations, the scenic Brucemore landscape provided an ideal setting for more than 45 artist and garden vendors from across the Midwest, showcasing ceramics, paintings, jewelry, plants and more.
Thanks to sponsors New Pioneer Food Co-op, Penford and the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency, admission to this year’s show was free.
Head Gardener David Morton noted that Brucemore relies on funding sources such as memberships, grants and donations from businesses and individuals. Upcoming events include an Autumn Landscape Hike at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 17.
Find more information at: www.brucemore.org and see more images from the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show, below:
Lianne Westcot Fine Art was among the vendors featured at the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
An arbor near the mansion is one of the scenic spots at the historic Brucemore estate. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
A yellow swallowtail alights on a zinnia in the formal garden during the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Garden art attracted buyers at the Brucemore Garden & Art Show, including works by Metalworks of Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
A monarch caterpillar feeds on the leaves of a butterfly weed – a relative of milkweed – in the Brucemore formal garden. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Brucemore head gardener, David Morton, discusses the history of the Brucemore estate during a presentation at the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show. Morton noted that matriarch Irene Douglas was particularly fond of peonies and even timed the arrival of her return from Santa Barbara for when the peonies were in bloom. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Dwarf conifers from In the Country Garden & Gifts were among the plants for sale during the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
The formal gardens are a popular place for a stroll during the Brucemore Garden & Art Show. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
A monarch butterfly display delights a young visitor at the Brucemore Garden & Art Show in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Monarchs could also be found in the formal gardens, shown Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, during the Brucemore Garden & Art Show. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
New Pioneer Food Co-op, one of the sponsors of the Brucemore Garden & Art Show, offered samples of wild salmon and other food from their new store in Cedar Rapids. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Several lucky visitors were able to sample plums and other fruit from the Brucemore orchard during the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show. Head Gardener David Morton noted that only one or two trees date back to the Douglas era in the orchard. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
A seed-saving workshop in the Brucemore cutting gardens, was among the presentations during the Brucemore Garden & Art Show on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Linn County Master Gardener, Peggy Green, leads the seed-saving workshop during the 2015 Brucemore Garden & Art Show. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
Zinnias were in full bloom on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in the cutting gardens during the Brucemore Garden & Art Show. (photo/Cindy Hadish)
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