Wednesday, June 9, 2010

"Not So Sixties" Home and Garden Tour

For those of you who can't get enough of HGTV, love to see what your neighbors have done to renovate or decorate their homes or enjoy the beauty of a fine residential garden, you might want to consider attending the Barberry Heights "Not So Sixties" Home and Garden tour in West Lafayette. Barberry Heights is a West Lafayette neighborhood developed in the 1960's and early 1970's, north of Sagamore Parkway and south of Cumberland Avenue between Salisbury and Soldiers Home Roads.

Here's a snippet from the material promoting the event.


"REMEMBER THE 60’S? Acres of avocado green and harvest
gold shag carpeting inside, with rows of round trimmed yew
bushes, looking like big fat birds, for landscaping in the yard?
Barbarry Heights is NOT SO SIXTIES now! Five neighbors
are inviting you to see their remodeled family homes and four
more are showing their gardens. All have been updated and
remodeled, highlighting what owner effort and imagination
can do to transform homes and landscaping.
Please join us to see large open spaces, lofts, wide windows,
new kitchens, and family antiques mixed with new colors and
collections. Gardens include Japanese, cottage, with medicinal
and aromatic plants, and just beautiful.
--Maybe a few new ideas, and at least a lovely afternoon!"

Tickets can be purchased in advanced at Ace Hardware and Gretel's in WL or Bennett's Garden Center in Lafayette Tickets can be purchased the day of the event in Lomell Park near the intersection of Barlow and Wilshire Streets in Barberry Heights. Tickets are $5 a piece. Children under 12 years old are free.

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