Art in the Garden is June 6

Taltree Arboretum and Gardens will once again host Art in the Garden, an art fair that enticed more than 1,000 visitors last year. This year’s fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT) Sunday, June 6, 2010 at the arboretum, 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN.

Financial support is provided by the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission, NIPSCO, SB Associates, P.C., G. E. Marshall, The Kitchell Group at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Lakeshore Public Television.

Colorful artistry, from stained glass and wood carvings to metal and mixed media, will create a visual counterpoint to sounds of music carried on the early summer breeze. Peruse the offerings of more than two dozen artists set up along the perimeter of Taltree’s native prairie and along the wide, sweeping trail along the Welcome Garden. Stop in at the Meyer Memorial Pavilion for food offerings from Suzie’s Catering.

The musical morning begins in the Native Plant Garden at 10 a.m. courtesy of Ruth Bicknese as she coaxes sounds from her ancient handmade flutes. In the Hitz Family rose Garden, harpist Heidi Sullivan will play from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., followed by String Fever, a hammered dulcimer/guitar trio from 1:30 – 3:15 p.m.

Take a reminder of the day home in the form of original creations made by artists from throughout the Midwest. Taltree is located at 450 West 100 North, Valparaiso, IN. Admission to the grounds is $5 for guests; free for Taltree members and children under 5. For more information, visit www.taltree.org, call (219) 462-0025 or e-mail info@taltree.org.

Taltree Arboretum & Gardens, located south of U.S. 30 between Merrillville and Valparaiso, establishes and maintains woody plant collections, gardens, and natural areas for the cultural benefit of the people in the South Lake Michigan Region. The 300-acre reserve of formal gardens, plant collections, woodlands, savanna, wetlands, and prairie offers more than three miles of hiking trails that allow visitors to experience the natural biodiversity of the landscape.