
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 14, 1991                   TAG: 9103190091
SECTION: LAWN & GARDEN                    PAGE: LG-5   EDITION: METRO 
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GARDENS FOCUS OF HOMES TOUR

Gardens are a major focus of this year's Roanoke home tour during Historic Garden Week. The tour, scheduled for April 27, features six South Roanoke homes, four of which offer extensive gardens for viewing.

The homes to be open are the those of Dr. and Mrs. Julien H. Meyer Jr. on Peakwood Drive, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Jackson on Lockridge Road, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton S. Morse, and Mr. and Mrs. Murray K. Coulter Jr. on Wilton Road, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Lynn and Cmdr. and Mrs. William B. Bagbey of Cardinal Road.

The Morse home has stands of oak, poplar and digwood, terraced lawns and plantings of rhododendron and azaleas. Naturalized shade-loving gardens will be on view at the Coulter place, while the Lynn home features a fish pond, waterfall, and a small vegetable garden along with a large perennial garden. Mountainside landscaping will be a focus at the Bagbey home.

The Meyer home is newly renovated with the original four bedrooms made into two. There also is a collection of art from contemporary area artists as well as pieces bought in Europe.

The Jacksonses' contemporary home was completed in 1988. It has four floors and 8,000 square feet of space and is on a hillside with a view of surrounding mountains.

The tour costs $10 for a block ticket, or $16 for the bus tour. Tickets can be obtained by sending a check payable to Historic Garden Week, Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs Inc., 2713 Avenham Ave. S.W., Roanoke, Va. 24014.

Arrangements can be made for lunch at the garden council headquarters at a cost of $6. The council's telephone number is 343-4519.

The Roanoke tour is one of many throughout the state during garden week, April 20-28. Homes and gardens will be open to the public in 38 areas during that time. The Garden Club of Virginia publishes a guidebook with details on the tours. Copies of the book can be obtained for $1 from the Historic Garden Week Headquarters, 12 East Franklin St., Richmond, Va. 23219.

by CNB