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Garden Conservancy Taps Three Placer Gems

Posted on: Saturday, 18 March 2006, 15:00 CST

By Dan Vierria, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.

Mar. 18--Three Placer County residential gardens will be open to the public on March 31 as part of the Garden Conservancy's "open days" program. This is first time the New York-based organization has included the Sacramento-area in its program that allows exceptional private gardens to be visited by the public.

Tourgoers can start at either Maple Rock Gardens, 100 Clark-Tunnel Road, Newcastle, or Gardens of Springhill, 4141 Wilson Town Road, Lincoln. Once there, the address of the third garden will be made available.

Fees for visiting each garden will be $5. Reservations are not required. Gardens will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Gardens of Springhill sprawl over 50 acres of wetlands, ponds, rolling hills and lakes. Numerous gardens have been created throughout the property.

Maple Rock Gardens was named for the many Japanese maples and boulders on the spectacular 3-acre garden.

For more information call (888) 842-2442 or access www.gardenconservancy.org.

Directions to Maple Rock Gardens: Take I-80 east from Sacramento, through Roseville, to Sierra College Boulevard exit. Turn left and go about 4 miles to intersection of Sierra College Boulevard and Highway 193. Turn right and go about 2 miles to Clark-Tunnel Road (a dirt road). Turn right and go to second gate. There is a sign with the name of the garden. The speed limit on Clark-Tunnel Road is 10 m.p.h. Clark-Tunnel Road is a dead-end road which ends at Maple Rock Gardens. Special parking is provided through entrance gate for visitors; an electric golf cart is available.

Directions to The Gardens of Springhill: Take Highway 80 to Sierra College Road. Go north past Twelve Bridges to Highway 193. Turn right. Go about 1 mile to Fowler. Turn left. Go to the end and turn left onto Fruitvale. Go one block and turn right onto Garden Bar Road. Cross Wise Road and go to the end of Garden Bar at Mt. Pleasant. Turn left and go one block. Garden Bar resumes on right. Go 3.7 miles to Wilson Town Road. Signs will be posted and a large gate will be open.

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Source: The Sacramento Bee

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