It rained on June 13, 1999.  That cooled the air, broke a long dry spell, and hardly deterred our many neighbors who were enjoying  the Eleventh Annual Bellevue Garden Walk. 

Michelle Banalett and Florenz Sterling chaired the committee that included Lisa Clemmer, Sally Fisher, Kathleen Sadler, and Marie Tripton.  Through their Good Work, we had the chance to visit the gardens at:

	4211 Brook
	1212 Greycourt
	1213 Greycourt
	1214 W. Laburnum
	1400 W. Laburnum
	4013 Clinton
	4026 Monticello
	4018 Monticello
	1613 Pope
	4121 Crestwood
	4319 Fauquier, and
	4505 Newport

Here are a few highlights.

At 1213 Greycourt, Betty Lewis Smith (left) showed her lovely cottage garden to Penny Anderson just before the deluge.

Here is Barbara Jung standing in the wet grass after the rain and talking about her eclectic mixture of perennials at 4505 Newport.

At 4319 Fauquier, Sandy Kreiser, Captain of Team B of the Patrol and Diana Presson, Captain Emeritus of Team A, conducted a "peacock in heat" contest to see who could be more colorful than the garden.

And here Sandy, owner and keeper of this large backyard with a lovely deck, demonstrates a new dance, the garden limbo.

Finally, at 1613 Pope, Pat Hardon with some of her 100 varieties of day lilies and other goodies.  We are reliably told that Pat, like other gardeners, never met a plant she didn't want to move.  The other picture is the guy who digs the holes.

           

Thanks to these and to the other Bellevue gardeners who opened their gardens to share with the neighborhood.

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