Master Gardeners Help
The Baker-Hunt Foundation's Victorian Garden
Master Gardener, Bud Thurman with the Baker-Hunt Mansion's greenhouse in
the background. Click on images for full size image.
Audrey Taylor in the foreground with her dog. In the background is the
great lawn of the Baker-Hunt Foundation between the Hunt mansion and the
Scudder mansion.
Helen Lohre with the Scudder mansion in the background
The Friends of Baker-Hunt have formed a Victorian Garden
Team. The
Baker-Hunt Foundation was created in 1922 as a privately endowed Foundation
for the continuation of the arts, offering a wide range of classes for
adults and youth, including painting, drawing, pottery,
photography and mosaics. Part of its legacy is two fine houses of the
Victorian
era with expansive, luxurious grounds in the midst of an urban setting.
In conjunction with the International Master Gardener's Conference to be held
at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center June 18-21 and the Licking Riverside
Historic District Secret Garden Tour which will be offered to the
conventioneers, The Friends of Baker-Hunt have begun an ongoing project of
restoring the grounds and enriching the landscape for the enjoyment of our
students and the general public.
A team of more than 20 Master Gardeners have volunteered over 400 hours of
the their time. Local nurseries and landscapers have donated in excess of $3000.
in plants and materials for the
project so far.
Because of the scope of the project and the importance of such an
historic institution in our community we are continuing to seek volunteers of
time and contributions of perennials, shrubs and any other gardening essentials
by lovers of gardens at any level of experience as an ongoing project and as a
part of our Victorian Garden Team.
Please contact the Baker-Hunt Foundation 859-431-0020 for
additional information.
