Editor, Manteca Bulletin:

The Manteca Garden Club would like to thank the businesses, homeowners and individuals that contributed to the 2011 Manteca Garden Tour.  The Manteca Garden Club was organized in 1953 and this is our major fundraiser for the year.  The proceeds from the event fund projects such as: revamping the Memorial Rose Garden at the Manteca Senior’s Center, tree planting at various parks within the City, and scholarships for local students.

The Manteca Garden Club would like to thank the following businesses for the generous donations that were used in our opportunity drawing. The opportunity drawing was a huge success because of their kind generosity.  The businesses that made contributions this year were:

P & L Concrete Products Inc., Creative Water Gardens, Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill, Center Plumbing, Chilaberries, Delicato Vineyards, Mary  DiMaggio (fine china artist), Ed’s Rockery, G & L Irrigation & Farm Supply, German Glas Werks, Kmart, Lady Bug’s Quilts, Manteca Bowl and Family Fun Center, Manteca Lighting, Marla’s Massage, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, New Buds Nursery, Sadie’s Styling Salon, The Olive Oil Pantry, Tipton’s Stationery & Gifts, Wal-Mart, Scenic Nursery, Westurf Nursery   , Park Greenhouse, Fredriks Nursery, Silverado Building Material, Morris Nursery, Eric Teberg Landscape Design Service, Carol Bone’ Notary Service, Delta National Bank, Redi Mark, and. JR Simplot

We would like to extend a special “Thank You” to the homeowners who graciously opened their gardens for the 2011 Manteca Garden Tour. They are: Diane Stellhorn, Larry and Deanna Diggs, Rick and Sheree Piccinini, Dan and Bev Ballard, Ray and Sherri Banks, and Marion and Herb Rawlins.

We would like to thank the businesses that sold tickets for the event. They are: Delicato Vineyards, Ed’s Rockery, German Glas Werks, Manteca Visitor’s Center, New Buds Nursery, Scenic Nursery, P & L Concrete Products, Park Greenhouse and Nursery, and Silverado Nursery.

We would also like to thank the Manteca Artists’ Guild for their participation this year – your art and music added a wonderful ambiance this year to our Tour.

Finally, thanks to all of you who supported us this year by attending our event – we hope you had a wonderful time enjoying these gardens.

Sandi Larson
Manteca Garden Club President