After a one-year lapse, the Munroe-Meyer Institute Guild will host the 41st Garden Walk on Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Proceeds from the fundraiser, which will be held rain or shine, will go to benefit children and adults with developmental disabilities through various programs and research at University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute. Services available at MMI include genetic counseling, speech therapy, behavioral therapy and recreation therapy.
The Garden Walk will feature unique and creative ideas in landscaping, planting and patio treatments. In past years, the event has drawn more than 2,000 green thumbs from the Omaha-metro area.
This year’s attendees will tour five gardens, located at the homes of:
Jim and Robin Griess, 1526 S. 93rd St.
This landscape is a work of art that started 20 years ago. The family built a yard with gardens full of amazing colors and textures that are enjoyed year-round.
Dave and Bonnie Looman, 8703 Grover St.
This beautiful garden is that of a former MMI staffer. It includes flowers that bloom throughout the entire season and features a pond and waterfall home to cattails, water lilies and a few lucky fish.
Dr. Frederic Ogren, 9977 Spring St.
This garden can take you in many directions, from a sun garden to a stone patio by the creek to a courtyard with a waterfall.
Tom and Mimi Ramsbottom, 21625 Chancellor Road
This garden combines a family’s love of entertaining, gardening and golf all in one setting.
Larry and Penny Rosso, 1607 S. 189th Court
Daydream in this garden as you take in the view of the trellis with grapevines, a towering ornate steel frame topped with a birdhouse, an antique garden gate and a variety of colored glass ornaments that reflect the sunlight.
Garden Walk tickets are on sale now. Advance tickets are $12 and are available at Hy-Vee stores in Omaha and Council Bluffs as well as local nurseries.
Tickets will be $15 on the day of the event at all gardens. Children under five get in free; however, no strollers are allowed in the gardens.
For more information, visit www.mmiguild.com or call 559-6440.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,600 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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