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THE MILTON GARDEN CLUB

presents the

Milton Garden Tour 2011

112th ANNUAL GARDENS & HOMES TOUR

SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Rain or Shine!



Tickets: $12 in advance at: Antiques in Milton, 109 Union Street, Milton, DE Hillside Flowers, 105 Lavinia Street, Milton, DE Lewes Printing, 33506 Crossing Ave., Lewes, DE $15 day of tour at: Milton Garden Club Tent, Lydia B. Cannon Museum, 210 Union Street, Milton



Enjoy a self-guided tour of 8 beautiful private gardens, 2 public gardens, 4 lovely private homes open for viewing for the first time, an outdoor kitchen/patio display especially designed for the garden tour. The gardens range from mini to magnificent, cottage style to formal garden, shade, rock, and tropical gardens.

You will see water features and potting sheds, kitchen garden and raised bed organic vegetable garden, a small orchard with peach, pear, plum and fig trees, many garden structures and so much more. The tour book will contain a description of all the gardens and homes that will be open for viewing on July 9. The tour book will be your ticket, so please be sure to bring it with you on tour day.



You may start the tour at any of the gardens, but you must have the tour book with you for admittance. Milton Garden Club members will be set up all day at the Historical Society's Lydia B. Cannon Museum where tickets, maps, information, and restrooms will be available.

A plant sale will be held and light refreshments will be served. There will be special events held in select gardens. Some highlights: artists painting in the gardens water feature and pond display and information bluebirds and purple martins and their habitats wine specialist and cookbook author presentation master gardeners information table martial arts demonstration To reserve tickets with a credit card or for more information, please call Kathryn at 3026843804

Sited on 530 acres, Island and Sanctuary Farm is nestled along the tranquil shores of the Broadkill River. This picturesque retreat is graced by a world class three bedroom three bath custom crafted Log Home of more than 3500 square feet. The idyllic Hunting Lodge features soaring timber frame interior with timeless sophisticated amenities and is built to last for generations. Multiple fireplaces set the stage for fellowship and intimate family gatherings. Sweeping verandas surround a tranquil salt water pool creating the vantage point for dramatic Broadkill River front sunsets.

Perfect for hunting, fishing, or equestrian interests, this spectacular offering is adjacent to the Primehook Wildlife Refuge, designated by the American Bird Conservancy and National Audubon Society as a globally significant habitat. Preserving and protecting a diverse landscape featuring freshwater and salt marshes, grasslands, and forested areas, the sequestered acreage is abundant with diverse wildlife and open pastures.

This romantic paradise offers sanctuary to endangered and threatened species and provides habitat for the Delmarva fox squirrel, nesting bald eagles and migrating peregrine falcons. Migrating tropical land birds pass through and utilize the refuge's upland forested habitat during the fall and spring. Three ponds stocked with game fish, can be flooded to make substantially larger wildfowl improvements.

The property is improved by two 5 acre building envelopes along the Broadkill River, allowing for enhancement with additional custom construction. This creates an opportunity for 1/3 or 2/3 Fractional ownership opportunities, which may be considered. Additional amenities include a Pole Barn, improved boat launch, bulk head and dock. This infinitely private estate is an extraordinary offering seen once in a lifetime.

Open Space and Wildlife

•           Remarkable wildlife, hunting, fishing and bird watching

•           Three ponds stocked with game fish (can be flooded to make larger                  wildfowl impoundments)

•           Extraordinary Fur and feather hunting

•           Plus Prime Hook Refuge added to other preserves and permanently                   protected farmland this is well on the way to a 17,000 acre “Great                     Marsh” landscape

•           Designated by the American Bird Conservancy and National Audubon as             a Globally Important Bird Area

This 530 acre compound is offered at $6,495,000.

•           Shares common boundary with the 10,000 acre Prime Hook National                 Wildlife

Refuge administered by the US Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service.

•           1.5 miles of River Frontage on the Broadkill River

•           Served by underground electrical, delivered natural gas, on-site water     wells and on-site septic system

•           Amenities include Pole barn, improved boat launch, bulk head and dock

This offering  may also be sold separately in two private packages.

Sanctuary Farm ~ $3,900,000 Includes Custom Log Home lodge

•       313.068 acres permanently protected allowing existing lodge plus a five acre separately deeded “Homestead site” and ¼ miles along the Broadkill River

Island Farm ~ $2,850,000 Includes a waterfront five acre building envelope along the Broadkill River.

•       217.149 acres permanently protected allowing only one future  river front house to be built in a 5 acre “building envelope”

•      150 Tillable Acres

For additional information visit www.islandsanctuaryfarm.com

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