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Saturday, July 5, 2014 Published by J-Ad Graphics, Inc. Phone (269) 945-9554 1351 North M-43 Highway • Hastings, MI 49058-0188
f, as Helen Geelhoed believes, the quiet tranquility of gardening provides a relief from stress, then so should her husband Andrew’s collection of street rod automobiles. The seeming incongruity of a garden’s peaceful stillness and the rumble of American mechanical muscle will be the feature of the Saturday, July 12 stop at the Geelhoed residence on Upton Road as part of the 17th annual “Day in the Garden” tour sponsored by the Thornapple Garden Club. The couple’s stunning gardens and the custom car work of Andrew’s and that of some of his friends is expected to entice more men to accompany their wives or friends on this year’s tour. Six private Hastings gardens are lined up for viewing this year from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also included for the $8 tour ticket price will be the popular Garden Thyme Market on the courthouse lawn where artistic photographs, lawn art, live music -- and maybe even more street rods will be available. For an up close look at three gardens on this year’s tour, turn inside.