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Emphasis - July 22

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wium/local-wium-978592.mp3

Macomb, IL – Rich Egger's guests are Mindy Pheiffer, Program Coordinator at Horn Field Campus, and Mari Loehrlein, Professor of Horticulture at Western Illinois University. They talk about the Fourth Annual Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens Tour in Macomb.

The tour takes place 9:00am to Noon on Saturday, July 23. People can visit as many of the sites as they like.

Guided tours of Loehrlein's garden will be held at 10:00 and 10:30.

Tickets for the Sustainable Landscapes and Gardens Tour are $10. The money raised benefits Horn Field Campus.

Tickets are available from Citizens Bank, the Western Illinois Museum, New Copperfield's Book Service, Vintage Accents, the WIU RPTA office, Hy-Vee Customer Service, County Market Customer Service, Horn Field Campus, and each host site the day of the tour.

The host sites are:

Barefoot Gardens, 3201 W Adams St
Eisenhower Tower, 322 W Piper St
The home of Bill & Carolyn Bailey, 33 Elmo Dr
The home of Alan & Sue DeRoos, 812 N Madison St
The home of Sean Genovese & Karen Peitzmeier, 728 N Randolph St
The home of Ron Green & Mari Loehrlein, 621 S Campbell St
The home of Gordon & Pam Rands, 4 Woodland Ln
Prairieview Homes, 1639 E Wheeler St