LFP Garden Tour Saturday, June 18 - secrets revealed

Rodger Squirrell in his LFP Studio
Photo courtesy Secret Gardens

The Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park organization has made a contribution of $35,000 to the City of Lake Forest Park for public art.

Rodger Squirrell is a Lake Forest Park resident and artist who works in metal.  His pieces range from small mushroom art, which he has in his garden, to metal sculptures eight feet tall.

He was the winner of the competition to create a “signature piece of public art” for the City’s 50th Anniversary.

Metal fern.
Photo from Secret Gardens

The piece he created for the City is a collection of five pentagonal pillars of various heights that have a water motif. 

This gift from the Garden Tour will be located on the grassy area just south of City Hall at the intersection of Ballinger and Bothell Way.

The Squirrell garden and studio are part of the Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden tour, Saturday, June 18.

Mushrooms in Rodger Squirrell's garden
Photo courtesy Secret Gardens of LFP

Advanced ticket sales for The Secret Gardens of Lake Forest Park Garden Tour are $12. Advance tickets are on sale now online and in person at Towne Center Ace Hardware, Two Trading Tigers and Wildbirds Unlimited.

Advance tickets will be exchanged for a ticket and map on the day of the tour at the Plant Sale. Tickets are $15 the day of the tour. The proceeds of the garden tour support public art and community organizations.

For more information visit the website or send an email.