Enjoy the

true beauty of the season this weekend on Spring Garden

Tour 2000, hosted by Peachtree City Elementary School.

Eight

Peachtree City residential gardens and landscaped grounds

are featured on the itinerary. The event is scheduled for

Saturday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday,

April 16, 1 - 4 p.m. A $10 donation is requested and

proceeds benefit Peachtree City Elementary's butterfly

garden and playground.

Three homes

on the tour are on St. Andrews Square; the home of E.B.

and Barbara Evans, the home of Russ and Linda Gariota and

the home of Harris and Sandra Pruitt. These three

properties provide one uninterrupted stroll through

blooming azaleas and flowering trees.

Heading

south to Robinson Road is the home of John and Jill

Bowman. Mat and Marie Egan will open their garden to

visitors at Southern Shore and Interlochen residents Ron

and Susan Primrose are also participating. Honeysuckle

Ridge homeowners Bill and Lynn Grant and North Cove

dwellers Roger Loos and Susan Sherman round out the

city's garden spots.

Organizer

and tour participant Barbara Evans reminded tour goers to

bring their cameras to capture some of the original ideas

and breathtaking foliage on display. "Four of the

gardens have koi ponds and there are numerous arbors,

swings and very special spots," Evans said.

The Fayette

County Society of Fine Arts is sponsoring an assorted

collection of artwork to be on display in the gardens,

and harp and violin music will be provided Sunday by the

Ensemble pour deux in the Evans' garden.

Additional

stops on the tour include the butterfly garden at the

Peachtree City Elementary School and the sponsors,

Yardtime Inc. and Rareplants.

Tickets are

available at the school, Beard and Company or at any of

the homes on tour. Phone 770-631-3250 for information.