Meeting people who are passionate about gardening is one thing, but seeing them in their elements is quite another. We met gardeners this week in House to Home.

I went to high school with gardener Diane Schneider, but our paths didn’t cross that frequently over the years — until Facebook. Then she shared that her home was going to be on a garden tour — off I went to see the beautiful landscape she and her husband had created. Read the article and see pictures of lovely Diane here.

Diane explained that she is a member of Bay City Gardeners, a group of city of Erie gardeners who have some of the most stunning urban gardens. Their tour takes place July 15 — check out details in the article.

Also check out how to protect your family from poison ivy — a curse to my family. Read how to hang art in your home by Sabrina Fischer of Sassy Peacock and check out all the regional garden tours in Buds & Blooms by Sue Scholz.

And in case you haven’t heard — we have video tours – check them out here with our sponsor John V. Schultz.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.