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	Visiting during "Open Weekends" Schedule a private tour anytime during the year or visit during our "Open Weekends". These tours provide an insight to the concept of Peckerwood Garden, as well as horticultural information. View
	Arrange a Private Tour Private tours can be arranged any time of the year for groups or individuals who want a more personalized experience of the garden, with special attention given to history, botanical significance, design, and cultural information. View
	Contact the Garden Thank you for your visit to the Peckerwood Garden Conservation Foundation web site. Please feel free to contact us with your questions, comments, and any suggestions you may have concerning this Web site or the garden. View
	History of Peckerwood Garden Thirty years ago John Fairey came to Texas to teach first-year design in the Collegel of Architecture at Texas A&M University and in 1971 purchased the land that now forms the nucleus of Peckerwood Garden. Learn how the garden began and how it is evolving today. View
	Mexican Folk Art Collection Art has always been an integral part of John Fairey's life. Trained as a painter at the University of Pennsylvania where Robert Motherwell, David Smith, and Barnett Newman were his critics, Professor Fairey has taught design in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University-College Station since 1964. View
	About John G. Fairey For 30 years, Peckerwood Garden, in Hempstead, Texas, has been evolving under the expert care of John G. Fairey, whose fine arts background is evident in the garden's design. John is responsible for introducing a wide range of rare, native plants from Mexico to an American audience. View
	The Garden Conservancy Peckerwood Garden is a project of the Garden Conservancy. Learn how the Conservancy is helping to preserve the garden for future generations. View
	Video Tour of Peckerwood Garden The Marth Stewart show aired this interview and garden tour in 2008. View
	Tour and Interviews by Central Texas Gardener KLRU, Public TV, Austin, TX aired this interview of John Fairey and scenes from Peckerwood Garden in April 2010. View

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