LEBANON — Barbara and Bob Kuhns had already worked several years to craft the two-level garden when a former owner of the home revealed to them a once-majestic fountain that was still buried in their back yard.

Bob Kuhns started digging and soon found the buried 26-inch deep water fixture. Since refurbishing it, the once-buried fountain — enhanced with a few modern embellishments of the Kuhns’ own design — has become a centerpiece of their garden.

“We like our garden to be peaceful and a place to relax,” Barbara Kuhns said. “The fountain fit in perfectly.”

The Kuhns’ garden is one of five that will be on display during the 20th annual Lebanon Council of Garden Clubs’ annual garden tour.

The three-in-one garden collection of Al and Phyllis Hardy is another greenspace on display on the tour. The gardens are part of the Hardys’ multi-building bed and breakfast establishment, but also a treasured hobby.

“I handle the flowers, Al takes care of mowing and trimming the shrubs,” Phyllis Hardy said with a laugh.

She said she learned long ago that a garden is never complete. Young saplings can quickly become natural ceilings of branches and leaves, turning a sun garden into a shade garden, each with differing plants and demands.

“The shade garden is probably my favorite to work with right now,” she said. “People feel like its an outdoor living room.”

When one tree from their front yard was felled by a windstorm, he turned the tree stump into a table for the garden area.

Trees also form a major part of the Kuhns’ garden. A giant Hackberry tree sucks up the majority of water surrounding it, making any green nearly impossible to cultivate. The Kuhns solved the problem with a large orange Buddha statue that ties into the theme of peaceful contemplation.

While garden owners will be on hand both days to provide tips and discuss their creations, Phyllis Hardy said her best advice to any gardener is to stop and smell the roses or whatever flower you chose to plant.

“Make sure you take time to enjoy your garden for yourself,” Hardy said.