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GUEST BLOG—By Mary James, San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles magazine--San
Diego spring is perfect for touring gardens. Landscapes are glorious, the
weather is warm and gardeners are eager to share. This year, a few longtime
tours are on hiatus, but still 16 fill weekends from March 24 until mid-May.
Purchase tickets early since a good number of these tours sell out.
March
24
15th Annual Borrego
Garden Tour
Six
private gardens, plus a bonus garden, in Borrego Springs. Includes new
landscape around a refurbished 1950s home formerly owned by an actor and a
4.5-acre desert oasis with waterfalls and streams.
Time:
9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$20 ($16 for members of the Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association,
sponsors of the event). $2 discount on tickets purchased by March 9.
Information:
abdnha.org
April
6
San Diego Horticultural
Society and Lake Hodges Native Plant Club Tour — “Variety is the Spice
of Life – and Gardens”
Six
gardens in the Poway area include San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles’ 2011 and
2012 Gardens of the Year. Marketplace at Lake Poway Park.
Time:
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$25 ($20 for SDHS members in advance)
Information:
sdhort.org
April
13
The Fallbrook Garden Club
Garden Tour
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Seven
private gardens, including one featured in Sunset, Fine Gardening and
Traditional Home magazines and another showcased in an upcoming issue of Better
Homes & Gardens County Gardens. The tour starts at Fallbrook Historical
Society Museum, 260 Rocky Crest Road, Fallbrook, where the tour’s marketplace
is located.
Time:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets:
$20. Purchase in advance at brownpapertickets.com or on tour day at the museum.
Information:
fallbrookgardenclub.org
April
20
Eighth Annual Encinitas
Garden Festival & Tour
Fifteen
private gardens — large and small — in Olivenhain. Gardener’s Marketplace,
exhibits and talks on topics range from beekeeping to container gardening.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tickets:
$21 for adults, $7 for children 10 and younger. If the tour isn’t sold out,
event-day tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children. Admission to
marketplace is free.
Information:
encinitasgardenfestival.org
April
21
11th Annual Seaside
Native Plant Garden Tour
Walking
tour features 18 front-yard gardens in the historic Seaside neighborhood of
Oceanside. Tour-goers meet in the parking lot at St. Mary’s School, 515
Wisconsin Ave.
Time:
2 p.m.
Tickets:
Free; donation requested for map and plant list
Information:
bvaudubon.org or ocna.info
April
20-21
“Ticket
to Ride” — 88th Annual Coronado Flower
Show
Drive
by winning front-yard gardens throughout the community and enjoy floral
displays and entertainment under a tent in Spreckels Park.
Time:
1 to 5 p.m. April 20; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 21.
Tickets:
$5 (free for Coronado Floral Association members)
Information:
coronadoflowershow.org
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April
27
18th Annual Tour the
Friends of East County Arts Garden Tour
Six
gardens in East County are featured, including a historical homestead with
Clydesdale horses to small gardens with an orchid hot house and koi ponds.
Time:
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tickets:
$18 ($15 in advance)
Information:
friendsofecarts.org
April
27
“Blooms,
Boulders and Birds” — Ramona Garden Club
Garden Tour and Sale
Six
varied tour gardens include one with a working winery, a succulent and rock
garden and a flower-filled-landscape. Plants and handcrafted items on sale at
the Ramona Community Library.
Time:
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tickets:
$20. Admission to sale is free.
Information:
ramonagardenclub.com
April
27
12th Annual Point Loma
Garden Walk
Ten
gardens in an oceanview area of Point Loma. Garden Boutique and plant sale.
Benefits Craniofacial Services at Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$25 ($150 for a Diamond Tour, including transportation and lunch)
Information:pointlomagardenwalk.com
May
3-5
“Nature’s Palette” — 16th
Sage & Songbirds Garden Tour & Festival
Five
Alpine-area gardens teeming with winged wildlife, plus a raptor rehabilitation
facility and a “place-of-worship” garden. Habitat plants and pottery on sale in
one of the gardens. Concurrent with Festival May 4-5 at Viejas Outlets that
includes butterfly releases at 2 p.m. both days.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Tickets:
$20 ($15 if purchased by April 1)
Information:
chirp.org
May
4
17th Annual Clairemont
Garden Tour
Tour
a dozen gardens ranging from tropical to succulent, all located in the
Clairemont, Bay Park and Bay Ho neighborhoods of San Diego.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$15 ($12 in advance), $10 for seniors, children 10 and younger free
Information:
clairemontonline.com
May
11
“Something for Everyone”
— 15th Annual Mission Hills Garden Walk
Small
cottage gardens and large-estate landscapes are among the 10 gardens on this
2.5-mile walking tour. Artists and musicians in residence in many gardens.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$30 ($25 in advance), children 12 and younger free
Information:
missionhillsgardenclub.org
May
11
18th Annual Fallbrook
AAUW Country Garden Tour
Gardens
on this tour include a tropical landscape and several succulent and waterwise
gardens. Rfreshments at the start of the tour at Palomares House, 1815 S. Stage
Coach Lane.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$25 ($20 in advance)
Information:
aauwfallbrookca.org
May
18
15th Annual Secret Garden
Tour
Gardens
in La Jolla Farms and Muirlands are among the six gardens on this tour that
keeps details secret until event day. Artists, musicians and designer tabletop
displays at each garden. New this year is a garden boutique with plants, art
and gourmet farm products.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$50 before April 15 ($40 for members of La Jolla Historical Society, tour
sponsors). $150 ($140 for LJHS members) for Platinum Tour with brunch,
transportation and additional garden stop. Event-day tickets are $60 ($175 for
Platinum Tour).
Information:
lajollahistory.org
May
18
“Eastern Prospects” — San
Diego Floral Association Historic Garden Tour
Eight
gardens in the historic neighborhoods of Burlingame and North Park will be
showcased. Garden marketplace.
Time:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets:
$20 in advance, $25 day of event. Tickets on sale beginning in late April.
Information:
sdfloral.org
May
19
Seventh Annual Loma
Portal Home & Garden Tour
Six
homes and gardens showcase historical restoration, outdoor entertaining and
xeriscapes. Craft fair and opportunity drawing at Loma Portal Elementary
School.
Time:
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tickets:
$25 ($20 in advance)
Information:
lomaportalelementary.com
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