If you’re looking for inspiration for your garden, a great place to begin is in other people’s gardens. Take a break from your trowel and spade to inspect and enjoy a wide variety of mostly private gardens made available for public viewing for just a day. Usually, the gardener is present to talk with you about their vision and their process and can identify the plants and features that catch your attention. To participate, some tours require membership in an organization, some sell tickets, and others are more free form. Two of the upcoming tours include Harlequin’s Gardens – Colorado Native Plant Society Garden Tour and the rescheduled Rocky Mt. Chapter Rock Garden Society Garden Tour, both on Saturday June 4th. Following are several garden tours to consider participating in.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022 (This tour was postponed from May 21. Read our earlier blog about the tour.)
ROCKY MT. CHAPTER N. AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY
Location: Louisville, Arvada, and Boulder
Time: 10am – 4pm
Tickets: Become a member to get the tour itinerary.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022
CO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY LONGMONT GARDEN TOUR
Location: 6 gardens: 4 in Longmont, 1 in Boulder. and 1 in Louisville
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tickets: $25 members, $35 non-members; Option: Add a tour of Jack’s Solar Garden and Audubon Habitat Heroes Pollinator Garden for an additional $10. Register here.
Benefits: The tour benefits the work of the Colorado Native Plant Society
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 10 & 11, 2022
COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY DENVER GARDEN TOUR – Lakewood to Littleton
Location: 5 gardens plus admission to Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield Farms
Time: 9 am – 5pm
Tickets: $35 members, $45 non-members; See website to register.
Information: CONPS and CONPS Garden Tours
Benefits: The tour benefits the work of the Colorado Native Plant Society
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 10 & 11, 2022
LONGMONT SYMPHONY GUILD “FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS” GARDEN TOUR
Location: 5 gardens in Longmont
Time: 9am – 3pm
Tickets: $20; See website for ticket information.
Information: Festival of Flowers Garden Tour
Benefits: Longmont Symphony Guild
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022
ROCKY MT. CHAPTER N. AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY
FIELD TRIP to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022
LYONS GARDEN CLUB’S MOUNTAIN BLOOMS TOUR
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2022
BOULDER GARDEN TOUR
Boulder Garden Tour (formerly the Whittier-Mapleton tour)
Location: Flatirons/University Hill neighborhoods
Time: 9am – 2pm
Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 day of event; Purchase tickets.
Information: Boulder Garden Tour
Benefits: Garden to Table (a non-profit school garden support organization)
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2022
COLORADO NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY FORT COLLINS / LOVELAND GARDEN TOUR
Location: 6 gardens: 4 private gardens, Nix Native Plant Garden and High Plains Environmental Center
Time: 9am – 5pm
Tickets: $25 members, $35 non-members; Register here.
Information: CONPS
Benefits: The tour benefits the work of the Colorado Native Plant Society