Open Days Garden Tours
The Tompkins County Community Beautification Program coordinates local participation in The Open Days Garden Tours, a national event sponsored by The Garden Conservancy. Admission is $5/person per garden with proceeds split between the 2 coordinating groups.
The 2013 Open Days Garden Tour in Tompkins County will be held Saturday June 15, 2013, 10:00AM-4:00PM. The 3 gardens chosen for the Tour will be:
LION GARDEN, 219 Lansing Station Road in Lansing NY
See: DESCRIPTION & DIRECTIONS; PHOTOS
BEDLAM GARDENS, 1893 Route 34B in King Ferry NY
See: DESCRIPTION & DIRECTIONS; PHOTOS
FRANK & MARY ANN TUREK'S GARDEN, 834 Mahaney Rd. in King Ferry NY
See: DESCRIPTION & DIRECTIONS; PHOTOS
You may also be interested in:
The Gardener's Trail
Sunday June 16, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Ten locally-owned nurseries and garden centers will offer free talks, demonstrations, tours and samples on a wide range of gardening topics. Free activities will be ongoing at each business between 10 am and 4 pm so you can visit as many as you like that day to pick up gardening tips, resources, ideas and inspiration!
Other garden tours:
Fall Creek Garden Tour
Sunday June 16, 11:00AM-3:00pm
This FREE, self-guided tour of 11 gardens in the Fall Creek neighborhood starts at Thompson Park, aka Bell Park, on Cayuga and Marshall Streets. At the Park, pick up a map of the garden locations. The tour is held rain or shine, please start no later than 2:30 in order to finish by 3:00. Also available at the park will be a raffle with prizes from local garden centers, and t-shirts for sale that feature the woodcut logo of the Fall Creek Garden Club. The Raffle will be held at 2:45, you do not have to be present to win. Proceeds from the raffle and t-shirt sales are used to enhance the 2 gardens at Thompson Park and also Triangle park on Dey and Auburn Streets. Sponsored by the Fall Creek Garden Club.
