Open Days Garden Tours

The Tompkins County Community Beautification Program coordinates local participation every other year in The Open Days Garden Tours, a national event sponsored by The Garden Conservancy. Admission is $10/person per garden with proceeds split between the two coordinating groups.

In 2021 we will introduce a digital ticketing system opening on June 1st and ALL TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED VIA THE DIGITAL TICKETING SYSTEM. THERE WILL BE NO SALES AT THE DOOR. Please go to the Garden Conservancy's Open Days website to purchase tickets: https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/open-days-schedule?utf8=%E2%9C%93&location=Ithaca%2C+NY&category=&date=

After registration, you will be sent a confirmation with the address and parking instructions.

Featured Gardens

Our 2021 Open Days Tour Garden selections are listed below. Different gardens will be open on two Saturdays, July 10 and August 7, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. Each of these six private gardens will be open for one day only. The tours are self-guided and will take place rain or shine.

Saturday, July 10, 10:00am-4:00pm

Saturday, August 7, 10:00am-4:00pm

Mary Squyres Garden

This is truly a "garden for gardeners"--filled with interesting and unusual plant specimens; many of which are native plants.

Lyman Hillside Garden

Nestled in a hillside next to a creek and a ravine, this garden features a stone waterfall and numerous perennials, including over 25 varieties of daylilies.

Cindy Lion's Garden

This garden features shady walkways, bright terraced flower gardens, a festive home entry as well as ponds filled with lotus, water lilies, frogs and koi.

Filios Garden

The Filios Garden features stone walls, a pergola covered walkway, figgeries and chicken coop.

Van Sickle Garden

This 20-year-old, two-acre garden overlooking Cayuga Lake has a dense border of conifers, ornamental trees and flowering shrubs, a thyme garden and cottage gardens.

Ridenour Garden

The highlight of the gardens behind this house is a large lotus pond nestled behind several gardens filled with a variety of annuals and perennials.

Contact

Mila Fournier
Horticulture Program Leader
ymf5@cornell.edu
(607) 272-2292 ext. 194

Last updated June 30, 2021

Open Days Garden Tours

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The Garden Conservancy is a national organization whose mission is to preserve, share, and celebrate America’s gardens and diverse gardening traditions for the education and inspiration of the public. https://www.gardenconservancy.org/

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2021 OPEN DAYS TICKETING