2021 Garden Tour - May 15 & 16
Lee County Master Gardeners Association
Our 2021 Garden Tour, entitled Spring Stroll, postponed from 2020, will showcase 12 unique private gardens in Opelika and Auburn. We hope you will join us again this year to enjoy nature's bounty in springtime while gathering ideas for your garden.
Tour Dates:
Saturday, May 15th, 10 AM-5 PM AND Sunday, May 16th, 1-5 PM 2021
Advance Tickets: $30
Available at the following Ticket Outlets:
Ace Hardware, The Potting Shed, The Flower Store, Wild Birds Unlimited and the AL Extension Office
Day-of Tickets: $35
Available at all Tour gardens (cash or check only)
*Children under 12 are admitted free
Ticket Includes:
12 Private Gardens (including 1 *Bonus Garden--No ticket required)
*Auburn University is excited to open the exquisitely designed garden of the President's Home
during the 2020 Garden Tour. Parking attendants will assist with self-parking here.
A delicious lunch from Chicken Salad Chick (1345 Opelika Road, Auburn location)
Useful Information
Tour History:
We started planning our very first garden tour in 2005 and presented our first tour to the public in 2006. In fifteen years the tour has grown to over 500 tourgoers enabling the MGs to support the Lee County Extension Office in extending science-based horticultural education to the community through our projects, programs and grants. LCMGA is a 501(c)3 organization.
Our Educational Goals:
• Provide a pleasurable, educational and idea-filled, two-day garden event for the public
• Share the knowledge that gardening, spending time in a garden and viewing a garden promote health and well-being
• Demonstrate a variety of garden styles and features, showing how they relate to the property, home and owner
• Offer design ideas and solutions to typical (and sometimes difficult) landscape problems
• Demonstrate sustainable gardening practices, such as composting, pest control, and water management
• Highlight (name and tag) plants that grow well in our area
• Show plants growing in the light, moisture and soil conditions where they thrive
• Highlight (name and tag) native plants - so vital to the support of native and migrating wildlife
• Recognize and share exceptional local gardens in our community
Tour Dates:
Saturday, May 15th, 10 AM-5 PM AND Sunday, May 16th, 1-5 PM 2021
Advance Tickets: $30
Available at the following Ticket Outlets:
Ace Hardware, The Potting Shed, The Flower Store, Wild Birds Unlimited and the AL Extension Office
Day-of Tickets: $35
Available at all Tour gardens (cash or check only)
*Children under 12 are admitted free
Ticket Includes:
12 Private Gardens (including 1 *Bonus Garden--No ticket required)
*Auburn University is excited to open the exquisitely designed garden of the President's Home
during the 2020 Garden Tour. Parking attendants will assist with self-parking here.
A delicious lunch from Chicken Salad Chick (1345 Opelika Road, Auburn location)
Useful Information
- The tour is a self-guided driving/walking tour
- Gardens may include steps, uneven and/or steep terrain
- Tickets are valid both days of the tour.
- No re-entry to gardens.
- No restrooms provided; plan accordingly
- Photography allowed
- Comfortable clothing & shoes encouraged
- Map will be available
- Rain or shine; bring umbrella or rain gear
Tour History:
We started planning our very first garden tour in 2005 and presented our first tour to the public in 2006. In fifteen years the tour has grown to over 500 tourgoers enabling the MGs to support the Lee County Extension Office in extending science-based horticultural education to the community through our projects, programs and grants. LCMGA is a 501(c)3 organization.
Our Educational Goals:
• Provide a pleasurable, educational and idea-filled, two-day garden event for the public
• Share the knowledge that gardening, spending time in a garden and viewing a garden promote health and well-being
• Demonstrate a variety of garden styles and features, showing how they relate to the property, home and owner
• Offer design ideas and solutions to typical (and sometimes difficult) landscape problems
• Demonstrate sustainable gardening practices, such as composting, pest control, and water management
• Highlight (name and tag) plants that grow well in our area
• Show plants growing in the light, moisture and soil conditions where they thrive
• Highlight (name and tag) native plants - so vital to the support of native and migrating wildlife
• Recognize and share exceptional local gardens in our community