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. Whether you are a loyal long-time tourgoer or if this is your first time joining us, this tour may be our most anticipated yet --for obvious reasons! We hope you will 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
We're hoping to set up on-line purchases. Stay tuned for more info...
But, our previously scheduled Ticket Outlets will provide Ticket Order Forms:
Ace Hardware, The Potting Shed, The Flower Store, Wild Birds Unlimited and the AL Extension Office
Day-of Tickets:
For your safety, we may have to limit tickets and expect to sell out prior to the tour days. Unfortunately, for the first time ever, we may not have tickets available at the gardens during the tour. Please purchase early.
*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 2021 Garden Tour. Parking attendants will assist with self-parking here.
A delicious lunch from Chicken Salad Chick on the days of the Garden Tour
(1345 Opelika Road, Auburn location)
Useful Information
Tour History:
After visiting the successful Atlanta Garden Tour (benefitting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens), Jolly Roberts, master gardener, started planning our very first garden tour in 2005. We needed a means to support the Lee County Extension Office with science-based horticultural education to the community through our projects, programs and grants. We presented our first tour to the public in 2006, and in sixteen years the tour has grown to over 500 tourgoers. With our success, LCMGA established 501(c)3 status to recognize community support and give back in community gardens, scholarships and grants.
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
We're hoping to set up on-line purchases. Stay tuned for more info...
But, our previously scheduled Ticket Outlets will provide Ticket Order Forms:
Ace Hardware, The Potting Shed, The Flower Store, Wild Birds Unlimited and the AL Extension Office
Day-of Tickets:
For your safety, we may have to limit tickets and expect to sell out prior to the tour days. Unfortunately, for the first time ever, we may not have tickets available at the gardens during the tour. Please purchase early.
*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 2021 Garden Tour. Parking attendants will assist with self-parking here.
A delicious lunch from Chicken Salad Chick on the days of the Garden Tour
(1345 Opelika Road, Auburn location)
Useful Information
- The tour is a self-guided driving/walking tour
- You will be provided a starting point (garden) via email confirmation
- 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
- Information subject to change
Tour History:
After visiting the successful Atlanta Garden Tour (benefitting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens), Jolly Roberts, master gardener, started planning our very first garden tour in 2005. We needed a means to support the Lee County Extension Office with science-based horticultural education to the community through our projects, programs and grants. We presented our first tour to the public in 2006, and in sixteen years the tour has grown to over 500 tourgoers. With our success, LCMGA established 501(c)3 status to recognize community support and give back in community gardens, scholarships and grants.
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