Volunteer

In exchange for working a morning or afternoon shift, volunteers receive free entry to the gardens. 

The Art of Coastal Gardening

This year's tour features coastal gardens shaped by a mild, ocean-cooled climate-lush, resilient, and naturally beautiful year-round. With less water required and a wide range of plants thriving, these landscapes are both abundant and sustainable.

Color plays a starring role. Plantings are paired with expressive architectural details-painted doors, walls, and garden elements-creating spaces where the garden and home speak the same visual language.

TOUR DETAILS

• Tour hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
  
• Ticket sales are limited this year. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.
  
• Join San Diego Horticultural Society and get $5 offGarden Tour tickets.
  
• This is a self-guided tour and is at your own pace.
  

Tour is held rain or shine. Sorry, no refunds.

Tickets: Members $40.00  •  Non-members $45.00
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Enjoy diverse gardens, ranging from a public native garden to gardens typical of a coastal, urban neighborhood.

• Whimsical, contemporary, and traditional gardens
• Front porches, entries, and seating areas
• Frontyard rain gardens
• An enchanted bunny garden
• Gardens in a cottage compound
• Low-flow irrigation
• Permeable paving
• Mulching for healthy soil
• Mediterranean climate plants, including California natives
• And much, much, more!