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Portola Garden Tour

Saturday, September 30, 2023 - 10:00 am to 3:00 pm | Cost: $20*
*Tickets are $20 unless you are a student, then they are $5.

Portola Garden Tour | Will Call = 844 Dartmouth Street, San Francisco, CA

Event Details

If you purchase a ticket to the tour, you will receive access to gardens and garden related sites, most of them private. On the morning of the tour, you will receive an email with a link to a map identifying all sites on the tour and a little information about each. Or, if you choose, you will be able to pick up a printed map to guide your day.

Each garden is different. A couple of them are postage-stamp sized and are excellent examples of what is possible in a small space. Others demonstrate the power of terracing to capture views and growing areas. Some are examples of native plantings, while others focus primarily on food production. Our tour includes shade-dappled groves and sunny patios and wind caressed hillsides. But, each garden also has something very special: the fingerprints of the gardener or gardeners who keep it.

In short, what to expect on the day of the tour? A whole lot of delightful garden surprises. Enjoy the day.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $20*
*Tickets are $20 unless you are a student, then they are $5.
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Charity & Volunteering, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Nature, Outdoors, Walks & Tours
Venue: Portola Garden Tour
Address: Will Call = 844 Dartmouth Street, San Francisco, CA

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