Thursday, 27 May 2021 09:39

26th Annual Soroptimist Secret Gardens Tour

Photo from The Secret Garden Tours taken last July; a small sampling of what awaits tour-goers this year. Photo by Brian Hoffman. Photo from The Secret Garden Tours taken last July; a small sampling of what awaits tour-goers this year. Photo by Brian Hoffman.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Tickets are on sale now for the 26th annual Soroptimist Secret Gardens Tour set for Sunday, July 11. The tour features a dozen unique gardens in Saratoga Springs (including three on one street), Ballston Spa, and Schuylerville. 

Visitors will find a wide variety of designs and plantings for both shade and sun. Some include water features, and others offer landscapes that incorporate one-of-a-kind mosaics and sculptures in both stone and metal. You’ll stroll through pergolas, follow a path to a monarch butterfly waystation, wander along a pond, meander past fruit trees and brush past grasses. 

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 on the day of the tour, if still available. This is a self-guided tour, which will take place July 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Garden descriptions, a map and suggested driving directions are provided with the ticket, but you go at your own pace in the order you like. 

Get a sneak peek of the upcoming Saratoga Soroptimist Secret Gardens Tour with a free one-hour Zoom program on Thursday, June 3 at 12 p.m. hosted by the Saratoga Springs Public Library. 

Join in as Soroptimist members Mary Caroline Powers and Barbara Lombardo chat with Christine Burghart, Liz Kormos and Cathy Roberts, three of the garden owners on this year’s Secret Gardens Tour. 

During the Zoom program the gardeners will share photos, philosophies, take questions and discuss how they plan and care for their extraordinary oases. Their gardens include water features, sculptures, pollinators, pergolas, and designs for both shade and sun. 

Register for the Zoom program online with the library to receive an email link. 

Go online to www. soroptimistsaratoga.org for more information, to purchase tickets for the Secret Gardens Tour online, find locations for retail ticket sales and learn more about Soroptimist International of Saratoga County, a professional women’s service organization whose mission is to improve the lives of women, girls and their communities.

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