ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR

APRIL 18, 2026

10 am to 4 pm

Join us this year for The Piedmont Gardeners annual garden tour and take the opportunity to visit four inspirational gardens in the Athens, Georgia area. Bring a friend, grab your walking shoes, and immerse yourself in the self-guided tour filled with garden creativity and ideas. We picked four this year since some are large and we wanted everyone to be able to get to them all.

Tickets will be limited this year, buy early!

Tour Gardens

Beginning seven years ago as a yard with limited plants and just three trees, the artist/owner has created a garden rich in color to display both nature’s bounty and her own creations. The Farris garden features spectacular three-dimensional art pieces, a unique bowling ball installation, a she-shed artist’s studio open the day of the tour, and a collection of colorful bird houses interspersed with roses, irises and other sun loving plant species.

One of our own garden club member gardens! Enter the Haggard garden through wrought iron gates by Athens’ St. Udio to enjoy the fruits of over 25 years of personal effort. Certified by both the National Wildlife Federation and the Botanical Garden of Georgia as a refuge for flora and fauna, the garden features a collection of more than 40 camellias and over 25 Japanese maples, plus many hydrangeas, other perennials and two small ponds.

This shade garden of more than two acres holds the collection of its plant biologist creator. It features huge azaleas over 20 years in age, more than 20 gingko varieties, over 100 species of Japanese maple, blueberry bushes, a tea garden, and many other unusual plants that thrive in shade. Keep your eye out for the “dinosaur nests”  and the variety of ways this gardener has incorporated to fend off the local deer population.

One of our own garden club member gardens! In just six years, this eight-acre garden has become a playground for all ages. It includes a water garden with koi and fountains, a children’s playground, a swimming pool, a custom gate with a fairy that points to a secret garden complete with fairy miniatures, and a small courtyard kitchen garden. Butterflies, bees and pollinator-friendly plants abound.

Garden Location Map

What our visitors say about the tour….