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31st Annual Ann Arbor Garden Walk™

Saturday, June 8, 2024

10 am to 5 pm

"The beauty of a garden is not in its perfection,
but in its imperfections and the stories they tell."

Monty Don

Online Garden Walk ticket sales are closed

Instead, join us at one of the gardens on Saturday
and purchase your ticket(s) there!

$20 per person at the gate (cash/check only).
Youth (13+) tickets are $5. Children under 13, free admission.

The Walk is self-guided; you can start at any location and proceed in any order you choose.

Use the interactive map at left to plan your route.

No printed ticket or map will be provided.

Please click here to download the 2024 Garden Walk Guide with map.



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The eight locations on our 31st Garden Walk certainly promise stories, insights, and inspiration around every corner. There's so much to explore, we've extended the day an extra hour! Join us from 10 am to 5 pm to explore seven unique private gardens and a certified organic farm.

 
Most of the private gardens have been tended by their owners for many decades, and each has its own personality. The variety is extensive: small city lots to expansive acreage, sun to shade, rain gardens, waterfalls, ponds, native plants, wildflowers, perennials galore. Get a glimpse in the slideshow below.

Discover an 'arboretum of art' hidden in the city; a charming repurposed garden structure with a working widow's walk; a nature area-adjacent garden where urban and rural blend; and a property with a WWII Monuments Men connection. We're also revisiting a past Garden Walk favorite, where glass and mosaics reflect the beauty of the garden year-round.

Slow Farm is a woman-owned, USDA certified organic farm. Started in 2017 on 187 acres, the farm grows a wide variety of heirloom produce and flowers using sustainable practices. Take a behind-the-scenes look into organic farming and meet the people committed to growing food and community in environmentally friendly ways.

A plant table featuring splits and divisions of perennials from the gardens of Ann Arbor Farm & Garden members was a big hit last year, so we're doing it again! Located at one of the gardens, Walkers are welcome to take a few pots of nature home. Donations will be accepted. Look for details in the Garden Walk Guide (link provided in email purchase receipt).

The Treat Truck, an Ann Arbor-based company, will be located at Garden 7 from 11 am to 2 pm, selling sweet treats that are 100% vegan, dairy-free and plant-based. Carol Furtado, local fiber artist, will offer colorful handmade scarves and other unique pieces.

As always, proceeds from the Garden Walk fund AAF&G’s annual grant and scholarship awards, supporting local garden and farm projects and education. Visit our Giving page to learn more about our impact within the community.

Purchasers will receive an email receipt with full event details. This receipt must be presented at the first garden location visited to receive a wristband for entry into all locations. See Ticket Information on this page.

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NOMINATE A GARDEN FOR A FUTURE GARDEN WALK!


If you have, or know about, a garden that deserves a wider audience, tell Ann Arbor Farm & Garden about it! We keep a running list of potential gardens and are always happy to get recommendations. Please provide (at minimum) the street address. If you know (or are) the homeowner, include a phone number or email address. Click below for the online form.


Nominate a Garden

Please Thank & Support Our Generous Sponsors


Ladyslipper

 

Jim & Cindy Pierson

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Trillium


Angelini & Associates

Daily Rain, Inc.

Delux Drapery & Shade

Fraleigh's Landscape Nursery

Guardian Tree Experts
The Lumberjacks

K.C. Runciman Landscapes

Stempky Gardens

Wild Birds Unlimited

Weingartz


Bluebell


Argus Farm Stop
Mike Appel Environmental Design
Mountain Mist Tea

York Food & Drink


Ann Arbor Farm & Garden is a social and philanthropic 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.


Our mission is to promote and support local gardens, farms, and environmental stewardship through education, community service, and financial grants and scholarships.


Founded Fall 1946 / Incorporated Spring 1997 / Independent Spring 2017

P.O. Box 354

Dexter, MI 48130