Monches Farm, LLC
5890 Monches Road
Colgate, Wisconsin
phone: 262-966-2787

 

The very best way to learn about plants that will thrive in your area and to get inspiration for garden design, plant combinations, etc. is to visit the gardens of other local gardening enthusiasts. How to do that? The GARDEN TOUR! There are many to choose from in the Milwaukee area. It's a great way to spend a summer afternoon...invite a gardening friend and make a day of it. 

Following find a list of just a few of the many garden tours available in our area this summer.

 

Saturday, June 30th:

5th Annual Garden Tour of South Milwaukee
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
"8 gardens large & small, we love them all"
$8 advance/$10 day of tour
proceeds benefit the Historical Society
414-762-5214 or www.southmilwaukee.org


 

Friday, July 13th

Kettle Moraine Garden Club
Private Gardens of Lake Country
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
5 unique & inspiring gardens on Pine & Beaver Lakes
transportation by bus & boat
$50 Garden Tour
$25 Lunch (Chenequa Country Club)
proceeds benefit community projects
http://www.kettlemorainegc.org/Special_Events.html

 


Saturday, July 14th:

Olbrich Gardens Home Garden Tour
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Olbrich Home Garden Tour
Featuring the Welcoming Garden
7 Madison private gardens & 1 public garden
Click HERE for garden descriptions
Tickets $12.00-$14.00
proceeds benefit Olbrich Botanical Gardens
608-246-4550 or www.olbrich.org

West Bend Garden Tour
9:00am - 3:00 pm
Theme: Art in the Garden
Tickets $7.00
proceeds benefit community beautification efforts
262-335-5083 or www.westbendbeautificationcommittee.org

Port Washington Garden Tour
9:00am - 3:00 pm
5 private gardens
Tickets $5.00
proceeds benefit the Garden Club's Scholarship fund
262-284-1948 or www.portgardenclub.org

Secret Gardens of Wauwatosa Garden Tour
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
7 private gardens & 1 public garden
$10.00 advance/ $12.00 day of tour
414-915-4148 or www.wbc-wi.org

Sheboygan Area Garden Walk
9:00am - 4:00 pm
6 private gardens
tickets $10.00
proceeds benefit Bookworm Gardens & Maywood Environmental Park
920-457-4243 or email schneiderhan@bytehead.com

4th annual Cedarburg Garden Walk
9:00 am -4:00 pm
5 private gardens
$8.00 advance/$10.00 day of tour
proceeds benefit local charities
414-732-1312 or www.cedarburgwomansclub.org

Inaugural Garden Walk of Newburg
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
6 gardens, walk begins at
Welcome Home B & B, 4260 Hawthorne Drive, Newburg
$6.00 advance/$7.00 day of walk
262-675-6931

Kohler Area Garden Walk
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
6 gardens in Kohler, Waldo, Hingham, Oostburg & Plymouth
tickets $10.00
920-451-6096 or gardengalsue@charter.net
 

Four Seasons Garden Club
Kenosha Secret Garden Walk
10 AM - 4 PM
Self-guided tour of seven Kenosha area private gardens
$8 advance/$10 day of tour
Proceeds benefit scholarship and beautification programs

 


 

Sunday, July 15th:

Milwaukee's Riverwest Secret Garden Tour
12:00 noon - 4:00pm
13 gardens
Tickets $3.00
proceeds benefit community projects
414-562-9025 or www.riverwestsecretgardentour.com
 


 

Saturday, July 21, 2012:

Oconomowoc Women's Club Garden Tour
(rain date Sunday, July 22)
5 Oconomowoc area Gardens
$10.00 advance/$12.00 day of tour
proceeds benefit Oconomowoc area charities
262-567-8418 or www.oconomowocwomansclub.com

3rd Annual Hartford Summer Garden Walk
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
$7.00 advance/$8.00 day of tour
proceeds for beautification projects
and Wisconsin Lions' Club camp for disabled children
262-673-7640
 http://cm.hartfordchamber.org/Events/details/hartford-lioness-garden-walk

Tour le Jardin
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Six Gardens in Wauwatosa, Elm Grove & Brookfield
$8.00 advance/$10.00 day of tour
proceeds benefit horticultural scholarship program
414-771-7979 or www.elmgrovegardenclub.org

Secret Gardens of Greenfield
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
5 private gardens
$10.00 advance/$12.00 day of tour
44-421-2213 or www.gbcinfo.org

 


 

Saturday, July 21 & Sunday, July 22

Daylily Society of Southeast Wisconsin
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Eight private gardens, featuring daylilies
No Charge
http://www.dssew.org/CALENDAR.html

 


 

Wednesday July 25, 2012:

Boerner Botanical Gardens
Gardens of the Future

Walking Tour 6:30pm

Member $20 per walk
Non-member $25 per walk

Class size is limited.
Visit one of only 43 All American Selection Trial Gardens in the United States.
Explore new plants being tested for Wisconsin and for introduction into the gardening world.
414-525-5659 or mjeske@fbbg.org

 


 

Saturday, July 28, 2012

7th Annual Shorewood Ten Gardens Tour
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
ten private gardens (including the garden of a former Monches Farm horticulturist)
tickets $10.00
proceeds benefit Village Beautification projects
Tickets available at The Garden Room & Shorewood Village Hall

Tour of Five North Shore Gardens
10:00am - 4:00 pm
tickets $25.00
proceeds benefit maintenance of the Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden
www.villaterracemuseum.org

 



 

 

 

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