Noe Valley Garden Tour 2025

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The annual Friends of Noe Valley Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, May 17th from 10am to 4pm. Ten gardens are open that day for you to view. So mark your calendar, grab some friends, buy your tickets, lace up your walking shoes and get ready to see some dazzling, impressive, and enchanting gardens on Saturday, May 17th. Featured gardens will showcase a variety of styles.

Hillside Family Delight

This wonderful family garden makes excellent use of a steeply sloping hillside backyard. Here you will find multiple deck levels with terraces, play areas, stairs and even a built-in slide. There are entertainment spaces for both kids and adults with trees, bushes, vegetables, ferns and flowering plants throughout.

Relaxed Gathering Space

Delight in the wonderful southern views at this newly terraced backyard escape. A steep backyard has become a dog friendly relaxing gathering space with the sound of a soothing fountain overlooking newly planted fruit trees, drought tolerant succulents and flowing grasses.

Peaceful and Serene Garden

At the crest of the hill, accomplished landscape architect Stephen Marcus designed this mature garden in partnership with the host. The garden features sculptures by Mark Bulwinkle, a kinetic sculpture by George Rickey, and others designed by friends. Flowering trees and large shrubs amid various outdoor spaces are connected by pathways. At this garden you will find citrus, princess bush, camellia, crabapple, pittosporum, rhododendron, heuchera, bird-of-paradise, fuchsia, succulents and much more.

Secret Garden

A gate on Vicksburg allows access to this cute little secret garden which is terraced downward from street level. The property is surrounded by eugenia, Australian willow, and pittosporum, with a Japanese maple that commands the center of the garden surrounded by succulents and annuals. A fun addition in this garden is to spot the painted “critters” that exist here!

Old and Mature

You will find a very large, beautiful and mature garden that has depth and variety at this site. Abutilons line a fence on the East side of the property. A patch of succulents and several palms, some very large, take advantage of the ample morning sunlight. Two 100+ year old redwood trees provide central shade for ferns, heuchera, fuchsia and cymbidium orchids.

Library Garden

At our local library you will discover both sun and shade gardens. This inviting space awaits exploration and allows patrons to enjoy a western shade garden filled with cyclamen, clivia, azaleas and rhododendrons. As you move to the east side, a path of ferns and camellias leads the visitor to a large espaliered plum tree. Here you encounter a sunny garden filled with a riot of color enhanced with California natives and a large lemon tree. Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer all your garden and plant related questions.

Middle School Garden

Two gardens at our local middle school are lovingly maintained by students along with the PTSA who support ongoing maintenance and pruning through beautification efforts and community events. Come meet students who take great pride in the care and upkeep of the garden while also learning important gardening skills.

Front Terraced Garden

At this newly redone terraced front garden come see extensive plantings of roses, Japanese maples, succulents, ferns, and bamboo. There is also a large collection of assorted potted plants including many varieties of cactus and succulents.

Noe’s Nest

A mature, lush oasis can be found behind Noe’s Nest Bed and Breakfast. It’s a peaceful sanctuary featuring whimsical sculptures and colorful flowers. A glass gazebo with 400 year old stained glass greets you and invites you to rest, relax and take it all in. Pause a moment to breathe in the smells of nature and enjoy this peaceful haven.

Plant Swap-a-Palooza

Join fellow neighbors and gardeners at the first Noe Valley Plant Swap! Bring your cuttings or seedlings and swap them with plants from your neighbors. Kids who bring plants (or plant drawings) get a free succulent courtesy of Urban Scout! Bring healthy cuttings or seedlings, end up with cooler plants than you came with and get to know your fellow Noe gardeners! The main plant swap will go from 10-12 so come early for the best selection.

Tropical Garden Oasis

The tropical feel surrounding the front entrance to this garden beckons you to explore the possibilities that exist in the back garden. This entertaining garden offers the best of both sun and shade. Working closely with Kasorn at Ground Cover Landscape to design both the front and back gardens, the homeowner continues to update and modify on her own. This established garden contains roses, citrus, a dawn redwood, fuchsia, bougainvillea, palms and ferns surrounding charming seating and gathering spaces.

THANK YOU to our generous sponsors for supporting the Garden Tour!

Dennis Otto - Compass
Sloat Garden Center
Droubi Team - Generation RE
Estate Planning with Heart
VIVRE RE

Art Haus
Corcoran Reality
Dirty Hoe Landscaping
Flora Grubb
Flowercraft
Love and Stem
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Noe Valley Books
Noe Valley Farmers Market
Noe Valley Library
Noe Valley Merchants
NOVY
Skinspirit
Small Fry’s
Urban Scout

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