Pasadena Highlighted in Upcoming Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour

If you have any doubt about spring’s arrival, the self-guided 10^th annual Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour is happening April 6 and 7 and gardens in Pasadena and nearby communities will be open for viewing on that Saturday.

The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants, Inc., is “a nonprofit organization established in 1960 to promote knowledge and appreciation of California’s native flora and our natural heritage,” according to the organization.

Garden 11 in Pasadena, one of several that will be open April 6 for the tour, is described on the event’s website:

The front yard of this eight-year-old, owner-designed 1/3-acre “eclectic green space” includes drought-tolerant native and non-native plants, a dry stream bed beneath an old incense cedar, and a low-care parking strip. Behind the classic Bungalow-style home, featured in American Bungalow magazine, natives are paired with succulents and also used to attract pollinators to herbs, vegetables and mature fruit trees. Recipient of Pasadena Beautiful’s Golden Arrow Award and featured in Fall 2012 American Bungalow magazine.

See more information on and photos of the Pasadena garden here.

See a list of all the tour’s gardens open April 6 and 7 here.

Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Ticket Information

Tour tickets are $10 per person for members, and $15 per person for non-members. Tickets are available in the online store, by phone at (818) 768-1802, or at the Sun Valley headquarters.

Each ticket includes admission for a single visitor to all gardens across both days, and a printed color guide with addresses and driving directions. The tour is self-guided so you can make your own itinerary and go at your own pace. Guides will be sent to ticketholders via postal mail beginning late March 2013.

Do you plan to tour any gardens on the Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.