19 SoCal garden tours

The Los Angeles Times roundup collected 19 separate spring garden tours across Southern California compiled from local organizations and open‑garden programs. (yahoo.com) The Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program appears among the listings and shows multiple Los Angeles‑area events, including a Pasadena listing called “Mid‑Century Sanctuary” scheduled for April 19, 2026. (gardenconservancy.org) One featured private site described in republished coverage is a Mid‑Century Modern house by Buff, Straub & Hensman that the Garden Conservancy lists as having a river running through the property on its Open Days schedule. (aol.com) The Theodore Payne Foundation’s Annual Native Plant Garden Tour — promoted on the organization’s site as a two‑day, self‑guided event with dozens of participating gardens — is listed for April 11–12, 2026 in its official tour materials. (nativeplantgardentour.org) The Growing Natives Garden Tour is scheduled for April 18–19, 2026 and the organizer’s site lists nearly 50 home and public gardens open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on those days, with registration required for maps and addresses. (goingnativegardentour.org) Practical details in the listings note that Garden Conservancy Open Days requires online registration for tickets and that some individual Open Days have small per‑garden entry fees (for example, past Palm Springs Open Days were advertised at $10 per garden). (gardenconservancy.org) Several organizers emphasize education about California native plants and sustainable, water‑wise planting as part of their programs, and their sites offer online ticketing, printed tour books or downloadable maps for advance planning. (nativeplantgardentour.org)