April 6, 2025 12:00-4:00 p.m. (Rain date of April 13)

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The Plaza Garden Club’s biennial Backyard Garden Tour is a beloved event within the community which we are proud to coordinate alongside our neighbors and with the support of several local businesses. It is our opportunity to spotlight some of the many hidden-gem outdoor spaces and talented gardeners within our community, while raising money to support the Durham Elementary School PTA and the Plaza Garden Club’s neighborhood beautification projects.

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This year, 5 beautiful & unique gardens in Shepherd Park Plaza and Candlelight Plaza will be featured along with the impressive outdoor gardening and livestock programs at Durham Elementary School, and a few gardening-related points of interest around the neighborhood.

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PLUS, there will be a raffle with great prizes generously donated by local businesses!

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2025 Featured Gardens:

Susan Fitzpatrick – 902 Bethlehem

The Langenfelds – 1026 Del Norte

The Simmons – 1150 Chantilly

The Williams – 4435 Apollo

The Wolframs – 4507 Apollo

Durham Elementary School Children’s Garden & Animals – 4803 Brinkman

 

2025 Tour Highlights:

• A peaceful and charming haven for relaxation

• A stunning space for outdoor living and entertainment with artistic accents and attractive landscaping

• A masterfully-crafted kitchen garden that is as beautiful as it is functional

• A creatively designed space to accommodate gardening & outdoor fun and games with family

• A certified wildlife habitat with many native plants in a peaceful, mature landscape

• Explore what the children at Durham Elementary are currently growing and raising. See their outdoor classroom, the greenhouse donated by Plaza Garden Club, their raised bed vegetable garden, & more!

 

Tickets: $10 (Children 10 & under free)

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Tickets may be purchased online or in-person on the day of the tour at the tent located at Durham Elementary (near Shepherd Park on Dunsmere). If purchased online (coming soon!), a physical ticket must be picked up from the ticket tent at Durham Elementary on the day of the tour by showing confirmation of your ticket purchase on your mobile device or a printed receipt.

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A map of the tour stops around the neighborhood will also be available at the ticket tent. Informational garden guides will be available at each tour stop.  

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In the event that the tour needs to be moved to the rain date of April 13, notifications will be posted on this webpage, and on the Shepherd Park Plaza Facebook page.

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