Celebrate the best of spring

Join us for Spring Tour on April 24-25, 2026

Relax and enjoy refreshments while live music serenades you. Shop for unique garden-related gifts and get advice from our horticultural resources. Enjoy an unparalleled shopping experience at the Marketplace featuring local vendors, our signature Over The Garden Fence sale of vintage items, a Gamble-grown plant sale, and a Silent Auction filled with unique items and experiences. Admission to the Marketplace – Gamble Experience is available for $10 per adult.

The full Garden Tour, which includes Marketplace admission, is $35 for members and $45 for non-members (presale). Tour a collection of four private gardens and be inspired by their beauty. Before or after your self-guided tour, visit Gamble Garden for the Marketplace – Gamble Experience.

Join us as an underwriter for an invitation to the Preview Party and get early access to the Gamble Experience before the general public.

Spring Tour 2026 poster featuring brightly colored plants in terracotta pots

Garden Tour Tickets

PRESALE: $45 Non-Member | $35 Member until April 23
NEW MEMBER SPECIAL: $75 Garden Tour + Individual Membership
DAY-OF: $55 (no discounts available)
Groups of 12 or more may purchase presale tickets at $40 each.
Tickets are non-refundable and 100% tax-deductible.
This event is rain or shine.
Tickets will be distributed by email.
A Garden Tour ticket permits entry into each of the private gardens on the tour, along with entry to Gamble Garden for the Marketplace – Gamble Experience.
Tickets may be used on either day of the tour.
You do not need to visit all of the gardens on the same day. Keep your wristband to enter the remaining gardens.

Garden Tour

This is a ticketed self-guided garden tour of private Palo Alto gardens on April 24 & 25, 10am-4pm.
Tour booklets are available at Gamble Garden and at each private garden during the event.
Docents are available at each garden to help answer questions.
You may begin your tour at any of the gardens.
You do not need to visit all of the gardens on the same day. Keep your wristband to enter the remaining gardens.

Locations

All gardens are located in Palo Alto. Garden addresses will be sent to ticketholders on April 15.
Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden is located at 1431 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Parking

Parking is limited to neighborhood streets at the private gardens.
One disabled person placard parking space is reserved outside each private garden.
Gamble Garden has two parking lots. One is accessible from Waverley Street, the other from Churchill Ave. There is street parking surrounding Gamble.

Marketplace – Gamble Experience

Come to Gamble Garden for Marketplace – Gamble Experience! Experience-only tickets are available for $10 per adult.
Admission to Marketplace – Gamble Experience includes entry to our Marketplace, Over the Garden Fence sale, Gamble-grown plant sale, horticultural demonstrations (flower arranging, urban beekeeping, raised-bed gardening, and lavender sachets), complimentary tea, coffee, and cookies, live music, and more!
The Garden Tour is NOT included in this ticket.
Free entry to Gamble Garden for children ages 12 and under.
All Spring Tour activities at Gamble Garden are fully accessible.

Accessibility

None of the private gardens on this year’s tour are suitable for people who use walkers or wheelchairs. All Spring Tour activities at Gamble Garden are fully accessible.
There is one space reserved for disabled person parking placards at each private garden.
At Gamble Garden there are two disabled person parking placard spaces, one in each lot. One lot is located off Waverley St near Embarcadero and the other off Churchill Ave.

A trio of terracotta planters filled with flowers

Spend the day at Gamble Garden

Enjoy a lovely spring day at Gamble Garden!

Seating will be available at Gamble Garden.
Pre-order a Charcuterie or Cheese Box from Teleferic Barcelona, and pick up at Gamble Garden.
You may bring your own food to enjoy.
There is a public park next to us at Churchill Ave and Cowper Street with a grass lawn to enjoy a picnic. Bring your own picnic supplies and enjoy.
No eating allowed in the private gardens.

Activities Schedule

All-Day at Gamble

Over the Garden Fence – Our popular resale market in the Carriage House and Patio featuring garden furniture, antiques, home décor, china, linens, and other one-of-a-kind treasures.

Silent Auction – An exclusive opportunity to bid on a curated selection of unique items and experiences. Winners need not be present.

Gamble Plant Sale – A specially selected collection including perennials, succulents, specimen plants, herbs, and vegetables, many cultivated at Gamble Garden.

Garden Raffle – All tour guests receive a complimentary raffle ticket upon arrival. The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. You do not need to be present to win.

Friday, April 24

DEMONSTRATIONS | Gazebo

11:30 a.m. – Growing in a Raised Bed — Corey Andrikopoulos, Garden Director
1:45 p.m. – Urban Beekeeping — David Mariani, Save the Bees

LIVE MUSIC | Wisteria Garden

10:00–11:30 a.m. – Tamara Mead, Harp
12:00–1:00 p.m. – SF Guzheng Music Society, Peony Group
1:30–2:30 p.m. – I-Chen Su (Viola) & Wentao Jiang (English Horn/Oboe)
3:00–4:00 p.m. – Reid Devereaux (Guitar) & Keenan Lewis (Bass)

Saturday, April 25

DEMONSTRATIONS | Gazebo

11:30 a.m. – Hints for Successful Flower Arranging — Carmen Pekelsma, Chair, Gamble Garden Floral Arrangers
1:00 p.m. – Lavender Sachets — Susan Benton & Susan Woodman, co-founders, Kindred Spirits

LIVE MUSIC | Gazebo
10:00–11:00 a.m. – Allison Prakalapakorn, Double Bass
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Kate Sato & Zidaan Kapoor, Violin Duo

LIVE MUSIC | Wisteria Garden
10:00–11:00 a.m. – Let Nature Sing, Ensemble
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. – Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra
2:00–4:00 p.m. – Notes for All, Classical Ensemble

Purchase a Charcuterie or Cheese Box

No need to pack your own food, pre-order a Charcuterie or Cheese Box. On the day of your visit, pick your box up at Gamble and enjoy!

A limited number of boxes will be for sale day-of Spring Tour.
Boxes must be ordered for either Friday or Saturday.
No refunds. All sales are final.
Pre-order by April 21.
Members do not receive a discount on boxes.

Charcuterie Box — La Tabla Ibérica (Spanish Charcuterie)

A generous spread celebrating the depth of Spanish cured tradition. Thinly sliced Jamón Serrano and smoky Chorizo are joined by Salchichón, a dry-cured peppercorn salami, alongside aged Queso Manchego. Sweet Membrillo — a firm quince paste that pairs beautifully with cheese — adds a gentle contrast, while herb-marinated Aceitunas Marinadas and crisp Tostaditas complete the board.
Cheese Box — La Tabla del Queso (Vegetarian)
A refined celebration of three distinct Spanish cheeses: Mahón, buttery and slightly tangy from Menorca; Manchego, nutty and firm from La Mancha; and Idiazábal, a smoky rustic cheese from the Basque Country. Accompanied by Membrillo, herb-marinated olives, and artisan crisps.