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Annual Garden Tour

2023 Garden Tour

Saturday, June 24, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 25, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Rain or Shine!

Cost $20
Children Under 12 Free

Tour Locations:
Brainerd & East Brainerd
Parking is free at all locations


The Master Gardeners of Hamilton County are delighted to present our 36th Annual Garden Tour! This year’s tour features six unique gardens in Brainerd and East Brainerd located around Brainerd Road, East Brainerd Road, and Standifer Gap, including five private homes and Audubon Acres Pollinator Gardens. These diverse garden oases highlight the unique visions of the property owners, featuring landscapes with water features, stone work, structures including potting sheds, fences and gates, as well as work done to redesign and replant after the 2020 tornado. In addition, these personal outdoor spaces are filled with a mix of trees, shrubs, and massed plantings to encourage pollinators and other wildlife. Our public garden is located within a preserved wilderness that is being developed to expand their pollinator fields and create awareness and appreciation for our natural habitat.

The tour can be started at any of the gardens, which can be visited in any order. Tours of the gardens are self-guided, so feel free to take your time exploring the properties. Parking is on the street or where designated. We recommend carpooling if possible. As most of these are private homes, we cannot guarantee that all locations are handicapped accessible. We suggest wearing comfortable clothing and appropriate shoes for walking. Home owners and Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. There will also be signs and plant lists for identifying many of the plantings. We hope you enjoy and are inspired by these wonderful outdoor spaces!

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Tour Gardens

Parking is free at all locations

  • Janet and Ron Jobe
    203 Windmere Drive Chattanooga, TN 37411 Janet and Ron Jobe’s garden is an Asian-inspired oasis encompassing two large lots in an established, nearly 100 year old neighborhood.  Enter through one of three antique Asian-inspired wooden gates to be enveloped in the greenery of ancient oak trees canopied over a dry pebbled creek bed with a flat stepping stone path leading…
  • Lanis and Ron Littlefield
    3420 Glendon Drive Chattanooga, TN 37411 When the Littlefields purchased their 1926-built home 43 years ago, the mature trees in the backyard called for a shade garden.  Over the years, Lanis has created a charming and colorful sanctuary, featuring an amazing variety of plants including an array of Japanese maples, ferns, hellebores, heucheras, and hydrangeas.  Along the paths many plants…
  • Mallory Clark
    1266 Durham Drive Chattanooga, TN  7421 Established in the Spring of 2022, this experimental garden has become a ‘classroom’ for ways urbanites can transform a half-acre lot into an incredible, multi-functioning ecosystem. The yard is loosely divided into stations that provide examples of the ways backyard gardeners can reduce their environmental impact, feed themselves, and welcome more wildlife.  Stations include…
  • Audubon Acres
    Sponsored by the North American Butterfly Association-Tennessee Valley Chapter, the Butterfly Nursery at Audubon Acres consists of three raised beds brimming with an array of host plants for our native butterflies— one dedicated specifically to the monarch butterfly.  Established in 2022, this garden has become an inspiration station for our forest pre-k/kindergarten classes, Audubon Academy students, teachers, and visitors.  We…
  • Holly Colf and Tim Gertz
    7804 Safari Drive Chattanooga, TN 37421 Until the 2020 tornado, Holly and Tim’s garden was mostly a shade garden with stone terracing to control erosion on their steeply sloping property and featuring a wide variety of shade-loving perennials.  When the tornado knocked down five mature trees, the garden was suddenly placed into full sun requiring a complete renewal.  Responding to…
  • Tammy and Chuck DeArk
    7819 Safari Drive Chattanooga, TN 37421 Tammy and Chuck DeArk are sharing their charming and informal country-style cottage garden, accented with vintage and unexpected garden treasures.  After working on their plantings for over 30 years, they were unexpectedly forced to adjust their plans and vision when the 2020 tornado took down many large trees on their property.  Visitors will walk…