We had a blast!
Mt. Airy Learning Tree’s Annual Hidden Gardens Tour, June 14, 2026
We had a beautiful, bright summer day for this year’s Hidden Gardens Tour! Attendees explored seven lovely private gardens, plus a special Native Plant Stroll featuring four front-yard gems — making for a full and inspiring day. They loved the variety and the chance to chat with each gardener while taking in the beauty of our vibrant community. This beloved event is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and every dollar raised goes directly toward supporting MALT’s programs all year long. This year we sold nearly 400 tickets, and raised $18,000 for MALT!
Hidden Gardens Tour Sponsors
Sweet Sassafras: Elfant Wissahickon Realtors
Flowering Dogwoods: Airy Kitchens, Bowman Properties, Philly Office Retail, Univest Financial
Spring Cherry Blossoms: Living Well Home Collective, Weavers Way Coop
Garden Cafe Sponsor: Mt. Airy Coffee Company
Our Raffle Donors
First Prize: Maryfran Cardamone for donating her botanical inspired artwork. View her gallery at www.mfcardamone.com.
Second Prize: Courtney Jewell of Jewells in Bloom for donating a voucher for a beautiful bouquet. Visit her site at www.jewellsinbloom.com.
and Calluna Plants & Gifts for a beautiful artisan planter. Visit their site at www.callunaplantsandgifts.com
Third Prize: MALT gift basket- $100 gift certificate, 2 t-shirts from Go Mt. Airy, MALT mug, Mt. Airy Map
Annual Hidden Gardens Tour
Thank you to all of our garden docents who are volunteering at our Annual Tour today! We are especially grateful for the gardeners who are welcoming us into their glorious creations to share their hidden gems with our attendees. The gardens are a labor of love, and we will always remember this day and our visit.
Our 2026 gardeners: Ken and Judy Weinstein, J. B. Stocovaz, Pix Monaco and Matt Egger, Nancy Stedman, Don Perelman and Elise Singer, Andrew Newman and Jane Nathanson, Millard Reeves and Joanne Iverson, Susan Matyas and Peter Samuel, Liz Manai, Kate Gallagher, Olga and Don Gordon, and Nancy Goldenberg for sharing your lovely gardens with us! Thank you to Hap Haven for creating our Native Plant Stroll and organizing the native plant education hub at Ned Wolf Park, and Patricia Hendrick-Emore from Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation for sharing your resources. Thank you, Chris Peterson, owner of Mt. Airy Coffee Company for providing a welcoming (and delicious) stop on the tour. We also appreciate Rob Pelszynski, who made us feel so welcome at our after-tour party at Mt. Airy Tap Room!
Thank you to Janet Hoffman (MALT Board of Governors Secretary) who wrote lovely descriptions of the hidden gardens, and helped select the featured gardens during our onsite visits. And thank you to Barbara Botting, one of our gardeners from last year, for helping us curate the tour.
Flower Power Garden Committee
It takes a dedicated group of volunteers to create our tour every year! Thank you to Susie Bash, Debbie Bricoe, Lanina Cavicchio, Maggie Chapman, Deb Green, Christopher Coan, Margie DuBrow, Annette Gibbs, Vicki Hatcher, Hap Haven, Michelle Hinshaw, Janet Hoffman, Della Lazarus, Lisa Kolakowsky Smith, Tom Perkins, Patricia Robinson, Bob Rossman, Barbara Sheehan, Frankie Sims, Pauline Taylor, Rene Vargas, Cathy Welsh, and Celestine Wright.
To Our Tour Attendees: Thank you for joining us and for supporting the mission of Mt. Airy Learning Tree. We are all together, a garden, and a community.
Photos from the 2026 Annual Hidden Gardens Tour
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Thank you to our 2026 Annual Hidden Gardens Tour Sponsors!
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Cherry Blossom Sponsors |
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