Mt. Airy Learning Tree’s Annual Hidden Gardens Tour
plus a Secret Garden Party!
Annual Hidden Gardens Tour Sunday, June 2 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm – Online Sales has Ended. Day of Tour Tickets Still Available.
This year the tour will feature treasures to explore while meeting the gardeners that make our neighborhood beautiful and lush. Mt. Airy Learning Tree invites you to explore our beautiful neighborhood, filled with blooming trees, vibrant flowers and enchanted gardens. Enjoy a self-paced, self-guided tour of 7 to 8 delightful gardens and learn tricks of the trade at each destination. View perennial favorites and vegetables, native and habitat-friendly plants, and those with innovative solutions to challenging terrains — there’s something for everyone on this tour!
Novices and master gardeners alike will find inspiration in the beauty of our neighborhood’s unique green spaces. Begin your adventure by picking up a booklet and map of the garden destinations at Ned Wolf Park between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Ned Wolf Park, 7018 McCallum Street (at the corner of McCallum and Ellet Streets in Mt. Airy)
$40 day-of-tour tickets. Tickets will be on sale Sunday, June 2 at Ned Wolf Park between 11am and 1pm.
Secret Garden Party Sunday, June 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm – SOLD OUT – Join the waitlist 
After the Annual Hidden Gardens Tour we will gather at an exquisite Secret Garden to celebrate the day together. Join us and meet the gardeners and volunteers that create this tour every year. Tour sponsors, MALT board members, staff, and friends of MALT will attend as well. We will enjoy delicious treats, hors d’oeuvres, summer drinks, and beer and wine. This weekend raises funds to support the programs of the Mt. Airy Learning Tree, but it’s also about celebrating our community. Most importantly it’s about neighbors teaching, and learning from, neighbors.
$45 advance registration only. Combo ticket for Garden Party AND Garden Tour $75, save $5! Join the waitlist here. This is a limited ticket event.
Purchase your copy of Private Gardens of Philadelphia, 50% of the proceeds benefit MALT!
by Nicole Juday, Photographs by Rob Cardillo
This magnificent book is a lovely compliment to our tour. The first-ever coffee table book on Philadelphia’s private gardens! Inspiring photos and expert writing spotlight select private gardens, where horticultural pride is part of the region’s land history.
In Philadelphia and its surrounding counties, the reader will visit 21 private gardens behind tall hedges, down quiet lanes, or tucked into bustling neighborhoods. Here, gardening knowledge and plants themselves have been passed down through generations, culminating in a wonderful depth of expression from the artists, designers, writers, conservators, and other experts whose gardens are included. This book will inspire anyone who loves beauty to create more of it in their lives.
Last day to pre-order books is May 21. Cost of the book is $60, and you can pick it up at the tour.
More Classes on Flower Power Weekend:
Saturday, June 1 from 9:00 to 11:00am: Flowerfest! Artists’ Excursion to Wyck Historic House and Rose Garden – NEW!
Saturday, June 1 from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Summer Blossoms: The Art of Floral Arranging – NEW! SOLD OUT
Saturday, June 1 from 10:00am to 12:00pm: Persian Gardens: Designs and Symbols – NEW!
The Hidden Garden’s Tour is MALT’s Annual Fundraiser. We appreciate your support! – If you cannot attend, consider making a tax-deductible donation to MALT.
Thank You to Our Generous Flower Power Weekend Sponsors!
Sweet Sassafras Sponsor
Flowering Dogwood Sponsors
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Spring Cherry Blossom Sponsors
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2024 Hidden Gardens Tour Info
View the Map in Google Maps – best for mobile
Download the 2024 Hidden Gardens Tour Booklet PDF
Prefer to bike?
Click here for the bike route in Google Maps
Click here for the bike route in RideWithGPS
2024 Gardens:
Ned Wolf Park | 7018 McCallum Street, West Mt.Airy
Green Garden | 113 Bethlehem Pike, Chestnut Hill
Clark-Aguilar Garden | 435 East Sedgwick Street, East Mt. Airy
Bates Garden | 7007 Cresheim Road, West Mt. Airy
Mt. Airy Eco Lab | Carpenter Lane Station, West Mt. Airy
Coan Garden | 6812 Quincy Street, West Mt. Airy
Wagner-Araujo Garden | 6638 Greene Street, West Mt. Airy
Maus Garden | 652 West Phil Ellena Street, West Mt. Airy
Ames Garden | 6314 Wissahickon Avenue, Germantown
Donover Garden | 6129 Wayne Avenue, Germantown
Thank You for an Amazing Weekend!
Flower Power Gala, June 3
Thank you to the extraordinary Philly Gumbo for keeping us dancing, Jewells in Bloom for the beautiful fresh flowers, Attic Brewing for the delicious beer, and Bar Lizette for being our amazing pop-up with your signature cocktails! Thank you to The Frosted Fox Cake Shop for desserts, Cliveden for hosting our party, Beth Cooper and Anne Swoyer for the delectable hors d’oeuvres, Flaco Best for being our grand Emcee, and Jeffery Sammon for the cool lighting vibe.
Thank you to all of the local businesses and talented Artists who donated items to our silent auction and raffles. A special thank you goes out to MALT’s Special Projects Director Sarah Claxton, who worked very hard to organize our first ever Flower Power Gala! This weekend would not have happened without the generous support of our sponsors, and the creative vision of our Flower Power Committee who lit up the dance floor and made the evening fun and enchanting.
Annual Hidden Gardens Tour, June 4
Thank you to all of our garden docents who are volunteered 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 alway remember this day and our visit. And to you, our 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.
~ Janet Greenwood Gala
Photos from the Gala!
Photos from our 2023 Annual Hidden Gardens Tour
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Save the date for Flower Power Weekend:
Mt. Airy Learning Tree’s Annual Hidden Gardens Tour – Tickets still available at Ned Wolf Park
& First Annual Flower Power Gala! – Gala is Sold Out!
The Hidden Garden’s Tour is MALT’s Annual Fundraiser, and this year we’re expanding the festivities! Kick off the fun at the Gala on Saturday, follow up with the gorgeous Hidden Garden’s tour on Sunday. We appreciate your support! – If you cannot attend, consider making a tax-deductible donation to MALT –
Buy Tickets at Ned Wolf Park, 7018 McCallum Street! We will be at the park until 1pm, the self-guided, self-pace tour runs from 11am to 4pm.
Flower Power Gala SOLD OUT
View our exclusive list of Silent Auction & Raffle items
Weather looks great for the whole weekend!
and have a wonderful time!
Annual Hidden Gardens Tour Sunday, June 4 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
After the Flower Power Gala on Saturday night, continue the fun on Sunday at The Annual Hidden Gardens Tour. This year the tour will feature treasures to explore while meeting the gardeners that make our neighborhood beautiful and lush. Mt. Airy Learning Tree invites you to explore our beautiful neighborhood, filled with blooming trees, vibrant flowers and enchanted gardens. Enjoy a self-paced, self-guided tour of 8 delightful gardens and learn tricks of the trade at each destination. View perennial favorites and vegetables, native and habitat-friendly plants, and those with innovative solutions to challenging terrains — there’s something for everyone on this tour! Novices and master gardeners alike will find inspiration in the beauty of our neighborhood’s unique green spaces.
Begin your adventure by picking up a booklet and map of the garden destinations at Ned Wolf Park between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Ned Wolf Park, 7018 McCallum Street (at the corner of McCallum and Ellet Streets in Mt. Airy)
$35 advance registration; $40 day-of-tour tickets. Tickets are on sale at the park between 11am and 1pm.
Flower Power Gala & Garden Tour Combo Ticket only $80, save $10! – Sold Out!
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Want to contribute to MALT by providing tax-deductible items for our silent auction or raffle? Click here.
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Flower Power Gala, Saturday, June 3 from 7:00 to 10:30 pm
Dance Party • Silent Auction • Raffles Join us for our first annual Flower Power Gala! Dance under a canopy of flowers and light to the live music of the extraordinary Philly Gumbo. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres, plus desserts by The Frosted Fox Cake Shop. Partake in the Silent Auction and Raffle, offered exclusively by Mt. Airy Learning Tree for the Gala. Beautiful corsages and boutonnieres will be available to pre-order from Jewells in Bloom. Cash bar will feature beer by Attic Brewing Co., wine, and a special signature drink. Festive Spring attire encouraged! Cliveden Historic Trust, Carriage House, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Off-street parking available.
Ticket are on sale now! $55 advance tickets only
Get your ticket early, there are just a limited number of tickets are available for the Gala.
Flower Power Gala & Garden Tour Combo Ticket only $80, save $10!
Philly Gumbo has been thrilling audiences with its unique dance-inducing mix of sound for more than three decades. The Philadelphia Inquirer says,”Philly Gumbo is the area’s tastiest musical ragout of NewOrleans parish-based soul, blues, reggae and dense funk.”
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Let’s get fancy for our dance party! You can pre-order a beautiful corsage or boutonniere created by Jewells in Bloom, a local urban Flower CSA in the heart of East Mount Airy. Owned by MALT teacher Courtney Jewell, Jewells in Bloom is generously donating 50% of each order to MALT. The corsages and boutonnieres will be made with lovely seasonal flowers and will be ready to pick up at the Gala. $20 each, $35 for a pair. Click to Pre-order.
Thank You to Our Generous Flower Power Weekend Sponsors!
Sweet Sassafras
Flowering Dogwood Sponsors
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