Visit America’s Best Private Gardens

Since 1995, the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program has opened the garden gates to thousands of private gardens across the country. Open Days offers the extraordinary opportunity to visit private sanctuaries across the country and to learn from the gardeners behind these exceptional spaces.

Founded by Director Emerita Page Dickey and friend and fellow gardener Pepe Maynard, the Open Days program has showcased over 4,500 gardens in forty states and has welcomed and inspired over 1.5 million visitors since its inception.

From backyard jewel box gardens to beautiful estate gardens, to sweeping landscapes, the Open Days program highlights the breadth of traditions and perspectives within American gardening. Bound together by a mutual love of nature, art, design, and horticulture, the Open Days community is marked by the love for sharing ideas and expertise and learning from one another.

On June 14 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. there are 5 private gardens open in Michigan! Three are in the Grosse Pointes, one in Detroit, and one in Mt. Pleasant.

Registration: Click here to register for one or all five gardens. Select each garden by clicking on the Open Day Garden button under each listing for detailed information on the garden, and to register to tour that garden.

• Garden Conservancy members, $5 per garden
• non-members, $10 per garden