This year’s tour, presented by Cincinnati Nature Center and Wimberg Landscaping, features nine local gardens in Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, Indian Hill, Wyoming, Springdale, and Loveland. Guests receive a Garden Tour program booklet to help plan their self-guided tour. Each guest on the tour must show their booklet to gain access to each garden.

All proceeds support Cincinnati Nature Center's mission of Inspiring Conservation.

What to Expect: Guests will receive a Garden Tour program booklet to help plan their self-guided tour. The Garden Tour booklet grants you entrance into the gardens between 9 am and 5 pm. Each guest on the tour must show their booklet to gain access to each garden.

Order tickets by June 3, 2025, to receive the tour booklet in the mail!

To nominate a garden (including your own), please email Katy Potoka at kpotoka@cincynature.org.

For event ticket questions, please contact our Registrar at (513) 831-1711 or email registrar@cincynature.org.

Cincinnati Nature Center continues to expand its native plant programming so that our community can grow in support of healthy biodiversity. 2025 will be our 6th year offering private garden tours across our region, in an effort to shine light on how native plants can create glorious residential landscapes. We are thankful for our featured gardeners each year, whose creations range from woodland restorations to gardens that have been lovingly tended for multiple decades.

In addition to the annual Garden Tour, the native plant initiatives at the Nature Center include our Native Plant Club, a spring ephemeral propagation project, and our newly established Krippendorf Arboretum. Many new native plant enthusiasts are expanding their knowledge via our Native Plants 101 online course. Your Cincinnati Nature Center membership includes benefits to all these programs, and more!

Click below for additional resources on planting native, building a wildlife-friendly backyard habitat, and connecting with others in your local plant community.