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Yavapai County Garden Tours

Yavapai County Master Gardener Association Garden Tour 

The Master Gardener Association, in collaboration with the University of Arizona Yavapai County Cooperative Extension, is hosting a day of garden tours, where Master Gardeners will proudly showcase beautiful and diverse gardens in the Sedona - VOC areas. 

 

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Tour Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026 - Rain or shine

Tour Hours: 7:30am to 2:00pm (rain or shine)
    All gardens will be open during these hours.

Tour Tickets: $20.00 - Purchase on-line only from this webpage, when available. Tickets can be purchased from July 1st to Sept 16th

How the Tour Works

  1. You will receive an email confirmation of your purchase.
  2. Garden maps (addresses) will be emailed Friday, September 18th, (the night before the event), to the email you provided when purchasing your ticket(s). This email will come from  ycmgatreas@gmail.com.   
  3. You may begin at any of the gardens, this is a self-guided tour. 
  4. There will be a welcome table at each private garden for check-in. You only need your name but can bring your email confirmation (printed or on your phone) with you if you want. No check-in is needed at the Community Garden.

 

Purchase Tickets  This links to an external website for ticket purchases. No Refunds.

Garden Descriptions  Flyer

The following Resources supplement the educational features in our tour gardens.   

Yavapai Gardening Website Information on Help Desks and links to many publications.

Garden Pests
House Mice BYG#102
Managing Critters in Vegetable Gardens
Packrats

Landscaping
Firewise / Defensible Space
Greenhouses BYG#6
Rain Gardens
Water Conservation  (Water Harvesting, & Storage, Using Gray Water)

Plants
Companion Planting BYG#254
Container Gardening, Soil Media, Hydrogels BYG#198
Growing Herbs for the Health of It! AZ1922
Native Plants Native and Naturalized Plant Database
Plants Frequented by Pollinators
Roses - Growing Roses in Yavapai County
Season for Health: A Guide for Using Herbs and Spices for Your Home Cooking AZ1686
Seed Saving - A Step-by-Step Guide
Tubers Irish Potatoes BYG#158    Sweet Potatoes BYG#224
Wildflowers BYG#70

Soils / Fertilizer / Mulches
Compost, Soil and Fertilizer includes Vermicomposting
Texture by Feel

Wildlife
Backyard Birds  BYG#189
Pollinators Landscaping for Wildlife - Habitat Elements YC6A  Plant ListsYC6B
Discouraging Wildlife BYG#110

 

Sedona-VOC Garden Tour Committee
sedonavocgardentour2026@gmail.com