Friday, June 21 Saturday, June 22 10am - 4pm Rain or Shine
The Gates Mills Garden Club is pleased to present Through the Garden Gate Garden Tour an outstanding event featuring private gardens, flower design presentation, a garden-inspired boutique and artists capturing on canvas the serene beauty of summer gardens. Get inspired by a variety of garden landscapes at historic and some newly renovated properties.
Tickets for the Garden Tour Only Tour 7 private gardens. At the Gates Mills Garden Club, shop for unique garden products, enjoy refreshments, interesting presentations and watch en plein air artists. Tickets available either June 21st or 22nd. 1 raffle ticket included with each purchase.
Grand Tour Ticket Tour 7 private gardens plus a bonus garden via a private motor coach with docent. Your day includes an exceptional salad buffet lunch including dessert and beverage at the historic Chagrin Valley Hunt Club. Available for Friday, June 21 only. Tickets must be purchased by June 14 or until sold out.
Garden Tour & Lunch Tour Ticket and buffet lunch at the historic Chagrin Valley Hunt Club. Enjoy an exceptional salad buffet with salmon, grilled chicken, soup, dessert, and beverage.
Available Friday, June 21 only. Tickets must be purchased by June 14.
All presale tickets will be held for pick up at Registration. Check-in which will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday & Saturday mornings on Epping Road behind the Southwick House, 7580 Old Mill Road, Gates Mills, 44040. Look for our signs and registration tent, where you will receive a wristband, program with map to the gardens and a complimentary raffle ticket.
Registration parking is on Epping Rd, by the polo fields.
Ticket Information for Day of Event Sales
Garden Tour Tickets purchased the day of the event are $30. Payment may be made by cash, check or credit card.
Ticket Sales 10 - 3 on Friday, June 21st 10 - 2 on Saturday, June 22nd
Sales, Registration and Check-in
Sales, Registration and Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday & Saturday mornings on Epping Road behind the Southwick House/Historical Society, 7580 Old Mill Road, Gates Mills, 44040. Look for our signs and registration tent, where you will receive a wristband, program with map to the gardens and a complimentary raffle ticket.
Registration parking is on Epping Rd, by the polo fields.
New for 2024 This year the Garden Tour is featuring speakers and demonstrations at the garden club property, 1280 Chagrin River Rd.: (No ticket required)
Speaker Schedule
Friday, June 21st at 11:00am Noelle Akin of Petitti Garden Centers of will demonstrate planting containers for sun and for shade.
Saturday, June 22nd at 2:00pm Terry Ivancic, Garden Club member and trustee, will present the history of the Garden Club’s historical property.
Also enjoy En Plein Air Painting at select gardens on the Tour. Friday and Saturday – various times. Garden club member Betsi Morris and other local artists
Raffle tickets may be purchased at the Garden Club Property, 1280 Chagrin River Road, Gates Mills, Ohio
Garden Tour 2024 Order Tickets by Mail Download form below
2024 Through the Garden Gate Sponsors Please help us grow this list and thank them for their support! Scroll down to see how you can join this list.
Sponsorship
Raffle Donors
Garden Boutique
Sponsorship Opportunities Individual or Business
The Garden Club would like to invite you to participate as a sponsor. We are offering several levels of sponsorship:
Presenting Rose - $2500 •Exclusive opportunity to present the Gates Mills Garden Tour •A full-page ad in the tour brochure •Signage at the Vendor Boutique •Tickets (10) to the Tour •Special Guest at the Patron Party Through the Garden Gate
Orchid - $1500 •Corporate or Individual tour sponsor •A full-page ad in the tour brochure •Signage at the Vendor Boutique •Tickets (6) to the Tour •Special Guest at the Patron Party Through the Garden Gate
Tulip - $1000 •Be an individual Garden sponsor with only your signage at a featured home •A full-page ad in the tour brochure •Signage at the Vendor Boutique •Tickets (4) to the Tour •Special Guest at the Patron Party Through the Garden Gate
Dahlia - $500 •A half-page ad in the tour brochure •Tickets (2) to the Tour •Special Guest at the Patron Party Through the Garden Gate
Lily - $250 •Business card ad in the tour brochure •Tickets (2) to the Tour •Special guest at the Patron Party Through the Garden Gate
Regardless of the weather, hundreds of people attend. Luncheon and Grand Tour options for the outing make the gardens appealing and accessible. The Garden Tour receives rave reviews in print media including The Plain Dealer, The Chagrin Valley Times and Sun Newspapers as well as on popular radio stations. The Garden Club is very proud of the professionalism it brings to this enterprise, and I am confident it will reflect well on your business.
The Gates Mills Garden Club is a 501c3 charitable organization and all proceeds of the Garden Tour go toward scholarships, education, beautification projects and more.
We hope you will consider our invitation. If you have any questions whatsoever, please contact, gmgcpresident@gmail.com
We are looking for raffle donations. Below is a link to Gift in Kind form to accompany your donation. We are looking for gift certificates, garden related items, wine, themed baskets, etc.
Please let Sandy Welches know if you have anything to donate to the auction sandygorbywelches@gmail.com
Every other June the Gates Mills Garden Club holds a Garden Tour that showcases a carefully selected collection of lovely private gardens in historic Gates Mills, Ohio. The 2024 Tour is June 21 and 22.
Dates & Hours Friday, June 21st - 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 22nd - 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Vendor Boutique is open 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the Garden Tour. 1280 Chagrin River Road Gates Mills, Ohio No ticket is required to visit the Boutique.
Registration on Friday, June 21st - 9:30am - 4:00pm Registration on Saturday, June 22nd - 9:30am - 2:00pm
What to Expect Tour guests visit private gardens around the Gates Mills community as volunteer hosts and hostesses present garden facts of interest. Tour guests provide their own transportation between stops, parking at the curbside or nearby. The program includes a map and information about the featured gardens. There is also an opportunity to patronize our vendors at the Boutique and witness our Plein Air artists capture the beauty of one of the many gardens of Esquire’s Cottage, both located at the Garden Club Property at 1280 Chagrin River Road in Gates Mills, Ohio.
Luncheon at the Chagrin Valley Hunt Club A special luncheon will be served at the private, Chagrin Valley Hunt Club, 7620 Old Mill Rd, Gates Mills on Friday, June 21st only. A buffet including dessert choices and a cash bar will be offered from 11:30am - 1:30pm. The Garden Tour with Lunch Reservation ticket is $65. Luncheon reservations must be purchased in advance.
Founded over 100 years ago during the region’s booming industrial era, the Hunt Club’s history began on the banks of the Chagrin River in a rustic tavern that served as a meeting house for a handful of ardent fox hunting enthusiasts escaping the city bustle. Now, the modern Chagrin Valley Hunt Club offers fine dining, event and meeting facilities, court and platform tennis, and a newly-renovated outdoor swimming pool on a lush 15 ½ acre campus, which also includes the Chagrin Valley Hunt foxhound kennels and Chagrin Valley Stables horse boarding and riding facilities.
Ticket Information for Advance Online Ticket Sales These are WILL CALL TICKETS and are not refundable. No tickets will be mailed. You will be emailed a receipt from Paypal.
The Grand Tour Ticket Enhance your Garden Tour experience to include travel in the comfort of a mini-motor coach to each garden, including an exclusive bonus garden! This ticket includes lunch at The Chagrin Valley Hunt Club and a complimentary raffle ticket to complete your day. Grand Tour ticket holders will have the opportunity to see the $150.
Garden Tour with Lunch Reservation This option includes lunch at the Chagrin Valley Hunt Club only on Friday, June 24th and a Garden Tour ticket. A buffet including dessert choices and a cash bar will be offered from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Please enjoy your time at the Hunt Club until 3:00pm. The Garden Tour ticket can be used at any time on Friday, June 21st or Saturday, June 22nd. Reservations must be received on or before June 14th, 2022 at midnight. This delectable experience is $62.50 and includes a small convenience fee of $2.50.
Garden Tour Ticket - Advance Sales* Advance purchase price is $25. and may be purchased online until Sunday, June 16th at 5pm. Tickets are good for admission to the Garden Tour on both days, Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd from 10am to 4pm. This includes a small convenience fee of $1.00. You may use your ticket on both days, just hold on to your wrist band.
Ticket Information for Day of Event Sales Garden Tour Ticket Tickets purchased the day of the event are $30. Payment may be made by cash, check or credit card. Tickets are good for admission to the Garden Tour on both days, Friday, June 21st and Saturday, June 22nd from 10am to 4pm.
Ticket Information for Tickets by Mail Tickets may also be purchased by sending a check payable to GMGC to: The Gates Mills Garden Club P.O. Box 216 Gates Mills, OH 44040 attn. Garden Tour.
Grand Tour -$150 each Garden Tour with Luncheon Reservation - $65 each Garden Tour (Advance Sales must be received by June 19th) - $25 each During the Garden Tour, tickets may be purchased for $30 by cash, check or credit card.
Registration & Check-in / Day of Event Sales Garden Tour Tickets purchased the day of the event are $30. Payment may be made by cash, check or credit card.
Ticket Sales 10 - 4 on Friday, June 21 10 - 2 on Saturday, June 22.
Sales, Registration and Check-in will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Friday & Saturday morning on Epping Road behind the Southwick House, 7580 Old Mill Road, Gates Mills, 44040. Look for our signs and registration tent, where you will receive a wristband, program with map to the gardens and a complimentary raffle ticket.
Registration parking is on Epping Rd, by the polo fields.
Boutique The Boutique is located at 1280 Chagrin River Road in Gates Mills, Ohio.
The Boutique is open to the public 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the Garden Tour. No ticket is required.
Garden Boutique Vendors Avonlea Gardens - Plants & Garden accessories Bidwell Designs - Curated Jewelry and accessories Brushworks Studio - Botanical Prints & Cards, Slate Garden Plaques, Pressed Flower Art Craigs's Crates - Wooden Crates and Hand held food grade baskets Cutiekins - Velvet Pumpkins DCLW Designs - Throw Blankets, Cashmere Wraps, Fringed Scarves McCune Family Apiaries `- Honey Products Meadow City Nursery - Native plants Kricket Lane Designs - H & G Decor: Hand painted pottery, Jewelry, Dog collars, Fly fishing art Little Whimsies Art - Nature Photography & Jewelry Rustic Forest - Birdhouses, Frames, Coffee, and End Tables, Lighting Salo Maple - Maple Candy, Coated Nuts, Syrup and more Undercover Charm - Garden Accents, Home Decor and other Vintage Treasures
Raffle Please support our raffle by purchasing raffle tickets at the Club Property at 1280 Chagrin River Rd. Raffle items will be in the Garden Boutique held inside the Barn.
Complimentary Refreshments Complimentary beverages and freshly baked treats are included with all ticket purchases.
The Proceeds Proceeds from the Garden Tour fund the Garden Club’s annual scholarships, youth education programs, senior outreach programs, tree planting and community gardening projects such as the bridge boxes. An all-volunteer effort, many men and women donate hundreds of hours toward this worthwhile project.
Sponsorship Opportunities To advertise in our program, please contact us at gmgcGardenTour@gmail.com. The program serves as our roadmap to the gardens and is distributed to all guests.