Mountain Blooms Garden Tours
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 9:00a - 1:00p | Lyons, CO
Participants will experience a day of fun and visual splendor as they explore the town of Lyons through the lens of local gardeners. Moving at their own pace, participants will make their way through 6 - 8 local gardens, from private sprawling flower and butterfly gardens, to intimate vegetable and fruit gardens. This tour is a fundraising event produced by the Lyons Garden Club.
Those who register will receive a detailed map and descriptions of participating gardens in the form of a printable pdf and an interactive Google map. Event-day registrants can donate and pick up a map at Sandstone Park.
All registration and sponsorship donations raised from this event will continue our mission to beautify Lyons one flower at a time, including the purchase of plants, seeds, and supplies for community gardens and planters in our public spaces. This tour is made possible through our generous event sponsors, gracious garden hosts, and devoted Lyons Garden Club members and volunteers.
All participants 'choose their own ticket price' through their preferred donation to the Lyons Garden Club, whether registering online in advance or on event day.
Tour Etiquette
Please don't visit gardens outside of the posted event hours, including showing early or staying late. If you need to use a restroom, please use the public bathrooms in town at the Lyons Visitors Center in Sandstone Park. Try not to block prime spots in the garden when you’re not actively using them. Certainly take your turn to enjoy the view and/or take photographs, but move to the side to let others enjoy the spot, too. Please leave your dog (and any other pets) at home. Your pet may be well behaved but the homeowner’s pets might resent their presence in the garden. Look but don’t touch. If you have children with you this rule applies to them too - please teach them that when they’re visiting other people’s gardens they’re not to pull off leaves or stems, pick flowers, or dig in the garden beds. Don’t take any plants or cuttings home with you unless the homeowner explicitly offers them to you. Stay within designated walking areas–follow garden paths and use stepping stones within planted areas, where provided. Avoid stepping into garden beds for a closer look or photo–you don’t know if there’s something planted in that spot under your foot that looks like bare soil to you. The homeowner’s patio furniture is not a picnic area. Don’t eat your lunch in homeowner’s gardens. Respect the homeowner’s wishes regarding allowing bicycles or strollers into the garden. When in doubt, presume that bulky items should be left to the side or on the driveway. Be conscious that neighbours of the garden on the tour have not chosen to open up their yards for the tour–stay on the tour participant’s property and don’t block neighbouring driveways. Be generous with your praise and remember that old adage of “if you don’t have something nice to say don’t say anything.” We all have different ideas of what makes a garden fabulous and we all have different amounts of time and other resources to devote to gardening.
Guidelines & Tips
Dress for the weather, rain or shine. Also bring sunscreen, sunhat and possibly your umbrella. Wear comfortable shoes and pace yourself. Review the map and garden descriptions so you can prioritize and visit the ones that are most interesting to you first. Especially if it’s hot, be sure to drink lots of water during the day. Plan to stop for snacks and/or lunch. Bring your camera/phone with a fully charged battery. Most hosts will allow photographs of the gardens. Please refrain from taking photos of homes. Talk to the homeowners if they’re in the garden. They’re a friendly bunch (they’ve just invited you and dozens or hundreds of others to visit!) and will be happy to answer your questions about their garden. Thank them for sharing their garden with you!
A Green Event
Keep Lyons green and beautiful with us by reducing waste and pollution during your tour.
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