Secret Garden Tour

2010 Secret Garden Tour

The 2010 Secret Garden Tour is on May 15 - click here for details.

2009 Secret Garden Tour . . . It's a Wrap!

By Betty Vale, Event Chair

We are happy to report that the eleventh annual Secret Garden Tour of Old La Jolla, the primary annual fundraiser for La Jolla Historical Society, was a wonderful success! We had a record turn out for the Self Guided Tour and the largest group ever for the Platinum Tour, which featured brunch in the splendid rose gardens at the historic Darlington House.  

The La Jolla Historical Society extends sincere thanks to the many members of our community who made the event possible, including the generous garden owners, hard working committee members, hundred-plus community volunteers, artists, musicians and designers in the gardens and everyone who attended the tour.

The Society thanks the following underwriters for their generous support of Secret Garden Tour 2009:

Title Sponsor
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA*

Media Sponsor
SAN DIEGO HOME/GARDEN LIFESTYLES MAGAZINE*

Orchid
THE KENNETH AND HARLE MONTGOMERY FOUNDATION*

Roses
THE DR. SEUSS FOUNDATION,
AT THE REQUEST OF AUDREY GEISEL*
ELLEN REVELLE*
BETTY & WYLIE VALE*

Begonias

Dahlias
VICTOR SELL*

Peonies
CAROL & MARTIN DICKINSON*
MARY & ROBERT EIKEL*
TAMARA & KEVIN KINSELLA
AMY & HORATIO VALEIRAS*
MARGIE WARNER*

Lilacs
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE *
COPLEY PRESS*
DIANE DAWSON*
GLADYS & BERT KOHN*
GREEN GARDENS NURSERY*
THE LODGE AT TORREY PINES
ANN & DAVID MCDONOUGH
RAIN BIRD CORPORATION*
SAN DIEGO NATIONAL BANK, LA JOLLA*
ELIZABETH & JOSEPH TAFT
SUSAN & ALFRED VANDENDRIESSE*
WARWICK’S STATIONERS*

Foxgloves
ALBENCE & ASSOCIATES*
ANN & ROGER CRAIG*
HELGA HALSEY*
DIANA AND ELI LOMBROZO*
THE MARINE ROOM RESTAURANT
ANN & ANDY PLANT
M.T. RICHERT CONSTRUCTION*
BONNIE & JACK SIPE*
MELESSE AND ROBERT TRAYLOR*
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA*
MARGOT WASHBURN*
WILLIS ALLEN REAL ESTATE*

Sweet Peas
THE ASCOT SHOP LA JOLLA*
MARY ELLEN & DON FLEISCHLI*
MARLENE AND DAVE REYNOLDS*


*MULTI YEAR UNDERWRITERS

You are the sunshine and rain that make our secret gardens grow.
THANK YOU!  THANK YOU! THANK YOU! 

2008 Secret Garden Tour a Great Success!

By Betty Vale

The Tenth Annual Secret Garden Tour of Old La Jolla, which took place May 10, was the most successful ever! The La Jolla Historical Society extends sincere thanks to the many members of the community who made the event possible, including the generous garden owners, hard working committee members, hundred-plus community volunteers, and everyone who attended the tour.

The Society thanks the following sponsors for their generous support of Secret Garden Tour 2008:

Thank you, one and all, for your support! Funds raised from this annual event directly benefit the Society in its efforts to preserve its extensive archives collection, develop oral history and walking tour programs, create additional opportunities for community outreach and volunteer participation, enhance its quarterly newsletter and website, and develop a master plan for future public exhibitions.

2007 Secret Garden Tour a Great Success!

By Betty Vale

The Ninth Annual Secret Garden Tour of Old La Jolla, which took place May 19, was the most successful ever! The La Jolla Historical Society extends sincere thanks to SGT 2007 Honorary Chair Georgeanna Lipe and to the many members of the community who made the event possible, including the generous garden owners, hard working committee members, hundred-plus community volunteers, and everyone who attended the tour.

The Society thanks the following sponsors for their generous support of Secret Garden Tour 2007:

Thank you, one and all, for your support! Funds raised from this annual event directly benefit the Society in its efforts to preserve its extensive archives collection, develop oral history and walking tour programs, create additional opportunities for community outreach and volunteer participation, enhance its quarterly newsletter and website, and develop a master plan for future public exhibitions.