How to get an inside look at gorgeous private gardens in and around L.A.

With all the recent rain, 2024 is shaping up to be a fabulous year for flowers, not just in the wild but also in private gardens around Southern California. Lucky for garden enviers, many of those gates will be opening wide this spring as part of the annual fundraising tradition known as garden tours.

They come in all shapes and sizes, from the Theodore Payne Foundation’s two-day opportunity to admire more than 40 native plant landscapes across Los Angeles to more intimate events that include just a few exquisite gardens, such as the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days tours in the San Fernando Valley and Pasadena.

Read more at the Los Angeles Times.