- posted as a courtesy -
The Oakwood Garden Club is a separate organization from the SPHO
2025 information coming late fall 2024
Oakwood Garden Club
35th Annual Garden Tour
April 27 & 28, 2024
A Tour of Historic Oakwood Gardens
The Oakwood Garden Club is excited to continue the 35th annual Oakwood Garden Tour and this year’s pollinator-themed Fascinator & Boutonniere Making Experience.
On Saturday, April 27th, and Sunday, April 28th, guests will enjoy a self-guided walking tour featuring Historic Oakwood’s fabulous gardens. Please be prepared to walk approximately 1.5 miles and wear appropriate footwear. Garden hats are always encouraged!
We can’t have an Oakwood Garden Tour without confections! Iced tea will be served during the walking tour in select gardens along with a few sweet and savory treats from local businesses.
This year's add-on Fascinator/Boutonniere Making Experience is pollinator themed and we can't wait to celebrate these amazing insects and plants by making one-of-a-kind headpieces and debonair boutonnieres! (Did you know, without pollinators, we’d have no blueberries, chocolate, peaches, vanilla, almonds or many other foods and beverages we enjoy?)
This year’s fascinators will feature a festive headpiece made up of faux flowers, greenery and a special pollinator of your choice, attached to a headband. We have something for everyone! Boutonnieres can be fashioned from the same selection of materials. If you made a fascinator or boutonniere with us in the past, you know how much fun it is. Come join us again and add to your collection! Or if you haven't done it before, we can get you started!
Ticket Information
Choose from two experiences:
OPTION 1: Walking Tour Only
Tickets are $25 per person + fees. Tickets are only sold in advance and must be purchased by April 15th. This is a timed-entry event. Walking tours will depart from the Tucker House every half-hour starting at 10:00 am with the last entry at 2:00 pm, and gardens closing at 4:00 pm. Walking tour start times are based on availability at time of ticket purchase. Please be mindful of the start time on your ticket to ensure you arrive for check-in at the appropriate time.
Your Ticket Purchase Includes:
Arrival Time Slot
Iced Tea & Treat Station
OPTION 2: Walking Tour + Fascinator Making Experience
Tickets are $45 per person + fees. Tickets are only sold in advance and must be purchased by April 15th. Tickets are limited for this special experience. Fascinator/Boutonniere-making plus walking tour times are based on availability at time of ticket purchase. The Fascinator/Boutonniere Experience is offered at 10:30 am with an 11:30 am walking tour and 1:00 pm with a 2:00 pm walking tour. Please be mindful of your fascinator experience start time to ensure you arrive for check-in at the appropriate time. The Fascinator/Boutonniere Experience will take place inside the Tucker House.
Your Ticket Purchase Includes:
1-Hour Fascinator/Boutonniere Making Experience
Pollinator-themed Fascinator/Boutonniere supplies for one patron
A special mocktail
Walking Tour time slot
Iced Tea & Treat Station
Purchase Policy
All ticket sales are final.
Event will be held rain or shine.
If you are planning to attend as a group and are purchasing tickets separately, please make sure there are enough tickets in your chosen time slot for your whole group.
Tickets are not tax-deductible
Please note that the Oakwood Garden Club is not the nonprofit SPHO.
They are separate organizations. This information is posted as a courtesy.
2024 Sponsors
City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department
Cybergraph Advertising, Inc.
Galatea Boutique
(ish) delicatessen
Krispy Kreme
Leaf & Limb
Leesa Brinkley Graphic Design, Inc.
Logan's One Stop Garden Shop
Oak Heart Veterinary Hospital
PoshNosh Catering / Hummingbird
Raleigh City Farm
The Raleigh Wine Shop
Richard Callahan, Raleigh Homes Realty
Side Street Restaurant
SmokeStacks Cafe
Sugar Euphoria
Tin Roof Teas
WakeMed
Yellow Dog Bread Co.