The First Annual Garden Tour ​is Almost Here!
May 7th 1 - 4:00pm
  • GARDEN TOUR MAP 
    ​(Click this link to open on your phone)
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  • Gardens will be open on Sunday, May 7th, from 1:00 to 4:00PM.  ​
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  • The map shows just one possible path, yet there is no formal route. (Start anywhere, end anywhere!)

  • No tickets are necessary; no cost for admission. 
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  • Reach out if you have any questions! NMTIASF@gmail.com
Sunday, May 7th, from 1:00 to 4:00PM.
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  1. 78 Havelock -- Beautiful long backyard with tree ferns, mature trees, and impressively gigantic "Tower of Jewels" plants.
  2. 50 Havelock -- "Urban homestead” including a rainwater catch system (version 1.0), laundry-to-lawn system, greenhouse, vegetable garden, and small ornamental garden​
  3. 201 Delano -- Amazing Echium!!
  4. 152 Delano -- Colorful flowerbed, a garden collaboration among neighbors
  5. 160 Otsego -- Hidden oasis with magical glass-mulch pathway leading to garden studio
  6. 141 Otsego -- Colorful front and back yards utilizing drought-tolerant plants
  7. 498 Capistrano -- In-progress renovation of sweeping front lawn into lovely landscape
  8. 373 Capistrano -- ​Beautiful sunny garden retreat with meandering path, resting/medication bench, and occasional possum visits. 
  9. 201 San Juan​ -- A colorful water-wise lawn replacement
  10. 156 San Juan​ -- Fragrant corner garden of California natives and court ​
  11. 783 Cayuga -- A tiny labyrinth hides on a terrace in this part-shade backyard​
  12. 781 Cayuga -- A pair of stately Queen Palms grace this sweet backyard with sunny patio​
  13. 731 Cayuga -- Large backyard garden with mature pine, poised for transformation
  14. ​1681 San Jose -- Mission Terrace Bridge Garden:  Pedestrian portal to the neighborhood, a public garden reclaiming a once-blighted space. The garden created with an SF Community Challenge Grant, and it is maintained by a team of neighborhood volunteers. Please join our monthly garden workdays! (Contact mtbeautify@mac.com to join the email list; work get-togethers are second Saturday of each month from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM, weather permitting; next get-together is 5/15!)
  15. 1801 San Jose -- Red Sea Market's transformation of a blank wall and challenging sidewalk-adjacent space into a cheerful container garden. Recipient of neighborhood improvement association NMTIA greening award!
  16. 209 Santa Rosa -- Backyard greenery includes succulents, cactus, and calla lilies and the front yard's drought resistant trees and plants require pruning and trimming only, no watering!
  17. 201 Capistrano -- Verdant vegetable garden, delicate Japanese Maples and a towering Ash
  18. 11 Otsego -- Elegant and environmentally friendly lawn replacement (ask about how to apply for funds to do this!)​
  19. 36 Delano -- Beautiful tree-landscaped front yard​
Our Mission Terrace gardens have it all;  rainwater catch systems, glass much pathways, tiffany lamp gazebos, succulents surprises, garden labyrinths, and more.
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Put on your walking shoes, jump on your bikes, and visit your neighbors during our first annual Garden Tour. Gardens will be open on Sunday, May 7th, from 1:00 to 4:00PM.  There is no formal route, yet the purple line in the map provides one possible path to follow.

GARDEN TOUR MAP 
(Click this link to open map on your phone)
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Put on your walking shoes or hop on your bikes! There are a bunch of interesting gardens to visit.