{"id":74176,"date":"2025-07-26T14:40:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=74176"},"modified":"2025-07-26T15:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T19:02:41","slug":"july-26-oak-park-garden-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2025\/07\/26\/july-26-oak-park-garden-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"July 27: Oak Park Garden Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Join us Sunday, July 27<\/strong> from 1-5 p.m.<\/strong> at Book Beat as we take part in the 2025 Oak Park Garden Tour! This free and open to the public garden tour in Oak Park features front yards, backyards, side yards, and creative green place-making spaces at residences and businesses.<\/p>\n

Book Beat will have a variety of books (both for adults and children) about gardening, nature, and being good stewards of this planet! We will be joined by Wild Ones<\/a>, and tables in front of the store will feature a free plant and seed giveaway. Support your local independent bookstore, discover a new title to inspire and inform you as a gardener, and bring home a plant to grow or seeds to sow!<\/p>\n

Read more about all the details below and by visiting oakparkgardentour.com<\/a>, along with this Interactive Google Map<\/a> featuring all participating locations.<\/p>\n

Overview:<\/strong>
\nWho: open to the public and kid-friendly
\nWhat: a free festival with 40 gardens and 15 organizations in the Resource Fair
\nWhere: 40 locations around Oak Park, Michigan
\nWhen: Sunday, July 27, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
\nHow: attendees can visit as many gardens as they like, map and description at oakparkgardentour.com<\/a> and garden and partner profiles on Facebook @oakparkgardentour<\/a> and Instagram @oakparkgardentour<\/a><\/p>\n

By the Numbers:<\/strong>
\n40 gardens in 2025
\n3 businesses with gardens
\n25 out of 40 feature Native Plants!
\n11 out of 40 feature Rain Barrels!
\nMedian Garden Age is 5-7 years old, with 2 gardens in their first year and 6 gardens more than 30 years old!
\nMedian Garden Size is Medium (250-499 ft2), with 6 small (1-249 ft2) gardens and 4 XXL (1500+ ft2) gardens!<\/p>\n

Resource Fair Organizations for 2025:<\/strong>
\nDetroit Bird Alliance
\nFriends of the Rouge
\nHuron-Clinton Metroparks
\nRochester Pollinators
\nClinton River Watershed Council
\nSeasonal Sundries
\nMichigan Department of Natural Resources – Stepping Stones
\nMichigan State University Extension Master Gardeners
\nOakland County Parks
\nFloraculture Garden Consulting
\nOakland Conservation District
\nWild Ones North Oakland
\nOak Park Public Library
\nBook Beat Bookstore
\nPlants for Ecology<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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