First Fridays Garden Tours

First Fridays are back! Meet our staff and enjoy a guided tour of our beautiful gardens this season! In August, we'll explore the Butterfly Garden.

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Fri., Jun. 5 - Fri., Aug. 7 (Select dates)
Cost $7 per member, $22 per nonmember

Just like you, our Horticulture team loves to talk about plants!

Bring your sense of wonder and join our staff on an informative, 75-minute tour through the gardens at the Arboretum. A different garden will be featured each month, highlighting the beauty of our plant collections throughout the season, as well as new projects supporting our mission. After the tour, enjoy light refreshments and conversation with fellow plant-lovers before heading home to work in your own garden. Horticulture & Collections staff will be on hand during the refreshments to answer any gardening questions you have.

June 12: (RESCHEDULED) Wildflower Garden with Dawn Gerlica | Meet at the Corning Visitors Center | This is the new date after rain cancelled the original date.

August 7: Butterfly Garden with Lori Gogolin | Meet at the Corning Visitors Center

September 4: Rhododendron Discovery Garden & Tree Allee with Mary Lineberger | Meeting location TBD

Terrain: up to 1.5 miles, some pavement, some natural surfaces and hills

Age: Adult

Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Location: Holden Arboretum

Holden Arboretum Horticulture Staff

First Fridays: Main Display Garden
Friday, June 05, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Price: $7 per member, $22 per nonmember

First Fridays Garden Tours
Friday, June 12, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Price: $7 per member, $22 per nonmember

This is the new date for the May tour that was cancelled due to rain.

First Fridays: Butterfly Garden Tour
Friday, August 07, 2026
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Price: $7 per member, $22 per nonmember.

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