Garden tour season starts

June has become garden-tour season in the Wichita area. The master gardeners’ tour this weekend kicks off four weekends in a row of garden tours.

Master gardeners’ garden tour

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday

Where: 10 Hawthorne, 6409 Abbotsford, 4317 Eagle Lake Drive in Bel Aire, 3382 Riverdale Road, 2905 N. Wild Rose Court, 7007 W. 12th St., 2538 Glacier Drive, 10126 W. Westport Court

How much: $10 for admission to all gardens on the tour; tickets available at each garden during tour hours, or online at www.sedgwick.ksu.edu

Sponsored by: Sedgwick County Extension Master Gardeners

More information: www.sedgwick.ksu.edu

College Hill Historical/Architectural/Garden Tour

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11

Where: Walking tour of the 100 to 400 blocks of North Belmont, between Douglas and Central (and between the arches)

How much: $6 on site, which includes a pamphlet of historical information about the houses; children ages under 12 free

Sponsored by: College Hill Neighborhood Association

More information: www.collegehillneighborhood.com

Newton Flower & Garden Tour

When: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11 and 1 to 5 p.m. June 12

Where: 1621 Hillcrest Road, 933 Spruce, 725 N. High, 1817 Cypress Lane, and Carriage Factory Art Gallery and J.J. Krehbiel Garden at 128 E. 6th, all in Newton

Garden talks: “Watering in the Landscape and Garden” by Harvey County extension agent Scott Eckert at 9:45 and 10:15 a.m. June 11 and at 1:45 and 2:15 p.m. June 12, at 1817 Cypress Lane; “Color My World Using Plant Dyes” by Lee Llamas of Red Llamas Landscaping at 10 and 10:30 a.m. June 11 and 2 and 2:30 p.m. June 12, at 933 Spruce; “Creating Mosaic Art for the Garden” by Mary Lee-McDonald of Carriage Factory at 11 and 11:30 a.m. June 11 and 3 and 3:30 p.m. June 12, at Carriage Factory; and “Gardening With Black Walnut Trees” by Constance Gehring at 11:15 a.m. June 11 and 3:15 and 3:45 p.m. June 12 at her garden at 725 N. High.

How much: $8; tickets available at the gardens during the tour or at the Newton Public Library, 720 N. Oak

Sponsored by: Second Century Library Foundation for the Newton Public Library

More information: www.newtonplks.org

North Riverside Garden Stroll

When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 18

Where: 1402 N. Garland, 1530 W. 20th St., 1919 N. Payne, 1435 N. Woodland, 1415 N. Salina

How much: $5 for admission to all gardens on the tour; tickets available at Johnson’s Garden Centers and Seasonal Decorating at 2828 W. 13th St., and at each of the gardens on the day of the tour

Sponsored by: North Riverside Neighborhood Association

More information: 316-993-3949

Pond Tour

When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 18 and noon to 6 p.m. June 19

Where: Several water gardens in the Wichita area

How much: $10 per car. Tickets, which include addresses, maps and descriptions of the tour sites, will be available at garden centers and Botanica.

Sponsored by: Kansas Pond Society

More information: www.kansaspondsociety.org

Marion garden tour

When: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 25

Where: 203 W. 8th in Florence, 54 Lakeshore Drive at Marion County Lake, an old barn at 1761 130th, and 1914 Quail Creek in Marion

How much: $5; tickets available before and during the tour at the Marion City Library, 101 Library St., in the restored Santa Fe Railroad Station behind the Marion County Courthouse (visible from Main Street). Refreshments also will be served there during the tour.

Sponsored by: Marion City Library

More information: 620-382-2442

McPherson June Bloom Garden Tour

When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 25

Where: 515 S. Ash, 1205 Eastmoor Drive, 215 S. Walnut, 128 N. Park, 600 W. Woodside in McPherson

How much: $5 in advance, $7 the day of the tour; free trolley between garden stops starting at the demo garden at 600 W. Woodside

Sponsored by: McPherson County master gardeners and their friends

More information: 620-241-1523; the Facebook page of McPherson Master Gardeners and Friends

This story was originally published June 3, 2016 at 3:58 PM with the headline "Garden tour season starts."