Pre-sale tickets are sold out for the May 10, 2026 Garden Tour
Day-of ticket sales are ONLY available for purchase at the off-site parking location at Marcellus High School at 1 Mustang Hill and will require taking the shuttle bus to and from Sycamore Hill Gardens due to limited grass parking availability. Cash and credit cards will be accepted.
If you purchased tickets online, the receipt you received via email is your ticket (there are no attachments or QR codes that will arrive to your email). We strongly recommend printing out the receipt and bringing a paper copy with you to expedite check in, but are also setup to check you in in from an electronic device that shows the number of tickets purchased.
In the event that you are the ticket holder for a larger group that will not all arrive at the same time, everyone should give the name of TICKET PURCHASER when they arrive. We will be able to look up the tickets and check everyone in individually or in small groups without a problem!
Please follow the signage at the check in table to either check in with a paper ticket/receipt or an electronic ticket/receipt.
If you purchased paper tickets at Baltimore Woods or an off-site vendor, follow the signs for paper tickets and hand them in!
This year there are two locations for event parking. Pre-sale ticket holders can choose between grass parking (limited and muddy conditions) or paved parking with a shuttled bus at Marcellus High School (1 Mustang Hill). Day-of ticket sales will ONLY be at Marcellus high school and must take the shuttle.
- At Sycamore Hill Gardens located in the fields across the street from the garden tour. This is all grass parking and significantly limited and muddy due to recent rainfall. If you plan to park at the gardens, we recommend all-wheel drive vehicles and encourage carpooling to reduce the number of cars. Please be aware that if your car gets stuck in the mud, there is no machinery at the gardens to pull cars out and you may need to call a tow truck.
- At Marcellus High school at 1 Mustang Hill with a shuttle bus available to and from Sycamore Hill Gardens, dropping you directly at the entrance.
Parking is made available at no cost at both parking locations.
Yes! You are welcome to enjoy the offerings of several local food trucks including Limp Lizard, Blueberries and Lace, Skippy’s Ice Cream, Bob Barkers Famous Hot Dogs and Coneys, and The Local Crust.
You are most welcome to bring a picnic basket with you! We will also have local food trucks available for your enjoyment. If you need to head back to your car to get your picnic part way through the day, just stop to get a hand stamp at the check-in table before crossing the street.
The gardens are expansive, but stone dust paths provide generally level walking surfaces through portions of the gardens. For guests who cannot walk long distances, there is seating available on the patio and the stone dust pathways are accessible for wheelchairs and electric scooters.
There are some chairs and benches situated throughout the grounds. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blanket for seating or picnicking.
Portajohns (including an accessible portajohn) will be available for guest use.
Tickets to the garden tour are nonrefundable as the event is a fundraiser for Baltimore Woods Nature Center. The good news is that the gardens are lovely, even in rainy weather and so the event will take place rain or shine!
100% of your admission fee goes to support Baltimore Woods Nature Center in its mission to connect communities and nature in wisdom and wonder through year-round environmental education programs for all ages, including nature adventure day camps; stewardship, maintenance, and improvements to over 6 miles of trails and 180-acres of the Baltimore Woods preserve; and on-site environmental research projects and partnerships. Your admission fee helps us to protect a community resource and keep you connected to nature!
Learn more about our year-round environmental education programs and stewardship of the 270 acre Baltimore Woods Preserve in Marcellus at baltimorewoods.org!
Sycamore Hill Gardens is privately owned by the Hanford family. Originally a fully functioning dairy farm with over 300 head of registered Jersey cattle, the Hanfords have worked diligently for over twenty years to transform pastures and cornfields into a magnificent 40 acre showcase of nature’s beauty. Most recently, the Hanfords have planted over 10,000 native trees, 10,000 native shrubs, and planted 180 acres of ground nesting bird meadow mix as part of the USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to restore farmlands, reduce erosion and runoff, and promote the habitat of indigenous wildlife. Additionally, these practices have prompted local Marcellus beekeepers to set up their hives within the CRP land and work toward keeping healthier, happier, honey bees and supplying an abundant source of pure local honey. For more information, visit Sycamore Hill Gardens – Home of Walk in Beauty Garden Tours
Guests should plan to spend at least 2-2.5 hours in order to see all of the amazing features of this impressive property. No matter what time you arrive, please plan to depart at 4:00pm.
We’re sorry, but we ask that you leave your pets at home. They will not be allowed to enter the gardens.
Guests are not allowed to pick flowers this year, but are invited to bring a camera and capture the beauty of spring for all time!
Please visit sycamorehillgardens.com for more information on upcoming public events at the garden or to book a private tour!
Tour these 40+ acres of private, one of a kind gardens and discover something new around every turn! For many it’s a yearly tradition and for newcomers, the gardens are awe-inspiring. At this self-guided event, you can stroll the lawns and paths through vibrant gardens, with amazing sights and surprises around every turn. Bring a picnic lunch or stop by a local food truck, and then soak up the afternoon sunshine by the pond at this fun family day full of exploration and wonder.
In addition to strolling the gardens at your own pace, you can also enjoy a scavenger hunt, feed the koi fish in the pond (weather dependent), and browse an amazing array of raffle prizes in the raffle barn!