VIRGINIA BEACH GARDEN TOUR

TICKETS: $30 day of tour and $25 in advance. Children ages 6-12 half-price; ages 5 and under, free of charge. Children younger than age 17 must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets include admission to five private homes and six Historic Homes.  Single-site admission, $10. Tickets are available at all private homes on the tour on April 20. A full tour ticket is required to purchase the scenic Linkhorn Bay cruise. Please refer to the SPECIAL EVENT section.

Admission for groups of 10 or more, and tickets purchased locally prior to tour day, $25. For questions about tickets, please contact Frances Padden at fpadden@cox.net or call (757) 482-6692.

ADVANCE TICKET SALE LOCATIONS:

Atlantic Garden Center, Inc., 1276 N Great Neck Rd., Virginia Beach (757) 481-1515;

Baker’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts, 972 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach (757) 422-5522;

Country Flowers & Gifts, 1169 Nimmo Parkway, Suite 244, Virginia Beach (757) 427-7500;

Flowers-Wayne Jones, 329 Laskin Blvd, Virginia Beach (757) 428-2901;

Virginia Beach Visitors Center, 2100 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach (757) 437-4888;

Wholesale Flower Market Inc., 1211 Executive Blvd., Chesapeake (757) 547-7735; 

Willis Furniture Co., 4220 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach (757) 340-2112;

Yves Delorme, La Promenade, 1860 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach (757) 425-6963.

Tickets may also be purchased on-line at www.VAGardenweek.org.

DIRECTIONS TO TOUR AREA: Take I-264 East to Birdneck Rd. (Exit 22). Turn left onto N. Birdneck Rd. for .05 mi. Go left onto Laskin Rd. for .01 mi. Turn right onto Cardinal Rd. entering the Birdneck Point neighborhood. Follow Cardinal Rd. for .08 mi. to The Cavalier Yacht and Golf Club, 1052 Cardinal Rd.

FOLLOW SIGNS AND GREEN ARROWS TO HOMES ON TOUR. All homes on the tour are located within the Birdneck Point neighborhood, zip code 23451. Please note this is a combination walking/shuttle tour.

PROPERTIES MAY BE VISITED IN ANY ORDER.

PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION:  Free shuttle buses will be available in the front parking lot of the Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club. Shuttles will run continually to all five homes on the tour. Parking is available in all of the Cavalier’s lots except the one next to the main clubhouse. Tour guests are encouraged to park their vehicles and use the shuttle buses. Restroom facilities will be available.

Click here to see a description of the houses on tour