The 2012 Pond-O-Rama Pond and Garden tour will feature 45 beautiful gardens located throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area and in metro east. You can go north or south, east or west, or in all directions, and find St. Louis Water Gardening Society members ready to share their gardens and talk about their ponds. Each location is scheduled for one of the two days of the tour, either Saturday, June 23, or Sunday, June 24. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Nearly half of the locations are new to the tour this year, so there will be a lot to see. Plan to spend both days visiting with our members.

Tickets for the tour will be available to members at the May and June general meetings. Each member household is entitled to two free tickets. Each person 18 years of age or older visiting the gardens must have a ticket. Children under the age of 18 do not need a ticket. Tickets will be delivered to retail outlets in mid-May and should be available for sale by May 25. For a list of all retailers who are selling Pond-O-Rama tickets, click here.

You can buy tickets at our May or June regular meeting, or you can order tickets from this website to be sent by mail at a cost of $2 per ticket ordered. Click here for a copy of the order form to print out and mail with your check. (Remember to add $2 per ticket for handling and postage costs.) Tickets will be mailed upon receipt of the order and the payment.

The St. Louis Water Gardening Society also is offering a discount of $2 off each ticket ordered in groups of 10 or more. For more information about the group ticket purchases, contact Alice Gibson, 618-876-1628, alice1628@att.net.

Photos of previous tours also are available. Click the links at the top of the page for a look at some of the best gardens in St. Louis.