Starting October 12 you will be able to bid for VIP, behind-the-scenes tours at stellar American gardens, to benefit the ongoing educational mission of the American Horticultural Society. Visit premier public gardens, accompanied by one of its leading gardeners.

Bellevue Botanical Garden, Bellevue. Washington
Bellingrath Gardens and Home, Theodore, Alabama
Biltmore House and Gardens, Asheville, North Carolina
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Des Moines, Iowa
Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, Tennessee
Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, California
River Farm, Alexandria, Virginia
Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, North Carolina (pictured below, courtesy of http://duke.edu/) Visit http://www.ahsgardening.org/online-auction for details.