Smyrna celebrates spring with its annual garden tour May 2

Explore private Smyrna gardens during Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s annual fundraiser

Keep Smyrna Beautiful distributed the following announcement about its popular annual garden tour fundraiser:

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Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s Garden Tour returns on Saturday, May 2, 2026, offering self-guided exploration of five of Smyrna’s most stunning gardens.

This year’s theme “Homegrown Habitats,” celebrates gardens that support pollinators while making our city a more beautiful place to live. 

“Expect to see gardens that support pollinators and be inspired to create the same in your yard,” says Garden Tour Committee Chair Dawn McLoughlin. “The five featured gardens range from a certified native garden, two well-established pollinator gardens, a bright and bountiful ornamental, and a well-designed pollinator garden growing within an HOA.”

Keep Smyrna Beautiful hopes that the tour will inspire Smyrna residents to beautify their own outdoor spaces while supporting pollinators, which are critical for a healthy ecosystem, biodiversity, and food production, but face challenges including habitat loss and competition from non-native species.

Proceeds from the Smyrna Garden Tour support litter cleanups, environmental education, community events, and more. As Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s largest annual fundraiser, this event plays a vital role in sustaining local beautification efforts.

Enjoy Refreshments, Music & Art

During the tour, ticketholders are invited to stop by the Tea Room at the Reed House (3080 Atlanta Rd SE) to enjoy complimentary refreshments.

While there, they can enjoy music from local musicians including Todd DeFeo (@ToddDeFeo), Jocelyn Steward (@MusicStudioLC), Jitterbug Performing Arts students (@JitterbugPerformingArts), Bettina & Briella (@bloomwithBettina), Reid Stevens and Friends (@33andOneThirdRecords), and students of Holly Tate, a Cup of Rainbows Music & Art (@aCupOfRainbows). Artists will be creating art at select gardens on the tour.

Shop for Plants

Guests at the Reed House can also browse a public plant sale, featuring a variety of perennials and annuals for sale, including a large selection of native plants.

Tickets & Availability

• Advance Tickets: $20
• Day-of Tickets: $25
• Where to Buy:
  • Online at Eventbrite.com
  • In-person at Smyrna Recycling Center, Vickery Hardware, and Floral Creations

Garden Tour Sponsors

The 2026 Smyrna Garden Tour is made possible by the generous sponsors that support Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s community programs, including Jonquil sponsors Carmichael Funeral Homes and The Charyn Darby Foundation and Rose sponsors Bartlett Heating & Cooling, Inc. and Woods Keeper Invasive Plant Removal. A full list of sponsors can be found at https://keepsmyrnabeautiful.com/garden-tour/

For sneak peeks and updates, follow Keep Smyrna Beautiful on Facebook and Instagram.

Don’t miss this chance to be inspired by nature, support a great cause, and experience the beauty of Smyrna’s gardens.

About Keep Smyrna Beautiful

Keep Smyrna Beautiful’s mission is to inspire our community to be clean, green, and beautiful. Our vision is a community where every person is a responsible steward of the environment. KSB is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and a local affiliate of both Keep America Beautiful and the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation. To learn more about our work in the community, visit keepsmyrnabeautiful.com.