Garden's Galore

Enjoy the June blooms at these two festivals. Here's what the San Francisco Chronicle has to say about them:

The annual Mendocino Coast Garden Tour, June 23, gives you the right to barge in on six private gardens, from Fort Bragg to Albion. The $40 self-guided tour includes live entertainment and benefits the Mendocino Art Center. Call (800) 653-3328 or (707) 937-5818, or go to www.mendocinoartcenter.org. Looking south the same day, Big Sur's Hidden Gardens Tour, also June 23, comes with artists and musicians in the private coastal gardens, with docents providing details on natural and cultural history. Tickets are $60. (831) 667-1530, www.bigsurarts.org