Two private Stinson Beach gardens, both with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean, will open their gates to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday when the Garden Conservancy’s annual Open Days program comes to Marin.

The program celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The Open Days program has made it possible for more than 1.4 million people to stroll through thousands of private gardens ranging from rooftops and suburban backyards to historic estates and organic farms.

There are gardens in at least 41 states on different dates each year, and each one is listed with its photo, description and open day on the Open Days website. This is especially helpful for those who like to travel and coordinate visits to the local gardens.

The Sea View Gardens makes its debut appearance on the garden tour this year.

According to Cliff Weathers, the Garden Conservancy’s director of communications, this garden is “remarkable because it offers both a great example of a habitat garden for pollinators in addition to being a fire-safe garden, highlighting how aesthetics and the natural world can be in sync with one another.”

Visitors can expect to see examples of dry/xeriscaping principles, native plants, mature coastal live oaks and a water feature in this cultivated 1 acre of an organic and toxin-free hillside garden set within a 3.5-acre property mostly left as wildlands.

A garden making its return to the tour is the Panoramic Garden.

This garden “is exceptional because of its evolution over time; it has been over 20 years in the making,” Weathers said. “Not only does it complement the surrounding environment, but it is also a collector’s garden, with over 200 rare species from around the globe.”

And “the owners are very keen to share their journey and talk about plants’ traditional uses in addition to how they have adapted their collection to the coastal environment,” he said.

Here, guests will find more than 200 plant species from around the world, sculptures from Zimbabwe, large boulders and stone pathways that lead to themed garden “rooms,” old bay trees, fuchsias, tillandsias, protea, succulents, rare shrubs, a seasonal stream and a koi pond.Each garden costs $10 to visit, and advance registration is required online for each one. Ages 12 and younger get in for free.

Once the registration is completed, an electronic ticket will be sent via email. It will include the garden’s address, directions and parking information. Registration will remain live until the end of the event or until all the tickets have been sold.

Go to gardenconservancy.org/open-days.

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