Our goal is to put a wildlife habitat on every school campus in the Valley of the Sun!

Experience the Magick!

The Parade of Ponds is a self-guided, weekend-long, tour of Maricopa County’s most beautiful and spectacular water gardens.  The largest garden tour in Arizona, it features 41 water gardens of all shapes and sizes in various communities from Gilbert in the East Valley to Buckeye in the West. “From dramatic boulders and a thorough collection of cacti, to stunning arrangements of wildflowers, you will experience some of the most enchanting gardens in the Phoenix area,” says Barbi Holdeman, Director of the Schoolyard Habitat Foundation. “These are no ordinary backyards!” 

Each year, the Parade of Ponds raises funds to build a wildlife habitat in a K-12 school in Maricopa County and features inspirational ponds and gardens created by various contractors and do-it-yourselfers.  The one thing all the water features have in common is that they are environmentally responsible, being kept organically with no chemicals.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to talk to owners of the gardens about their experiences and learn about low maintenance, organic water gardening techniques. The ticket price of the tour is $15 per person (children 12 and under free) and is good for a whole weekend of entertainment!  See ponds with fish, turtles, birds, pets & kids!