Parkland Garden Club will present its annual garden tour “Love of Gardening,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16.

There will be nine gardens on the tour expressing the gardeners’ “love of gardening.”

Gardens on the tour include:

Janice Boehm of Schnecksville has a garden that expresses her personality and style.

She has more than 100 day lilies, numerous perennials, and provides a place for pollinators.

Steve Adams of Schnecksville creates a garden that provides him with constant color on his property that features a 200-year-old Pa. German farmhouse.

He has more than 250 dahlias that will be starting to bloom mid-July.

Jan Pavelko of Orefield, forms islands throughout her garden to relax and have serenity among her perennials.

She says, “It’s a gardener’s paradise.”

A creative demonstration will be presented by Dave Shimp at this garden.

Milka and Viliam Choma of Allentown enjoy getting their hands dirty to create a garden filled with perennials, herbs, and vegetables.

The raised herbs and vegetable beds are used in the gardener’s Slovakian dishes.

The beauty of their garden brings much joy to these gardeners.

A silent auction will be held at this home from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rick and Michelle Stringer’s of Allentown, home and garden showcase the talents of the artisans and craftsmen when it was built in 1929.

The yard features two mighty oaks that were transplanted from nearby Muhlenberg College in 1929.

This property features hydrangea, skip myrtles, knockout roses, peonies, and spirea as well as many other diverse plants and trees.

John and Sue Drabic of Allentown transformed this wooded lot to feature their garden with native tree shrubs and perennials.

As Penn State Master Gardeners their garden is certified with the National Wildlife Federation.

Tom and Ellen Held’s Allentown property provides relaxation for the gardeners to enjoy the two levels of their garden.

The garden is filled with perennials such as day lilies, rhododendron, azaleas, hydrangeas, hostas, bleeding hearts, as well as boxwood and many evergreen.

Dr. Amy and James Gourniak of Allentown use their garden to help them deal with their hectic and stressful life to keep them grounded.

A greenhouse is the place where the gardener transplants her vegetable and flower seedlings.

Bright and bold colors are used in their choice of flowers.

A catio will be added to their property for cats and humans.

Dr. Glen and Becky Short’s Macungie herb garden and outbuilding are inspired by their trips to Williamsburg, and their trip to England inspired their knot garden using boxwood and santolina to form a geometric design.

Becky, a Master Gardener, put in a pollinator friendly garden.

This garden has been featured in these magazines: “The Herb Companion,” ”Country Garden,” ”Lehigh Valley Magazine,” ”Dream Cottage Gardens,“ and ”Lifestyles Over 50.”

Tickets can be purchased at these businesses: Four Seasons Garden Center, 9005 Hamilton Blvd., Breinigsville; Crooked Row Farm, 3245 Route 309, Orefield; C. Leslie Smith, The Shops at Cedar Point, 311 Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown; Dan Schantz Greenhouse, 2031 29th St., SW, Allentown; Eagle Point Farms, 853 Trexlertown Road, Trexlertown; Herbein’s Garden Center, 4301 Chestnut St., Emmaus; Lehigh Valley Home and Garden Center, 4220 Crackersport Road, South Whitehall; Phoebe Floral Shop, 2102 W. Hamilton St., Allentown.