A garden with a gazebo will be among the six hidden gardens on the first-ever Noe Valley Garden Tour, on Saturday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets and maps are available at four stores -- Cover to Cover, Small Frys, Noe Valley Bakery, and Ladybug Ladybug -- and at the Noe Valley Farmers' Market on 24th Street the day of the tour. Photo by Beverly Tharp

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