The Fuquay-Varina Garden Tour will take place Saturday and Sunday. The tour, sponsored by the Fuquay-Varina Garden Club, consists of seven traditional Southern gardens with contemporary accents, such as a brick pizza oven, hot tub and water features.

Tickets are on sale at The Garden Hut, Mineral Springs Inn and Ashley's Art Gallery. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the days of the tour.

All ticket holders are invited to a reception at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at The Garden Hut, 1004 Old Honeycutt Road, for refreshments and door prizes from local merchants.

Raffle tickets will be available for two paintings, one by William Mangum and the other by local artist Shirley Hunsburger of Fuquay-Varina. Garden writer and photographer Pam Beck will be the featured speaker at The Garden Hut reception.

For advance tickets, call 919-744-4274.