The 2003 Azalea Garden Tour was indeed very special as it celebrated 50 years of this Wilmington tradition.  Six of the gardens, including the opening garden for the ribbon cutting, were on the very first tour in 1953. 

2003 Gardens:

1. Percy and Lillian Smith * - 1953 and 2003 Ribbon Cutting Site

2. Alan and Lorraine Perry *

3. Dennis and Diana Overton *

4. Rick and Mimi Whitford *

5. Henry B. Rehder *

6. Bellamy Mansion *

7. Larry and Elaine Neuwirth

8. Bill and Pierce Overman

9. Airlie Gardens and Lebanon Chapel

10. William and Jackie Warwick

11. Anthony and Ann Lees

(* denotes garden on original 1953 tour)