Six private gardens in Chilmark, Edgartown and West Tisbury will open to the public through the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program, at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9. The garden tour takes place rain or shine, and no reservations are required. Admission to each private garden is $7, or $35 for a day pass to all six gardens. Children age 12 and under can attend for free. Call 1-888-842-2442, or visit opendaysprogram.org for more information.

Visitors may begin the open day at any of the following locations:

Brookside Farm, 12 Middle Road, Chilmark; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — pond, pastures, and stone walls define the property of trees, shrubs, a rose border, and perennials including phlox, gaura, and Joe pye weed in summer; farm animals include horses and oxen.

Norris Garden, 19 Blueberrry Ridge Lane, Chilmark; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. — includes plant species collections of rhodies, Japanese maples and hydrangeas, with smaller groupings of mountain laurels and tree peonies, as well as a grove of tupelo trees with shade-loving plants beneath, and a nursery area with more than 200 seedlings and plants in wait.

85 South Water Street, Edgartown; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — features a sunken garden in the shape of a Union Jack, designed more than 50 years ago, as well as later additions by garden designer Penelope Hobhouse, with rare, unusual and native plants.

Garden of John and Judith Tankard, 16 School street, Edgartown; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Folly, 57 Lambert’s Cove Road, West Tisbury; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — evoking an Italian villa, the property features varied grades and contours, curves and textures, a mix of native plants among non-native, stonework, views around every corner, and a mix of formality within an informal context.

Helman Garden, Edgartown (directions will be provided at all other locations); 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — a walled garden designed for privacy and to complement the natural beauty of the landscape; formal bones of geometric beds contain a mix of flowers, herbs and vegetables that change from year to year.