Garden voyeurs, you’ll get your chance to lollygag around private gardens this Saturday in Federal Way. The cost for your voyeurism? Twenty bucks. Will it be worth it? Maybe, if you like checking out gardens that normally would be off limits, unless, of course, you don’t mind being chased away as a trespasser.

Six private home gardens and the Pacific Rim Bonsai collection will be part of the garden tour for the Federal Way Symphony. The tour starts at 10 a.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. (although there is a bonus garden tour from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., but more on that later).

Janice V. Burgess, a symphony board member and co-chair for the tour, described the event as self guided. You buy a ticket, they provide a map and from there, you’re on your own. Lectures and demonstrations take place at select gardens.

Here’s a look at each of the gardens. Commentary provided by Burgess:

Garden one, the Ross garden. “This is a hardworking gardener who has totally redone her yard (with different kinds of annuals)" Highlights: a shade garden, a basalt fire pit, a fountain with basalt rocks, a garden house, pergola and arbor.

Garden two, the Spader garden. “This is the home of a master gardener... He has a vegetable garden with unusual vegetables, very colorful potatoes. He gave me some last year when I was there. They were pink potatoes. … He starts everything in his vegetable garden from seed.” Highlights: Eight varieties of tomatoes growing in large tire tubes; Jerusalem artichokes and an herb garden.

Garden three, the Konkell garden. “He is a former nursery owner who has an extensive train in his backyard. It has waterfalls and tracks that go through the backyard.” Highlights: Window boxes and container gardens.

Garden four, the Parrish garden. “(It) has the most spectacular waterfall. If you go up the hill beside the waterfall, you have panoramic views of the Sound." Highlights: A pocket garden near the patio and New Zealand flax in containers.

Garden five, the Pacific Rim Bonsai collection. David DeGroot, the curator there, will talk about the collection, and Bob Pogue who is a floral designer, will also lecture about floral design. Highlights: More than 100 bonsai from Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States.

Garden six, the Sherwood garden. “Sherwood garden has a pond that goes all the way down to the water (Trout Lake). … She likes clashing colors, reds and oranges, nothing muted." Highlights: a tricolored beech, black bamboo and a dry river bed.

Garden seven, the Sessler garden. “The restored garden of a historic 1880s log home. ... Lots of natural river rock fences and walls. At the Fessler garden, Louise Talley will do a container gardening lesson. (Note: The Sherwood and Fesler gardens are adjacent). Highlights: container gardens with colorful annuals and plants that hummingbirds love.

Bonus garden, the Dzingle garden. This is the after-hours garden tour from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. “They have hundreds of lighting features… It’s an extensive piece of property.”

Other stuff to do: Strolling musicians, raffles of container gardens from Watson’s nursery, signed books by authors, artisans displaying their work and more.

Ticket information: Call 253-529-9857 or buy a ticket at Furney’s, Watson’s, Windmill or any nursery listed at federalwaysymphony.org. Tickets are $20 each.