With temperatures heating up, spring is in full bloom. The Dana Unit auxiliary of Rady Children’s Hospital is promoting spring fever with its eighth annual Point Loma Garden Walk on Saturday, April 25. Proceeds from the event benefit Rady’s craniofacial services. “It goes to a worthy cause – Rady Children’s Hospital is the area’s only hospital dedicated solely to pediatric care,” said event co-chair Pam Caldwell. “It is also a beautiful way to spend a day with friends.” This year’s garden walk features 15 garden tours, four of which are linked to the bonus of scenic home tours. It also features a new location. “For the first time we are over in the Sunset Cliffs area,” said Caldwell. “There are many homes with ocean views.” The walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and spotlight an array of different gardens. Caldwell said there is a little something for everyone on the walk, including homes with outdoor kitchens and low-water usage gardens. “We have a variety of gardens,” Caldwell said. “We have some that are unique because they’re small and some that are park-like settings.” Some of the gardens will have a little something extra. Artists from the San Diego Watercolor Society will be painting at some of the stops along the walk. Caldwell said she expects about 800 people to attend the garden walk, based on past attendance. “Craniofacial services at Rady Children’s Hospital diagnose and treat patients with complex disorders of the face and skull,” Caldwell said. Although no fundraising goals have been set for this year’s walk, past walks have raised a combined $106,000. This money has helped craniofacial services in a number of ways. “Proceeds from the garden walk will assist in the medical management of craniofacial patients who often require multiple interventions and team visits,” Caldwell said. “In the past, (the walks have) also funded specialized plastic surgery and microsurgical instruments.” The garden walk also features a boutique open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the boutique, people can purchase plants, talk shop with a master gardener or even grab a snack at a bake sale. “This has been a very popular addition to the garden walk,” Caldwell said. At the boutique, the Point Loma Garden Club will be holding its annual plant sale. This is the second year the club has held the plant sale in conjunction with the walk. “We are going to have annuals, perennials, vegetables and garden-related works of art, including succulent wreaths and tree boxes,” said Point Loma Garden Club president Julie Hasl. As part of the garden club’s plant sale, Tillie Lewis — the so-called “Tomato Queen” who owns the second-largest tomato packing company in the world — will be selling her heirloom tomato plants. Caldwell said these plants aren’t sold in nurseries. Presale tickets for the walk are $20 and can be purchased before Saturday at Walter Anderson Nursery in Point Loma, Mission Hills Nursery on Fort Stockton Drive in Mission Hills or Armstong Garden Center on West Morena Boulevard in Linda Vista. Tickets on the day of the event are $25 and will be sold at the boutique at 1007 Cordova St. That location is also the start of the walk, where maps will be handed out starting at 10 a.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (619) 518-8663, or visit www.pointlomagarden-walk.com.