Items for Resale

Very good to excellent condition: china, crystal, linens, silver, decorative items, artworks, small antiques, garden décor, and more.

Gamble Garden resells items at Over the Garden Fence (OTGF) during our annual Spring Tour (last weekend of April) and Winter Festival (first weekend of December) fundraising events. These sales are volunteer led and operated, raising the funds necessary to support our mission of maintaining this historic home and garden for the enjoyment of all. Items donated to Gamble Garden that are not resold are donated to other local nonprofits.

Questions? Contact our Spring Tour OTGF Co-Chairs Alison Ahmed and Isabelle Trainer at [email protected] with a photo and description of your items.

Current Donation Requests

Winter Festival donations
Is your holiday décor bin overflowing? Keep unwanted holiday items out of your storage bins and donate them to Gamble Garden instead. Holiday items are accepted for Over the Garden Fence ~ Winter Edition 2025  including holiday trees, ornaments, Nutcrackers, and more.

Spring Tour donations
Get an early start on your spring cleaning! Gamble Garden is seeking donations of items for Over The Garden Fence at Spring Tour 2025. Requested items include:

• Assorted size shopping bags
• Decorative outdoor garden items
• Outdoor dining tables (with or without sets of chairs) and other outdoor entertaining items

Drop-off

9 AM – 12 PM
Monday, Wednesday, Friday

CLOSED: April 1 – May 1, November 1 – December 1, and federal holidays

Park in our lot off of Churchill Ave, 451 Churchill Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Upon arrival, ring the doorbell that’s located on the fence post to the right of the Wisteria/bicycle parking. Please do not leave unattended items in the parking lot without notifying staff.

To arrange a drop-off time outside of our collection schedule, please contact the Main Office at [email protected].

Sorry, we are not able to arrange pick-ups.

Silent Auction and Raffle Items

We accept items valued $100+ appropriate for a silent auction or raffle. Gamble Garden holds silent auctions and raffles during our annual Spring Tour (last weekend of April) and Winter Festival (first weekend of December) fundraising events. These events are volunteer led and operated, raising the funds necessary to support our mission of maintaining this historic home and garden for the enjoyment of all.

Please send a description of your item to [email protected].

Wine Donations

Wine bottles valued $25+ are accepted for our “Wine Grab” during Spring Tour (last weekend of April). Bottles may be dropped off weekdays, 9am-2pm, to the Main Office.

Items for the Garden or Office

Please email [email protected] with a description and image of your item to see if we can use it.

Wish list

• iPads or iPhones with iOS 15 or later
• Office Chairs
• plastic banquet tables – 5′, 6′, 8′