20 Vintage Playboy Photos to Celebrate World Naked Gardening Day

Has there ever been a more Playboy holiday?

Classics May 2, 2026
Lorraine Michaels by Arny Freytag, April 1981.

Spring has finally sprung, which means flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and garden enthusiasts across the world are getting naked. The second Saturday in May is World Naked Gardening Day, a time to reacquaint yourself with nature after a long, cold winter.

To celebrate the day, you can strip down and start tending your peas in the buff. Or, if you’re not in the business of giving your neighbors such a show, you can celebrate here, with us. As it turns out, the women of Playboy have been blessed with a green thumb, among other gifts. Our archive is a bounty of ladies stripping down in their flower beds. So, whether you plan to get out in the dirt yourself or just observe from afar, let these pictorials lead you to the garden of your dreams.

Michele Joann by Bill Arsenault, December 1973.
Stella Stegmann by Irene Schaur, October 2019.
Jennifer Lavoie by Richard Fegley, August 1993.
Lorraine Michaels by Arny Freytag, April 1981.
Colleen Hinton by Phillip Dixon, July 1974.
Michelle Weisstuch by Ana Dias, July 2025 Playmate of the Month.
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