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Garden Tours & Plant Sales in May 2024

May 1, 2024 (1 event)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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May 2, 2024 (2 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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11:30 am – 1:00 pm
May 2, 2024

Our free educational tour includes a casual walk through various areas of the Washington Park Arboretum, featuring seasonal viewing of collections plants, explorations of botany & the history of the organization. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/free-public-tours/, cmn23@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.

Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Dr E
Seattle, WA 98112
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May 3, 2024 (1 event)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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May 4, 2024 (2 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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10:00 am – 3:00 pm
May 4, 2024

There will be an Indigenous plant walking tour & a tour of the PPNW pollinator garden. Also festive activities for the whole family, native plant info, organic gardening tips, information booths & vendors, guest speakers, homemade crafts, a release of native bees, & food carts. More information: 21acres.org/event/pollinator-fest/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/events, eneralinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. Held at 21 Acres Center.

21 Acres
13701 NE 171st St
Woodinville, WA 98072
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May 5, 2024 (2 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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10:00 am – 11:00 am
May 5, 2024

Free with zoo admission or membership. Join our horticulturist Bryon Jones & be awed by the power of plants at Point Defiance Zoo. Ferns, mosses, cycads & gingkoes - they all date to prehistoric times. Discover ours! More information: www.pdza.org/event/garden-tour-living-fossils/, comments@pdza.org or 253-404-3800. Held at the Point Defiance Zoo. Meet at the Pacific Rim Plaza, just inside the front gate.
May 6, 2024 (1 event)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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May 7, 2024 (2 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
May 7, 2024

Cost: $25, pre-registration is required. Register online. (Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis). Learn about rare & unusual plants, collections based on genetics & eco-geographic habitats, & the unusual ways how these plants have made their way to us. This talk in particular will highlight blooming flowers in the Rhododendron Glen of the Washington Park Arboretum. Ray Larson is the Curator of Living Collections. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/arboretum-event-calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D173459062 or urbort@uw.edu.
May 8, 2024 (1 event)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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May 9, 2024 (1 event)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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May 10, 2024 (2 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm
May 10, 2024 – May 11, 2024

Free. Native plant sale. Throughout the day prairie, native plant center & more tours. Reserve your spot online. Prairie tours from 10-11:30, 4-5, & Saturday only from 1-2:30. Greenhouse/nursery tours from 11:45-12:45. More information: www.pacificriminstitute.org/, www.facebook.com/pacificriminstitute, info@pacificriminstitute.org or 360-678-5586. Held at Pacific Rim Institute.
May 11, 2024 (7 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm
May 10, 2024 – May 11, 2024

Free. Native plant sale. Throughout the day prairie, native plant center & more tours. Reserve your spot online. Prairie tours from 10-11:30, 4-5, & Saturday only from 1-2:30. Greenhouse/nursery tours from 11:45-12:45. More information: www.pacificriminstitute.org/, www.facebook.com/pacificriminstitute, info@pacificriminstitute.org or 360-678-5586. Held at Pacific Rim Institute.

8:00 am – 5:00 pm
May 11, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Admission: $10/adults, free/children 12 & under. Tickets can be purchased online in advance or in person at the gate. The garden is looking lush & full of the vibrant beauty of spring. Escape the crowds & take a relaxing garden stroll. More information: www.powellswood.org/events/mothers-day, admin@powellswood.org or 253-529‑1620. Held at PowellsWood Garden. 430 S Dash Point Road, Federal Way, WA 98003

9:00 am – 2:00 pm
May 11, 2024

Free entry. Celebrate Spring! Plant sale, garden tours, vendors, animals & food. More information: carnationfarms.org/events/, www.facebook.com/carnationfarms/, info@carnationfarms.org or 425-844-3100. Held at Carnation Farms, down by the Garden at the Lower Farm Area.

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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
May 11, 2024

Free - get tickets online. Suggested $10 donation to help preserve & maintain the gardens. The tour focus on exceptional plants for NW gardens & sustainable landscape practices. Vista Gardens encompasses 4+ acres & contains approximately 1200 aesthetically arranged different species & cultivars. More information: www.albersvistagardens.org, info@albersvistagardens.org or 206-779-3112.

Albers Vista Gardens
124 E 31st St
Bremerton, WA 98310
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10:00 am – 11:30 am
May 11, 2024

Free educational walk led by Master Gardeners. Walk through the Port Angeles 5th St. Community Garden to examine what is happening (or should be happening) in local vegetable gardens. Beneficial to persons new to vegetable gardening, as well as more seasoned vegetable gardeners. Held rain or shine. More information: extension.wsu.edu/clallam/event/2nd-saturday-garden-walk-at-5th-street-may-11th2024/, www.facebook.com/clallammastergardeners, laurel.moulton@wsu.edu or 360-565-2679. Held at the 5th Street Community Garden, just off Peabody, right across from City Hall.

5th Street Community Garden
328 E 5th St
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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10:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 11, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Tickets required: 2 day pass $45 (plus service charges where applicable) on website until April 29 at 3pm. Tickets are in person at VCM as well as outlets listed on website. Self-guided tour through 10 hidden backyard garden gems, each one unique & sure to inspire. Benefits the Victoria Conservatory of Music. More information vcm.bc.ca/support/garden-tour/, info@vcm.bc.ca, 250-386-5311 or 1-866-386-5311. Held in Victoria, BC.
May 12, 2024 (3 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
April 20, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Fee: $10/adult, free/children 12 & under with adult. Lilac Days open daily through May 12th. Tour the beautiful gardens & Lilac plants will be available for purchase outside. Grounds are wheelchair friendly. No pets permitted in Gardens. More information: www.lilacgardens.com/info/lilac-days/, Hklgexecutivedirector@gmail.com or 360-225-8996. Take exit #21 off Interstate 5 & follow signs. Held at Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens.

115 S Pekin Rd, Woodland, WA 98674
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
May 11, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Admission: $10/adults, free/children 12 & under. Tickets can be purchased online in advance or in person at the gate. The garden is looking lush & full of the vibrant beauty of spring. Escape the crowds & take a relaxing garden stroll. More information: www.powellswood.org/events/mothers-day, admin@powellswood.org or 253-529‑1620. Held at PowellsWood Garden. 430 S Dash Point Road, Federal Way, WA 98003

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 11, 2024 – May 12, 2024

Tickets required: 2 day pass $45 (plus service charges where applicable) on website until April 29 at 3pm. Tickets are in person at VCM as well as outlets listed on website. Self-guided tour through 10 hidden backyard garden gems, each one unique & sure to inspire. Benefits the Victoria Conservatory of Music. More information vcm.bc.ca/support/garden-tour/, info@vcm.bc.ca, 250-386-5311 or 1-866-386-5311. Held in Victoria, BC.
May 14, 2024 (1 event)

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
May 14, 2024

Free - no registration is required. Share a plant, take a plant. Offered by the 50+ activities department. Bring any seeds, starts, cuttings, bulbs, potted plants, bare root plants & more to trade or just give away. Plants should be healthy & pest-free to your knowledge & labeled if you know what it is. No noxious weeds or invasive plants please. More information: www.metroparkstacoma.org/event/50-plant-swap/, info@tacomaparks.com or 253-305-1000. Held at the Eastside Community Center in a tent on the patio outside the front entrance. 1721 E 56th St, Tacoma, WA 98404
May 18, 2024 (4 events)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 18, 2024

Tickets: $20 cash or cheque, available at locations listed on website. 5 private gardens are open to the public with many unusual rhodies. More information: cowichanrhodos.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-garden-tour.jpg or cowichanvalleyrhododendron@gmail.com. Held in Cowichan Valley, BC.

St. John's Anglican Church (Duncan)
486 Jubilee St
Duncan , BC
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10:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 18, 2024

Tickets: $20 cash or cheque, available at locations listed on website. 5 private gardens are open to the public with many unusual rhodies. More information: cowichanrhodos.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-garden-tour.jpg or cowichanvalleyrhododendron@gmail.com. Held in Cowichan Valley, BC.

10:00 am – 3:00 pm
May 18, 2024

Tickets: $20/person, available online or day of tour at check in location. Over 12 beautiful residential gardens will be open to the public. Check in (where you'll get a map of all the gardens) near The Artisans Pop-Up Market, across the street from the Red Apple on 41st Ae E & E Madison St, Seattle. All proceeds go directly back into the community. More information: www.friendsofmadisonpark.com/events/garden-tour-2024 or events@friendsofmadisonpark.com.

10:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 18, 2024

Admission: $10/adults, $7/seniors & students, free/kids 12 & under & military with ID. The RSBG Nursery will be stocked with a stunning selection of plants for sale. Walk through a meadow glowing with blooming blue poppies or stroll along the ADA accessible path through the blue poppy glade. There are 2 fields of poppies to explore. Shop from local artists, enjoy eats from a food truck & enjoy musical performances. More information: www.rhodygarden.org/blue-poppy-day, info@rhodygarden.org or 253-838-4646, ext. 140. Held at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden. 2525 S 336th St, Federal Way, WA 98003
May 19, 2024 (1 event)

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
May 19, 2024

Cost: $10, register by phone or email (limited to 15 participants). A long walk of at least 4 miles from Sound Transit's Link light-rail Capitol Hill station to the U District. On this tour, we will meander north over Capitol Hill, through wooded Interlaken Park & Montlake neighborhood, looking both at plantings, wild plants, & trees on our way to the U District. The walk begins with an uphill climb to 15th Ave E; thereafter it is flat or downhill the rest of the way. You will see the city's tallest redwood, tallest red maple, largest manzanita & the like. More information: www.arthurleej.com/tours24.html, alj@consultant.com or 206-328-8733. Meet at the SE corner of Broadway & E John St, Seattle, WA.
May 25, 2024 (4 events)

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
May 25, 2024

Free - get tickets online. Suggested $10 donation to help preserve & maintain the gardens. The tour focus on exceptional plants for NW gardens & sustainable landscape practices. Vista Gardens encompasses 4+ acres & contains approximately 1200 aesthetically arranged different species & cultivars. More information: www.albersvistagardens.org, info@albersvistagardens.org or 206-779-3112.

Albers Vista Gardens
124 E 31st St
Bremerton, WA 98310
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10:00 am – 12:00 pm
May 25, 2024

There is no charge; however, donations are readily accepted. Reserve online. Spots are limited to 30 participants per tour date. Sign up early. Learn about the Garden's history, plants & development. More information: www.kubotagarden.org, volunteers@kubotagarden.org or 206-717-8718. Meet at the kiosk adjacent to the parking lot.

Kubota Garden
9817 55th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
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11:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 25, 2024 – May 26, 2024

Cost: $5/per garden (cash only - collected at each garden), 4 gardens have entrance by donation, or $35/all-garden pass available in advance on website or at at CityScape Community ArtSpace, 335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC. Held rain or shine. Self-guided tour of 10 outdoor spaces featuring visual artists, musicians & performers. More information: www.nvartscouncil.ca/events-exhibitions/arts-in-the-garden-2024-2/, www.facebook.com/NorthVanArts/, info@northvanarts.ca or 604-988-6844. Held on the North Shore of Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver's North Shore (various)
Vancouver , BC
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1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
May 25, 2024

Register online. There will be a tour of the PPNW pollinator garden. Learn about the relationships between pollinators, farming & natural environmental systems. Deepen your knowledge about the crucial role that pollinators play in our ecosystem. More information: 21acres.org/event/specialty-farm-tour-pollinators/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/events, eneralinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. Held at 21 Acres Center.

21 Acres
13701 NE 171st St
Woodinville, WA 98072
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May 26, 2024 (3 events)

11:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 25, 2024 – May 26, 2024

Cost: $5/per garden (cash only - collected at each garden), 4 gardens have entrance by donation, or $35/all-garden pass available in advance on website or at at CityScape Community ArtSpace, 335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC. Held rain or shine. Self-guided tour of 10 outdoor spaces featuring visual artists, musicians & performers. More information: www.nvartscouncil.ca/events-exhibitions/arts-in-the-garden-2024-2/, www.facebook.com/NorthVanArts/, info@northvanarts.ca or 604-988-6844. Held on the North Shore of Vancouver, BC.

Vancouver's North Shore (various)
Vancouver , BC
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10:00 am – 4:00 pm
May 26, 2024

Tickets required: $25 from outlets listed on website, by email, or on day of tour from 9-11 at the upper parking lot of Country Grocer - 1020 1st Ave, Ladysmith. Self-guided tour of local Ladysmith BC gardens. All proceeds to support Rotary projects. More information: www.ladysmithrota ry.org, www.facebook.com/rotaryladysmith/ or ladysmithrotaryclub@gmail.com.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
May 26, 2024

Free. The Riverview Horticultural Centre Society invites you to a tree tour of a significant & beautiful part of the Lower Mainland, the Riverview Lands Arboretum. More information: rhcs.org/tours_events.html, information@rhcs.org or 604-290-9910. Held on the Riverview Hospital Lands. Enter the site at the Colony Farm Rd traffic light. Meet at the Henry Esson Young Building (HEY) near the front door.

Riverview Lands Arboretum
2601 Lougheed Hwy
Coquitlam, BC
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