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Garden Tours & Plant Sales Calendar

This resource is compiled by the Miller Library. Public, charitable sales and tours are added regularly. To have your event added please e-mail hortlib@uw.edu.

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June 8, 2025


June 7, 2025 June 8, 2025

Celebrating the purple rhodie varieties & other purple bloomers. A wonderful selection of plants for sale to enhance your summer planting. Wear something purple to the sale & get 10 percent off your plant purchase. More information: www.facebook.com/meerkerkgardens, www.meerkerkgardens.orggardeninfo@meerkerkgardens.org or 360-678-1912.

Meerkerk Gardens Nursery
3531 Meerkerk Ln
Greenbank, WA


June 7, 2025 June 8, 2025

Tickets required: $44/person, available on website or at venues listed on website. Over the 2 day tour, your ticket will offer a rich variety of experiences—10 private gardens, artisan studios, live music performances by the Sooke Philharmonic musicians, & the opportunity to meet Master Gardeners & artisans. Some garden owners will have plants for sale. While the Tour has always included artisan vendors in the gardens, this year we have expanded the tour to include a few artisan studios as well. Fundraiser by & for the Sooke Philharmonic Society. More information: www.sookephil.ca/secretgardentour, www.facebook.com/sookephil, sookephilharmonic@gmail.com or 250-419-3569. Held in the Sooke, BC area.


June 7, 2025 June 8, 2025

Free, except a ticket is required to participate in guided garden tours, guest speaker lectures, wine & beer tastings, Paint & Sip Workshops, & Make & Take Workshops. Buy tickets online at parkstacoma.tickettomato.com/event_group/540/point-defiance-flower--garden-festival-2025. A showcase of gardening in the Pacific Northwest with hands-on programming, garden tours, guest speakers, display gardens, shopping, make & take workshops, live music, food, a beer & wine tasting garden & more. All proceeds benefit the Tacoma Farmer’s Market & Metro Parks gardening programs. More information: www.metroparkstacoma.org/event/ptdflowergardenfest/, info@tacomaparks.com or 253-305-1000.

Point Defiance Park
5400 N Pearl St
Tacoma, WA 98407


June 7, 2025 June 8, 2025

Celebrating the purple rhodie varieties & other purple bloomers. A wonderful selection of plants for sale to enhance your summer planting. Wear something purple to the sale & get 10 percent off your plant purchase. More information: www.facebook.com/meerkerkgardens, www.meerkerkgardens.orggardeninfo@meerkerkgardens.org or 360-678-1912.

Meerkerk Gardens Nursery
3531 Meerkerk Ln
Greenbank, WA


June 7, 2025 June 8, 2025

Tickets required: $44/person, available on website or at venues listed on website. Over the 2 day tour, your ticket will offer a rich variety of experiences—10 private gardens, artisan studios, live music performances by the Sooke Philharmonic musicians, & the opportunity to meet Master Gardeners & artisans. Some garden owners will have plants for sale. While the Tour has always included artisan vendors in the gardens, this year we have expanded the tour to include a few artisan studios as well. Fundraiser by & for the Sooke Philharmonic Society. More information: www.sookephil.ca/secretgardentour, www.facebook.com/sookephil, sookephilharmonic@gmail.com or 250-419-3569. Held in the Sooke, BC area.


June 7, 2025 June 8, 2025

Free, except a ticket is required to participate in guided garden tours, guest speaker lectures, wine & beer tastings, Paint & Sip Workshops, & Make & Take Workshops. Buy tickets online at parkstacoma.tickettomato.com/event_group/540/point-defiance-flower--garden-festival-2025. A showcase of gardening in the Pacific Northwest with hands-on programming, garden tours, guest speakers, display gardens, shopping, make & take workshops, live music, food, a beer & wine tasting garden & more. All proceeds benefit the Tacoma Farmer’s Market & Metro Parks gardening programs. More information: www.metroparkstacoma.org/event/ptdflowergardenfest/, info@tacomaparks.com or 253-305-1000.

Point Defiance Park
5400 N Pearl St
Tacoma, WA 98407


June 8, 2025

Tickets: $30, on sale at locations listed on website. Visit 10 stunning  gardens & a few bonus stops in the Cedar Hill, Fernwood & Fairfield areas. Enjoy cottage gardens & Zen gardens, backyard transformations, & lush green sanctuaries—each one offering a unique take on beauty, creativity & inspiration. More information: victoriahospice.org/event/teeny-tiny-garden-tour-2025-presented-by-peninsula-co-op/, contact@victoriahospice.org or 250-370-8715.

Victoria (various)
Victoria, BC


June 8, 2025

Free admission. Garden art, local plants & flowers, gardening & art classes, handmade outdoor products, youth activities & live music. Ciscoe Morris will be speaking at 1 pm. More information: www.visiteverett.com/1400/Sorticulture, kquaas@everettwa.gov or 425-257-7114. Held in downtown Everett, WA. Free shuttle from Everett Station to downtown. Park for free at the station, ride to within two blocks of Sorticulture, shop 'til you drop, & then ride the shuttle back to your car with all of your treasures.

downtown Everett, WA