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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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Garden Tours & Plant Sales in August–September 2022

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July 31, 2022

August

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August 6, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: Ballard P-Patch's 20th Annual Art in the Garden


August 6, 2022

Free. Held rain or shine. Stroll through the gardens while viewing art by local artists & crafts people. Also food, kids activities, live music, art auction & more. More information: ballardppatch.org or info.ballardppatch@gmail.com. Held at the Ballard P-Patch.

Ballard P-Patch
8527 25th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98117

August 7, 2022
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August 13, 2022(1 event)

9:30 am: Meridian Park, Good Shepherd Center & Vicinity Tour


August 13, 2022

Cost: $10, register by phone or email (limited to 15 participants). A local mecca of plant diversity, with many rare species planted by Gil Schieber & Seattle Tilth gardeners. This tour will include both wild (weedy) & planted species of trees, shrubs, vines, perennials & annuals. We will pay particular attention to which plants suffered --or thrived-- in late June's extra heat. The Tilth garden & adjacent P-Patch will be full of luxurious produce to admire. Led by Arthur Lee Jacobson, a renowned local expert on trees. More information: www.arthurleej.com/tours18.html, alj@consultant.com or 206-328-8733. Meet at the east (main) entrance of the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave N).

Wallingford Neighborhood (various)
Seattle, WA

August 14, 2022
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August 26, 2022(1 event)

12:00 pm: Bellevue Botanical Garden Art in the Garden


August 26, 2022

Free. Discover 23 unique artists & wide variety of 3-D garden art available for purchase among the flowerbeds & woodlands of the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Sorry, dogs are not allowed at the garden unless they are service animals. More information: www.artsinthegardenbellevue.org/arts-in-the-garden/, arts@bellevuebotanical.org or 425-452-2750.

Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main St
Bellevue, WA 98005

August 27, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: Bellevue Botanical Garden Art in the Garden


August 27, 2022

Free. Discover 23 unique artists & wide variety of 3-D garden art available for purchase among the flowerbeds & woodlands of the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Also music & food trucks. Sorry, dogs are not allowed at the garden unless they are service animals. More information: www.artsinthegardenbellevue.org/arts-in-the-garden/, arts@bellevuebotanical.org or 425-452-2750.

Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main St
Bellevue, WA 98005

August 28, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Bellevue Botanical Garden Art in the Garden


August 28, 2022

Free. Discover 23 unique artists & wide variety of 3-D garden art available for purchase among the flowerbeds & woodlands of the Bellevue Botanical Garden. Also music & food trucks. Sorry, dogs are not allowed at the garden unless they are service animals. More information: www.artsinthegardenbellevue.org/arts-in-the-garden/, arts@bellevuebotanical.org or 425-452-2750.

Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main St
Bellevue, WA 98005

2:00 pm: Auburn Symphony Orchestra Family Concert in the Garden


August 28, 2022

Tickets on sale from the Symphony: $15/adults, $10/youth, free/under 5. Auburn Symphony musicians will perform a variety of music the whole family will enjoy. Bring your own lawn chairs or use one of ours. More information: www.sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/events/concert-in-the-garden, info@auburnsymphony.org or 253-887-7777. Held at Soos Creek Botanical Garden, between Auburn & Kent.

Soos Creek Botanical Garden
29308 132nd Ave SE
Auburn, WA 98092

August 29, 2022
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August 31, 2022

September

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September 11, 2022(1 event)

9:00 am: Central Puget Sound Chapter of WA Native Plant Society Fall Native Plant Sale & Tours


September 11, 2022

The chapter will have a native plant sales booth with plants from their nursery stock, plus donations of plants, bulbs & rhizomes. They will also be leading tours through the Native Discovery Garden that day. More information: www.wnps.org/cps-events/calendar/1711 or info@wnps.org. Sale held at The Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Bellevue Botanical Garden
12001 Main St
Bellevue, WA 98005

September 12, 2022
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September 17, 2022(2 events)

9:30 am: Sammamish Valley Fall Harvest Celebration


September 17, 2022

Farm tours, farm demonstrations, learn about local farms, food, & much more at various locations. Each location will have its own schedule of events. More information: www.sammamishvalley.org/fallharvest-2022 or bvanderloop.sva@gmail.com.

Sammamish Valley (various)
Sammamish Valley, WA

10:00 am: Whatcom County Farm Tour


September 17, 2022

Free. Self guided tour of diverse farms. Each of the 12 locations offers a unique opportunity to meet the folks who grow & raise our food & learn more about how that food makes it from the farm to our plate. More information & map: eatlocalfirst.org/event/whatcom-county-farm-tour/, www.facebook.com/eatlocalfirst/ or info@eatlocalfirst.org.

Whatcom County (various)
Whatcom County, WA

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September 23, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: San Juan Island Farm Tour


September 23, 2022

Free. Farms are open at the designated times listed on website. Join us for the 2022 San Juan Island Farm Tour showcasing the bounty of local products. More information: www.farmtourssanjuans.com/_files/ugd/f3d4ea_d5e06b9d86c646a19aec8b04521b5ff0.pdf or farmtourssanjuans@gmail.com.

San Juan Island (various)
San Juan Island, WA

September 24, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: San Juan Island Farm Tour


September 24, 2022

Free. Farms are open at the designated times listed on website. Join us for the 2022 San Juan Island Farm Tour showcasing the bounty of local products. More information: www.farmtourssanjuans.com/_files/ugd/f3d4ea_d5e06b9d86c646a19aec8b04521b5ff0.pdf or farmtourssanjuans@gmail.com.

San Juan Island (various)
San Juan Island, WA

September 25, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: San Juan Island Farm Tour


September 25, 2022

Free. Farms are open at the designated times listed on website. Join us for the 2022 San Juan Island Farm Tour showcasing the bounty of local products. More information: www.farmtourssanjuans.com/_files/ugd/f3d4ea_d5e06b9d86c646a19aec8b04521b5ff0.pdf or farmtourssanjuans@gmail.com.

San Juan Island (various)
San Juan Island, WA

September 26, 2022
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September 29, 2022
September 30, 2022

October

October 1, 2022(1 event)

10:00 am: Skagit Valley Festival of Family Farms & Farm Tours


October 1, 2022

Free, donations gladly accepted. Have a hands-on-experience learning what it takes to run a farm from growing crops to feeding animals. Talk to your farmers & follow your food from the fields to the table. Activities include educational exhibits, gardening demos, kids activities, harvest markets & more. More information: www.festivaloffamilyfarms.com, www.facebook.com/FestivalofFamilyFarms or 360-421-4729.

Skagit Valley (various)
Skagit Valley, WA