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Garden Tours & Plant Sales in July–August 2023
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June 25, 2023(1 event)
9:00 am: West Seattle 27th Annual Garden Tour – Tickets required: $30/person, available at website until 6pm June 24 or when tickets sell out & at locations listed on website. Day-of-tour tickets will be available at listed outlets. Tour incredible private gardens. The variety of gardens on this year’s tour will offer inspiration to everyone who visits them. More information: www.westseattlegardentour.org, www.facebook.com/westseattlegardentour, or info@westseattlegardentour.org. West Seattle (various)
West Seattle, WA
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July 8, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: Albers Vista Gardens Lavender Tour – Free, but a donation of $10 is suggested to help preserve & maintain the gardens. Buy tickets on website. 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, jja@uw.edu or 206-779-3112. Albers Vista Gardens
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July 9, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: Art In The Garden – Free. The gardens will be in full bloom along with artists featuring a spectrum of garden & fine art. More information: naturescaping.org, info@naturescaping.org or 360-737-1160. Held at NatureScaping's Wildlife Botanical Garden. NatureScaping's Wildlife Botanical Garden
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July 16, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: Clark County Natural Garden Tour – Free. Self-guided tour of 9 gardens, which includes properties large & small that showcase native plants, lawn alternatives & other sustainable features. The garden hosts pride themselves on working with the landscape to produce diverse, beneficial & stunning results by using alternative techniques to manmade chemicals. More information: clarkgreenneighbors.org/natural-garden-tour, www.facebook.com/ClarkCountyGreenNeighbors, info@clarkgreenneighbors.org or 564-397-7352. Clark County (various)
Vancouver & Camas, WA
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July 20, 2023(1 event)
1:00 pm: Riverview Arboretum Tree Tour – 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
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July 21, 2023(1 event)
9:00 am: Sequim Lavender Festival and Farm Tour – Please note that some area farms charge admission during Sequim Lavender Festival weekend only. Self-guided tour of more than a dozen lavender farms in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. Many of the farms have special events & their own festivals taking place over the weekend. Each one is special with something unique to offer. Download tour map & driving guide on website. Free Street Fair, 9AM-7PM, has crafts & lavender booths, plus food, music & more. More information: www.lavenderfestival.com, 360-683-6197 or info@lavenderfestival.com. Street Fair held at Carrie Blake Park. Carrie Blake Park (Sequim-Dungeness Valley)
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July 22, 2023(6 events)
9:00 am: Sequim Lavender Festival and Farm Tour – Please note that some area farms charge admission during Sequim Lavender Festival weekend only. Self-guided tour of more than a dozen lavender farms in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley. Many of the farms have special events & their own festivals taking place over the weekend. Each one is special with something unique to offer. Download tour map & driving guide on website. Free Street Fair, 9AM-7PM, has crafts & lavender booths, plus food, music & more. More information: www.lavenderfestival.com, 360-681-3035 or info@lavenderfestival.com. Street Fair held at Carrie Blake Park. Carrie Blake Park (Sequim-Dungeness Valley)
10:00 am: Kubota Garden Tour – 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
11:00 am: Mill Creek Garden Tour – Tickets: $20/person in advance, on sale June 16th at outlets listed on website, $25/day of tour only at outlets listed on website. Tickets are limited. Self-guided tour of 6 beautiful gardens in the Mill Creek & surrounding area. Artisan Market in each featured garden with garden art. More information: www.millcreekgardenclub.com, www.facebook.com/groups/mcgcgardentour/events/ or tour@millcreekgardenclub.com.
Mill Creek (various)
Mill Creek, WA
12:00 pm: Sustainable NE Seattle Garden Tour – Free. Visit 11 gardens demonstrating a range of growing techniques for vegetables, fruit trees & shrubs. Not only can you learn about the plants themselves, but some gardens also include water conservation features, wildlife habitat, composting techniques & chicken coops. Map & more information: sustainableneseattle.org/2023-seattle-gardentour-circular-economy/, info@seattlereconomy.org, 206-543-2366 or 206-419-6584. NE Seattle (Various)
1:00 pm: 21 Acres Farm Walk – Register online. Explore how agroecology, soil health & land stewardship can build resilient local food economies & support direct climate action. Walk along & visit our wetlands, organic fields, solar-powered projects & more. More information: 21acres.org/event/21-acres-farm-walk-11/, www.facebook.com/21Acres/, generalinfo@21acres.org or 425-481-1500. Held at 21 Acres. 21 Acres
1:00 pm: Evergreen Arboretum SummerFest – Free. This event for families will feature music, games, art projects, learning about bugs & birds, going on a scavenger hunt in the gardens & more. More information: www.evergreenarboretum.com/classesandevents/summerfest-1, www.facebook.com/evergreenarboretum/, contactus@evergreenarboretum.com or 425-387-0461. Held at the Evergreen Arboretum. . Evergreen Arboretum
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July 23, 2023(1 event)
3:00 pm: UW Medicinal Herb Garden & Vicinity Tour – Cost: $10, register by phone (limited to 15 participants). Tour will focus on the Medicinal Herb Garden & nearby forestry buildings. The Garden has shrubs & trees, as well as herbs, dye plants, fiber plants & edible plants, offering the most concentrated diversity of plant species per acre in the entire city. This tour will include both wild (weedy) & cultivated species. Led by Arthur Lee Jacobson, a renowned local expert on trees. More information: www.arthurleej.com/tours23.html, alj@consultant.com or 206-328-8733. Meet at Rainier Vista & Stevens Way.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
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July 28, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: Curator Walk: Fossil Homecoming at Bellevue Botanical Garden – Cost: $10.50/member, $15/non-member. Register on website. Join Alex Wright, Bellevue Botanical Garden Curator, for this walk: Fossil Homecoming: Plants that Used to Be Native to the Pacific Northwest. Alex will provide a tour of plants known only from fossils in the PNW, but that survived elsewhere in the world. Held rain or shine. More information: bellevuebotanical.org/event/curator-walk-fossil-homecoming-plants-that-used-to-be-native-to-the-pacific-northwest/, dmcinnis@bellevuewa.gov or 425 452-4216. Held at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue Botanical Garden
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July 29, 2023(2 events)
10:00 am: Albers Vista Gardens Drought-tolerant Plants Tour – Free, but a donation of $10 is suggested to help preserve & maintain the gardens. Buy tickets on website. 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
11:00 am: Sequim Prairie Garden Club 75th Anniversary Festival – Free. Exhibits, speaker, music, refreshments & more. Featuring Speaker is Cisco Morris. More information: sequimprairiegardenclub.org, www.facebook.com/sequimprairiegardenclub, sequimprairiegardenclub@hotmail.com or 360-683-7206. Held at Pioneer Memorial Park.
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July 30, 2023(1 event)
12:00 pm: Snohomish Garden Club Annual Garden Tour – Tickets required: $20 per person, available online or at McDaniel's, McAuliffe Nursery & Sunnyside Nursery. Features gardens with a variety of garden styles in the historic downtown area of Snohomish. More information & tickets: www.snohomishgardenclub.com or snohomishgardenclub@gmail.com. Downtown Snohomish
Snohomish, WA
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August 3, 2023(2 events)
10:00 am: Woodcock Demonstration Garden Tour – Free guided tour around the garden, led by Master Gardener volunteers. Woodcock has an apple & pear orchard, more varied soft fruits & a variety of ornamental gardens (pollinator garden, dahlias, shade garden, roses, compost demonstration, herb garden, native hedgerows & more). The garden demonstrates a broad range of ornamental & edible plants, native gardening, composting & garden design. More information: clallammgf.org/events-2020/, laurel.moulton@wsu.edu or 360-565-2679. Held at the Woodcock Demonstration Garden. Woodcock Demonstration Garden
11:30 am: UW Botanic Gardens: First Thursday Walking Tour – 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/arboretum-event-calendar/, urbhort@uw.edu or 206-685-8033. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center. -::~:~::~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~::~:~::- Please do not edit this section. Washington Park Arboretum
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August 4, 2023
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August 5, 2023(2 events)
10:00 am: Ballard P-Patch's 21st Annual Art in the Garden – Free. Held rain or shine. Stroll through the gardens while viewing art by local artists & crafts people. Also food, kids activities, live music, artist booths & more. More information: ballardppatch.org or info.ballardppatch@gmail.com. Held at the Ballard P-Patch. Ballard P-Patch
10:00 am: Manette Edible Gardens Tour – Suggested donation: $10. Tour spectacular edible gardens in Manette. Explore at your own pace, meet & learn from talented gardeners, & find inspiration for your garden or landscape. More information: manetteneighborhoodcoalition.org/gardentour, www.facebook.com/groups/142862031470 or manetteneighborhoodcoalition@gmail.com. Check-in begins at 10 am at Catalyst Public School (entrance on Hayward Ave). Catalyst Public School
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August 6, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: Point Defiance Zoo Garden Tour: Plants Gone Wild – Free with zoo admission or membership. Join our horticulturist Bryon Jones & be awed by the power of plants at Point Defiance Zoo. Take a tour of vibrant, leafy plants that evoke a sense of being in the jungle or a tropical paradise. Bamboo, banana, perennials, evergreens - meet the tropical plants that thrive in our Northwest climate. More information: www.pdza.org/event/garden-tour-plants-gone-wild/, comments@pdza.org or 253-404-3800. Held at the Point Defiance Zoo. Meet at the Pacific Rim Plaza, just inside the front gate. Point Defiance Park (Zoo)
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August 10, 2023(1 event)
5:00 pm: Garden Walk: The Fuchsia Garden at Bellevue Botanical Garden – Cost: $10.50/member, $15/non-member. Register on website. In this walk through the Fuchsia Garden, Carolyn Zebroski will show you some of summer’s most dazzling floral displays cultivated by the Eastside Fuchsia Society since 1992. In any given year, there are about 100 different kinds of fuchsias on display & most of them are winter-hardy in the Pacific NW. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. More information: bellevuebotanical.org/event/flower-hour-the-fuchsia-garden/, dmcinnis@bellevuewa.gov or 425 452-4216. Held at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue Botanical Garden
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August 11, 2023
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August 12, 2023(5 events)
9:00 am: Heronswood Hydrangea Festival & Sale – The garden is open 9am-3pm, but the sale area opens at 10am & closes at 2pm. Tickets/booking not required. Enjoy our phenomenal hydrangea collection at its peak. Guided tours of the extensive collection, free lectures on hydrangea history, plus hydrangea plants for sale, together with refreshments, fun & games. More information: www.heronswoodgarden.org/events-classes/, info@heronswoodgarden.org or 360-297-9620. Held at Heronswood Garden.
Heronswood Garden
10:00 am: Arts & Music in the Gardens Festival – Admission: $12/person, free/HCP members & children under 16. Featuring 3 stages & up to 50 local gulf Islands artists. Set with the backdrop of 9 acres of gardens you will have the opportunity to explore. We strongly encourage you to bring cash ahead as we do not have an ATM on site. More information: www.hcp.ca/visit/arts-and-music/, events@hcp.ca or 250-479-6162. Held at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
10:00 am: Duvall 16th Annual Art in Bloom – Free. Stroll through the gardens, viewing the many mediums of outdoor art displayed throughout. Art is for sale to profit the Duvall Foundation for the Arts for youth & adult art education in the Snoqualmie Valley. More information: www.duvallarts.org/event/, bloom@duvallarts.org or 425-788-3928. Held at Kokopelli Gardens. Kokopelli Gardens
10:00 am: Garden Walk in Port Angeles – 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/second-saturday-garden-walk-at-5th-street-august-12th-2023/, www.facebook.com/clallammastergardeners, laurel.moulton@wsu.edu or 360-565-2679. Held at the 5th Street Community Garden. 5th Street Community Garden
10:00 am: Washington Park Arboretum Walking Tour – $30/person. Financial aid slots available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register at seattleolmsted.org/event/uw-botanic-gardens-washington-park-arboretum-walking-tour/. Join Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks for an in-person guided tour of Washington Park Arboretum. More information: botanicgardens.uw.edu/washington-park-arboretum/activities/arboretum-event-calendar/ or tours@seattleolmsted.org. Washington Park Arboretum
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August 13, 2023(2 events)
10:00 am: Arts & Music in the Gardens Festival – Admission: $12/person, free/HCP members & children under 16. Featuring 3 stages & up to 50 local gulf Islands artists. Set with the backdrop of 9 acres of gardens you will have the opportunity to explore. We strongly encourage you to bring cash ahead as we do not have an ATM on site. More information: www.hcp.ca/visit/arts-and-music/, events@hcp.ca or 250-479-6162. Held at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific. Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
10:00 am: Duvall 16th Annual Art in Bloom – Free. Stroll through the gardens, viewing the many mediums of outdoor art displayed throughout. Art is for sale to profit the Duvall Foundation for the Arts for youth & adult art education in the Snoqualmie Valley. More information: www.duvallarts.org/event/, bloom@duvallarts.org or 425-788-3928. Held at Kokopelli Gardens. Kokopelli Gardens
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August 14, 2023(1 event)
12:00 pm: Long Hearing Farm Farm Walk – Pre-register online at www.farmwalks.org/farm-walk-registration/. Long Hearing Farm is a rural worker’s co-op & certified organic farm. More information: www.farmwalks.org or farmwalkspodcast@gmail.com. Rockport (various)
Rockport, WA
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August 15, 2023
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August 16, 2023(1 event)
1:00 pm: Riverview Arboretum Tree Tour – 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
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August 17, 2023
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August 18, 2023(1 event)
10:00 am: Curator Walk: Hydrangea hydrangeoides at Bellevue Botanical Garden – Cost: $10.50/member, $15/non-member. Register on website. Join Alex Wright, Bellevue Botanical Garden Curator, for a survey of the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae), from shrubs to vines to perennials. Held rain or shine. More information: bellevuebotanical.org/event/curator-walk-hydrangea-hydrangeoides/, dmcinnis@bellevuewa.gov or 425 452-4216. Held at Bellevue Botanical Garden. Bellevue Botanical Garden
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August 19, 2023(1 event)
9:00 am: Dirt Works Demonstration Garden Tour – Master Gardeners will lead a guided walk of the garden starting at 9:30am & 11:30am. Dirt Works highlights garden examples as well as yard waste, worm composting operations & a food bank garden. More information: www.mgftc.org/2023/06/17/open-gardens/, www.facebook.com/wsumgthurston/, info@mgftc.org or 360-867-2163. Meet at the gazebo. Dirt Works Garden, Yauger Park
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August 20, 2023(2 events)
2:00 pm: Skagit Symphony Art in the Garden Bash – Tickets: $30, available online or at outlets listed on website. Stroll the Lavone Newell Reim Destination Garden, admiring works by well-known Skagit artists while surrounded by the sounds of Skagit Symphony & Friends Music Ensembles. More information: www.skagitsymphony.com, www.facebook.com/SkagitSymphonySS/?ref=page_internal, info@skagitsymphony.com or 360-848-9336. Lavone Newell Reim Destination Garden
Mount Vernon, WA
3:00 pm: U District & Portage Bay Tour – Cost: $10, register by phone (limited to 15 participants). This tour offers everything: trees both common & rare, young & 100 years old; notable garden plants; wild plants including weeds; P-Patch garden vegetables. The route goes partly on residential streets, partly on the UW south campus by Portage Bay. We will see flowers, fruits & seeds, some plants hurt by insufficient water. Led by Arthur Lee Jacobson, a renowned local expert on trees. More information: www.arthurleej.com/tours23.html, alj@consultant.com or 206-328-8733. Meet at the NE corner of Brooklyn Ave NE & NE 43rd St at the link rail train station. Portage Bay (various)
Seattle, WA
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August 25, 2023(1 event)
12:00 pm: Bellevue Botanical Garden Art in the Garden – Free. Event parking in our lot, $10 per car, cash or credit. Free parking at Wilburton Hill Park. Discover 30 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: bellevuebotanical.org/arts-in-the-garden/, dmcinnis@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-2750. Bellevue Botanical Garden
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August 26, 2023(2 events)
10:00 am: Bellevue Botanical Garden Art in the Garden – Free. Event parking in our lot, $10 per car, cash or credit. Free parking at Wilburton Hill Park. Discover 30 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: bellevuebotanical.org/arts-in-the-garden/, dmcinnis@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-2750. Bellevue Botanical Garden
10:00 am: Kubota Garden Tour – 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
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August 27, 2023(2 events)
10:00 am: Bellevue Botanical Garden Art in the Garden – Free. Event parking in our lot, $10 per car, cash or credit. Free parking at Wilburton Hill Park. Discover 30 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: bellevuebotanical.org/arts-in-the-garden/, dmcinnis@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-2750. Bellevue Botanical Garden
2:00 pm: Auburn Symphony Orchestra Family Concert in the Garden – Tickets on sale at www.auburnsymphony.org/202324-season/garden2023 or by phone: $18/adults, $8/students, free/12 & under. Auburn Symphony musicians will perform a variety of music the whole family will enjoy. Bring your own lawn chairs or some will be available for you. 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
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