2009 Home Garden Tour
Saturday, June 27
This year's tour will take you to seven beautiful gardens in the Sequim area. The self-guided tour will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2009, running from10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Cost is $15 per ticket when purchased prior to the 27th and $20 the day of the tour. Tour day tickets will be available at the tour gardens and noted Sequim nurseries.
Tickets are available at these locations:
Sequim —Cedarbrook Herb Farm • Henery's Garden Center • McComb Road Nursery • Over the Fence • Sequim Rare Plants • Sunny Farms Farm Store • Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm • Vision Landscape Nursery • Visitor's Center (Chamber of Commerce) Port Angeles — Airport Garden Center • Gross’s Nursery & Florist Port Townsend — Henery’s Garden Center
Here is a sneak peek at some of the gardens:
Garden #1 — The homeowners along with designer Dan Hinkley have created a visual oasis of rare and unusual plants . . . One of the highlights is a sloping rock garden, featured in Sunset Gardening in the Northwest, with a backdrop of Silk Tassel Trees and an unusual Mahonia Tree . . .
Garden #2 — This lovely garden is nestled in a curve of the ancient Dungeness riverbed, below a steeply wooded hillside . . . turned ½ acre of cow pasture into a whimsical combination of cottage gardens, oriental-inspired berms, raised beds and pathways that meander through the space . . .
Garden #3 — This 1.25 acre garden has it all! Perennials, including a huge collection of rhododendrons, deciduous azaleas and peonies, dance along the borders of sweeping lawns . . a waterfall cascades through a mature rock garden . . .
Garden #4 — nestled between the majestic Olympic Range and the picturesque Strait of Juan de Fuca . . . stroll through the outdoor sanctuary which includes enchanting gardens, towering cedars and lush evergreen forest . . . indigenous local species, and unusual exotic species were brought in to shape this Pacific Northwest gem . . .
Garden #5 — Enter into this garden along a magnificent flower and tree lined driveway as it leads to views of the ocean and mountains . . . landscaping incorporates views of the bluffs along the Strait of Juan de Fuca . . . paths with clusters of birch and other native trees punctuated with exotic shrubs that provide a backdrop for the ornamental grasses, heathers, lavender, roses and colorful perennials . . .
Garden #6 — enjoy a leisurely stroll . . . year around color, a large number of bulbs, and a delightful collection of heaths, heathers and other perennials which attract bees and butterflies . . . variety of vegetables which are planted among the flowers . . . find a delightful rock garden with miniature trees, succulents, flowers, rocks . . .
Garden #7 — You will be enchanted and inspired by the variety of plants – including dwarf firs, cedars, pines and willows . . . perennials are throughout, mixed with many ornamental grasses . . . birch and maple trees are accent points . . .