Save the date: June 21, 2025!
This June, plan to be inspired by five fabulous gardens in Port Townsend’s quaint Uptown district during our silver anniversary Secret Garden Tour. This tour offers an opportunity for the public to explore a variety of well-tended gardens, each brimming with unique plantings and creative design. Throughout the event, Jefferson County Master Gardeners will be on hand to share their extensive knowledge and answer any questions you might have about gardening practices, plant care, and sustainable landscaping.
Tickets go on sale on May 9
Go to 2025SecretGardenTour.eventbrite.com to purchase Secret Garden Tour tickets. Note: this link will be live Friday, May 9.
Wondering what gardens will be featured? Here are some teasers!
The owner of Garden 1 likes to think of her outdoor space as a living collage in which she moves pieces (plants and structures) around until they ‘fit,’ always paying attention to color, movement, and shape.
In Garden 2, plants are placed just so to make sure every season provides visual pleasure and has blooms, berries, and seeds for the birds and the bees.
Garden 3 is best described as a “plant collector’s hobby garden,” featuring more than 270 species — including 50+ native to the Pacific Northwest — representing 69 plant families.
Garden 4, an outstanding woodland garden mixing native plantings with ornamental grasses, bulbs and shrubs, boasts a high biodiversity that helps to attract songbirds, and beneficial insects.
Garden 5‘s whimsical design aesthetic is purposefully a little bit steampunk in that the owner has repurposed found and salvaged materials, including a bathtub now doing duty as a chaise lounge.
Glorious gardens from past tours
2022
The very popular Secret Garden Tour was held on Saturday, June 18, 2022. From Uptown to Cape George, the tour visited seven diverse gardens. Offerings included a novel food garden, a Great Picks sustainable garden, cozy cottage styles, and spacious ornamental landscapes. Here are photos from just a few of the gardens.
(Above) This garden serves as a sanctuary for the owners of this friendly garden. (Right) “Right plant, right place” was an objective used to to design this garden.
(Right) This garden features two lovely waterfalls. (Above) This property is replete with a magnificent blend of natural and artistic elements.