Puget Sound - Garden Fling 2024

A long weekend in Tacoma, Washington, viewing gardens of the region with 100 other garden bloggers and Social Media types. I am impressed with everyone's niche. Here's an overview of the weekend, one picture per garden.   More will follow in the coming weeks and months.  

July 18, 2024 SFO -> SEA

Puget Sound.  Wherever you are in the region, you're not far from water.  Both salt and fresh, all carved out by glaciers.  

Carhart Garden - July 19th

Topiary Garden on Dock street in Dockton.




Froggsong Gardens





Botanical Gardens - Sequoiadendrons are present.  Lots of large evergreen trees.






Grey Garden - Private garden for our cocktail hour.  Fun.




Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden - July 20




Pacific Bonsai Museum

Andersen Garden - Private 

Risdahl-Pittman Garden

Sage / Richards Garden - Maples and Conifers

Fleetwood Garden

Oh, and all the borrowed landscape.

Paulsen Garden 

Banquet at Lakewold Gardens




Heronswood - July 21



Heckler Garden - Private collection of 150+ Hydrangeas.

Brindley Garden

Windcliff - Dan Hinkley's residence

That's the end of my tour.   I will create a post for each garden in the coming weeks and months.  I also have 28 gardens from my June's tour to post as well.  Thanks for reading.