Ed Hume’s Educational Garden Tour

Ed Hume's garden.
(Please click on tour title to read more) --The new Ed Hume's Garden is a combination Children’s Garden and adult Educational Garden, consisting of fourteen educational garden areas.

The Gardens at Point Defiance

Point Defiance park.
(Please click on tour title to read more) --This 760-acre urban park has literally something for everyone. Areas of interest include a dahlia trial garden, a fuchsia garden, an herb garden, an iris garden, a rose garden, and a native plant garden. There is also a lovely Japanese garden, many wooded trails, and access to Owen Beach on the Puget Sound.

The Rhododendron Species Garden

Fall garden colors.
(Please click on class title to read more) --Beautifully situated on 22 acres, the Rhododendron Species Garden houses one of the largest collections of species rhododendrons in the world. The garden is joined by many other species of plants with growing conditions similar to rhododendrons.

The Gallucci Learning Garden and the Viet Huong Garden

Lizard sculpture.
(Please click on tour title to read more) --Join our community partner, Harvest Pierce County for a tour of these two urban community gardens, which are located in the heart of downtown Tacoma, close to the Marriott Tacoma Downtown Hotel. 

Guided Tacoma Downtown Walking Tour

Downtown Tacoma.
(Please click on tour title to read more) --Join WSU Extension's Pierce County Master Gardener Program Coordinator and Puget Sound local on a stroll through downtown Tacoma.