Visit the Garden
The Puyallup WSU Pierce County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden is located directly across Pioneer from the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center (2607 W. Pioneer).
Puyallup Demonstration Garden is open for visitors:
- Tuesdays from 10am-1pm (March through October)
Garden Elements of Interest:
- Urban Edibles Garden
- Raised Bed Vegetable Garden
- Fruits and Berry Garden
- Food Forest
- Hügelkultur
- Composting Demonstration Area
- Rose Garden
- Shade Garden
- Four Seasons Garden
- Engaging Children’s Garden
2024 Garden Events
Saturday Garden Talks
Join your local Master Gardener Volunteers to learn research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship practices to support healthy people and a healthy planet.
Saturday Garden Talks are Free, for All Ages, and from 10am-11am.
April 20th – Seed Starting and Planning your Vegetable Garden
Getting the most from your vegetable garden.
May 18th – Tomatoes
Growing the best tomatoes in the PNW.
June 15th – Compost 101
Learn how to compost.
July 20th – Falling in Love with Roses
Caring for our thorny friends.
August 17th – The Resilient Yard
Alternatives to traditional lawns.
September 21st – Saving, Storing, and Sharing Seeds
Saving seeds to store and share.
“Celebration of Pollinators” Event
Have you heard the buzz? Come celebrate with us!
Saturday, June 15th
10am-2pm
(Children’s activities begin at 11:30am after opening remarks)
- FREE!
- Family-friendly
- Open house
- Activities, talks, prizes, and more!
- Celebration of Pollinators
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About the Event
Pierce County Master Gardeners, in collaboration with the City of Puyallup, invite you – our neighbors, visitors, supporters and the just plain curious – to our free, family-friendly open house from 10am-2pm on Saturday, June 15. (Children’s activities begin at 11:30am after opening remarks).
We are honored to open our doors to the community as we host our inaugural A Celebration of Pollinators event, which helps kick off National Pollinator Week. As Master Gardeners, we’re committed to sharing environmental stewardship education as part of our mission with a priority focus on the health of pollinators. Our commitment made teaming up with Puyallup, a Bee City since 2016 and the second of only five bee cities in Washington, a natural choice.
Rain or shine, it’ll be a fun-filled, pollinator-centered day. We’ll offer prizes, children’s activities, chances to get your hands dirty – if you choose – during the Compost 101 presentation and so much more. We hope to see you there.
Things to Do
- Activities for children and families
- Scavenger hunts
- “Name the Bee” contest
- Photo booth
- Giveaways
Presentations
Presentations by renowned speakers, including:
- Debra Blount, Composting 101: Building Habitat for the Decomposers (A Puyallup Demonstration Garden Speaker’s Bureau Series – Saturday Garden Talks)
- Thyra Mckelvie, Mason Bees and Leaf Cutter Bees
- Jessica Dahl, Creating Habitat Design Strategies & Native Plants for Pollinator Gardens
- Todd Murray, Bee-ing Smart About Pest Management
Vendors
Vendors will be on-site to provide information about pollinators. Native plants will be available for sale by Calendula Farm & Earthworks.
Questions?
E-mail: celebratingpollinators@gmail.com
Children’s Events
Learn more at our Puyallup Children’s Garden page.
Compost Events
More coming soon.
