September 27 – September 30, 2023
Don’t miss the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program 50th Anniversary Advance Education Conference 2023!
Advanced Education Conference
September 27 – September 30, 2023
Marriott Tacoma Downtown
1538 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
Wright Park Arboretum and W. W. Seymour Conservatory
This 27-acre garden gem boasts a collection of 145 species of native and exotic
trees, of which 450 are labeled, and many are over 100 years old.
Ed Hume’s Educational Garden Tour
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
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 Gallucci Learning Garden and the Viet Huong Garden
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
Join WSU Extension’s Pierce County Master Gardener Program Coordinator and Puget Sound local on a stroll through downtown Tacoma.
WSU Research Station and Demonstration Garden Tour
Active research at WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center encompasses a wide variety of topics pertinent to Master Gardeners.
The Rhododendron Species Garden
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.
