36th Annual Tour of Private Gardens
June 20 • 10am to 5pm
Join us for a Tour of 6 Unique Private Gardens!
- An enchanting formal garden for an 1892 Victorian
- A pollinator’s paradise for birds, insects, pets and humans
- An artfully arranged vegetable garden with silver troughs and creekside views
- An elegant estate with garden rooms, hidden paths, alluring waterways and luscious plantings
- A Certified Wildlife Habitat of native plantings, pollinator borders, vegetable beds, and cozy places to linger
- A zone denial plant collector’s garden, a charming she shed and greenhouse
Volunteers needed!
Volunteers sell tickets, check visitor tickets, and assist visitors as needed. Volunteers are invited to the Pretour and Party on June 13. Pretour begins 2:30pm, and the party is right after at 5pm. Information will be sent after you have signed up to volunteer.
Interested or have questions?
Email volunteers@whatcomhortsociety.org, please include your phone number, email address and preferred time of volunteering.
Upcoming Events
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Lecture: Doreen Wynja May 21, 2026
We are delighted to welcome photographer Doreen Wynja who will share highlights from her stunning new book, The Spirited Garden: Creative Private Retreats (Rizzoli, 2025). Her images capture the richly realized and profoundly personal visions of 17 garden-makers in the Pacific Northwest, from the Willamette Valley to the Salish Sea. This visually powerful presentation will fill you with inspiration and encourage you to get out into your garden and create your own magic.
36th Annual Tour of Private Gardens
Saturday June 20, 2026
Save the Date!
Garden Tour Volunteer Party will be Saturday June 13, 2026
If you’d like to volunteer, please email volunteers@whatcomhortsociety.org
Join Us!
The Whatcom Horticultural Society sponsors a variety of programs, events, lectures, tours, and publications for Whatcom County area gardeners.
We welcome the novice and the veteran; active gardeners and those who love to visit, discuss and read about gardens; those who are visitors; those who are new to the area and those deeply entrenched. We hope we have something of value to offer you all.
WHS was organized in 1989 and was originally known as the Whatcom in Bloom Garden Society. The name was changed to avoid confusion with the Whatcom County Parks annual friendly garden competition, called Whatcom County in Bloom.
Members are encouraged to participate in WHS activities, especially as volunteers during the summer Annual Tour of Private Gardens.
