Tickets on sale for Petals & Pathways garden tour June 27 in Sequim area

Published 12:01 am Friday, June 12, 2015

SEQUIM — Tickets are on sale now for the Master Gardeners’ annual Petals & Pathways home garden tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27.

Tickets for the self-guided tour of seven gardens in the Sequim area are $15 prior to the day of the tour and $20 the day of the tour.

The gardens on this year’s tour are close by each other, and will allow visitors ample time to enjoy the variety of approaches home gardeners have used, said organizers of the tour.

Three of the gardens are located within 2 miles of each other northwest of Sequim, while the other four gardens are located within 3 miles of each other south of Sequim.

Here are Clallam County Master Gardener descriptions of gardens on the tour:

■ Marilyn and Stephen Brock have transformed a bare and featureless 1.25-acre parcel into a garden with year-round color and a sense of whimsy and charm.

Throughout the garden, a variety of textures, shapes, and forms are complemented by art that includes works in wood, rusted metal and stained and fused glass.

■ Robin and Ray Bookter’s garden begins with a grape arbor, a walkway with unique stonework and a gazebo.

A rose garden includes more than 60 named roses. Two other gardens focus on dahlias and irises.

A new compost area is ideal for the home gardener with limited space.

■ Rob and Renee Johnston’s garden showcases creative solutions to some common challenges.

They have found ways to work around the wind that often roars across the Sequim prairie.

Their use of multiple raised beds is a response to the lack of plant nutrients in wet clay soil.

■ Tanya and David Unruh have created a variety of gardens and pathways on their 5-acre parcel — among them, a cottage garden, meditation trail and fountain garden.

The individual gardens showcase native plants.

At this garden, the Clallam County Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions and share their knowledge of the science and art of composting.

■ Linda and Jim Spreine’s 3.5-acre hillside garden overlooks the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Victoria.

Features of the garden include a duck pond, a gazebo, a woodland village of cabins and fenced areas for fruit and vegetables.

Vintage garden equipment is located throughout the garden.

■ Lony and Gary Huff designed their 1.25-acre landscape on a down-sloping lot that leads to a greenbelt.

They created rivers of grass that flow around large raised islands of plants.

These islands feature more than 300 plants and trees, with an emphasis on red and gold accents.

■ Janet and Roger Clark’s designed their garden to provide color throughout the growing season.

A rose garden and patio are protected from the ever-wandering deer, as are areas for vegetables and fruit trees.

Views of Sequim and Vancouver Island complement the different themed areas of the garden.

Tickets can be purchased in Port Angeles, Sequim and Port Townsend:

■ Port Angeles — Gross’s Nursery, Airport Garden Center, Port Book and News, Greenhouse Nursery and the WSU Extension Office at the Clallam County Courthouse.

■ Sequim — Over the Fence, Sunny Farms, Nash’s Organic Produce and Peninsula Nursery.

■ Port Townsend — Henery’s.

Tickets also can be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/pdn-gardentour.