6 Reasons to Attend the Fall Garden Festival
September 27 event features Ed Hume, free admission
The Fall Garden Festival at Point Defiance Park is a celebration of local, sustainable, earth-friendly gardening and creative ways to grow your own foods and flowers.
The festival will be held in and around the Point Defiance Pagoda from 10 am-5 pm on Saturday, September 27 and features garden tours, lectures, educational displays, a garden marketplace and kids’ activities.
Gardening superstar Ed Hume will make an appearance at 10 am. In “65 years of Gardening” Hume will recount his favorite gardening tips. Other presenters’ topics include bees, chickens, fruit growing and canning.
6 Reasons to Attend the Fall Garden Festival
Reason #1
It's FREE!
Reason #2
Bus tours of Tacoma's community gardens and the heritage garden at Fort Nisqually will be led by Harvest Pierce County.
Five tours are planned to depart from the Point Defiance Pagoda.
Don't want to wait for the bus? Pick up a garden tour map and go on a self-guided tour!
Reason #3
Ed Hume and the Lecture Series
No registration necessary. Seating capacity is limited.
10 am Ed Hume’s favorite tips “65 Years of Gardening”. A book signing will follow.
11 am Chickens 101
12 pm Garden Washington with a Certified Professional Horticulturalist (CPH)
1 pm Bee Keeping in an Urban Garden
2 pm Fruit Tree Growing and Pruning
3 pm Off Peak Growing Season
4 pm Canning and Preserving
Reason #4
Garden Marketplace
Bring home plants, garden art, tools and all the goods to make your garden grow!
Reason #5
Garden Organizations
Learn how to get involved or find resources for all of your garden adventures. Discover the places and people you've been wanting to connect with.
Reason #6
Food Vendors
Food and beverages available for purchase will quench your thirst and satisfy your appetite to keep you in the gardening mood all day long!
For more information visit MetroParksTacoma.org/FallGardenFest.
The 765-acre park is a popular destination for more than 3.1 million people each year. The scenic setting provides a uniquely ideal experience for novice and expert gardeners to gain inspiration and knowledge while enjoying a variety of workshops, displays and tours.
A committee of members from the past Flower & Garden Show, held 2005-2008, is presenting this new event in the smaller footprint of the Pagoda with the hope of building enthusiasm for the park and re-growing a regional garden festival.
The event is presented in partnership with Metro Parks Tacoma and Harvest Pierce County-PCD Community Gardens.