2025 Gig Harbor Garden Tour
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June 28 & 29
Saturday 10:00-5:00
Sunday 11:00-3:00
The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is a self guided tour of 7 gardens in the Greater Gig Harbor Area. Each garden has a unique story to tell that reflects the gardener's heart and style. The variety, artistry, design. and color will inspire you.
When you purchase a ticket at one of the ticket outlets or online you will receive a ticket booklet that will include descriptions of and directions to the gardens. Ticket booklets will be mailed to online ticket purchasers. Online tickets purchase after June 19th will not be mailed and will be available at Garden #1: 7618 61st Ave NW. No online tickets will be sold after June 26th but will be available at ticket outlets and garden #1. Your ticket will admit you to both days and to multiple visits to the same garden.
Additional Driving Directions to Gardens
#1 GOING WEST ON ROSEDALE, TURN L ON 61 Ave NW TO GARDEN
#2 RETURN TO ROSEDALE CONTINUE WEST, TURN R ON DAVID DAY DR NW -THIS BECOMES CHAPMAN DR NW. TURN L ON 80TH AVE CT NW TO GARDEN
#3 RETURN TO ROSEDALE ST, TAKE IT TO DOWNTOWN GIG HARBOR.. TURN L ON HARBORVIEW DR, CONTINUE AROUND HARBOR RIGHT TURN AT VERNHARDSON TO 96TH ST NW. AT STOP SIGN TURN R TO CRESCENT VALLEY DR. TURN LEFT ON DANA DR. THEN R ON 24TH AVE GARDEN IS UPHILL AT 8911 ST CT NW
4 AND 5
1. Return on 24th Ave to Dana Dr
2. L on Dana to R on Crescent Valley Dr
3 L on 96TH ST TO Vernhardson
4 R on Peacock Ave
5 L on Borgen
6. At roundabout (bottom of hill) take right to Canterwood
Blvd to Canterwood entrance
#6 Return to roundabout at Burnham. Take Hw 16 East Wollochet Dr exit towardsFox Island . Turn R to 40th St. Left turn to 70th Ave NW. Then R on Warren Dr to Fox Island. Continue on Island View Blvd, at ninth Ave, Turn R then left on Kamus Dr to Island blvd. Right on 11th Ave to Manito Dr and garden
#7 Return to Island Blvd. Turn R on Island Blvd. Turn left on to12th Ave. Then left on Kamus Dr to right on 11th Ave. Continue to right on Hyak Pl to garden.
2025 Gardens
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Literacy Grants Awarded Last Year
With over $25,000 in proceeds from the 2024 tour, the Gig Harbor Garden Tour recently awarded literacy grants to 4 community groups and 4 Elementary Schools.
We are helping the Harbor History Museum publish a book on the restoration of the Shenandoah, helping Gig Harbor Altrusa provide books to 0 to 5 year olds as part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, buying books for Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula Libraries to give to the youth participants in their Summer Reading Program, and helping Gig Harbor Pediatrics NW give books to 0 to 5 year olds at their wellness visits.
We have given grants to Key Peninsula PreSchool to develop an outdoor reading nook, Swift Water Elementary School to develop an outdoor learning program, Voyager Elementary School to purchase non fiction books for Kindergarten nature studies, Purdy Elementary School to purchase books for a school wide home reading program, and to Vaughn Elementary School for Kindergarten special reading program materials, and Literacy materials for k-5th graders reading below grade level.
We continue to seek out opportunities to support literacy work in our community and will consider additional grant applications. See our web page: gigharborgarentour.org for information.
Contact Us
GHGTA
P.O. Box 1328
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Website comments or questions
webmaster@gigharborgardentour.org
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Our mission is to provide annually a quality garden tour to promote literacy for children and adults on the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula.
Ticket Sales
Tickets are $25 each
($20 for groups of 10 or more)
After Thursday, June 19th, tickets purchased on line with not be mailed and will be available at Garden #1: 7618 61st Ave NW (off Rosedale near Gig Harbor High School) No online ticket sales after Thursday, June 26th. Still available at ticket outlets listed below and Garden #1, address above.
Ticket Outlets
Gig Harbor
Ace Hardware - Gig Harbor Store
The Garden Room
Rosedale Gardens Nursery
Wilco Farm Store
Wild Birds Unlimited
Tickled Pink
Lakebay
Sunnycrest Nursery and Floral
Tacoma
Garden Sphere Nursery
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