Reporter staff
The Kirkland Arts Center will host its first annual Kirkland Gallery of Gardens Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 26.
The self-guided tour, featuring four private Kirkland gardens, begins at the Kirkland Arts Center where ticket holders will pick up maps and are invited to walk or drive to the gardens, all of which are within 1.5 miles of the Center’s downtown Kirkland location at 620 Market Street.
Proceeds from the Tour support Kirkland Arts Center exhibitions, outreach, education programs, and much-needed maintenance and improvements to the organization’s historic landmark facility, the Peter Kirk Building.
Featured gardens
• A Northwest contemporary waterfront retreat featuring sun-drenched Mediterranean plantings beds, Asian-inspired shade gardens, and a hillside vegetable and fruit orchard perched above.
• An elegant European garden graced by stone terraces and formal fountains with a bounty of organically grown edibles at every turn.
• An inviting certified wildlife sanctuary and botanical garden featuring over 300 species of native and Northwest climate-friendly plants and six unique water features scattered alongside a running creek.
• A sustainable family garden complete with herb and vegetable gardens, livestock, and a barn and pasture that spread beyond the shadow of one of Kirkland’s magnificent historic homes.
Tickets are $15 advance or $20 day of the event. With each purchase of an admission ticket to the Gallery of Gardens Tour, you will automatically be entered in the Gallery of Gardens Tour Raffle. Win a Smith & Hawken teak bench (valued at $600), a truckload of mulch from De Jong Sawdust & Shavings, a gift certificate for The Heathman Hotel, and more. View more incredible prizes here.
Additional raffle tickets may be purchased at $3 each, or a set of four raffle tickets for $10.
For information, visit the Kirkland Arts Center at www.kirklandartscenter.org or call 425-822-7161.
