OPEN DAYS PROGRAM 2015
The Garden Conservancy's
OPEN DAYS PROGRAM
2015 Sunday, August 23
South Sound Open Day PIERCE COUNTY
Ü From Meridian, turn west on 204th
Street, follow to 91st Avenue where the road doglegs to the left. The road will eventually become gravel. The property is around the first curve on the gravel road on the right hand side. Please park on the roadside but leave room for cars to get by.
OLD GOAT FARM 20021 Orting Kapowsin Highway East, Graham  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Old Goat Farm is a small nursery lo-
cated in the foothills below Mt. Rainier. The property includes a very small farm with a 100-year-old farm house and a large garden featuring both sun and shade beds. A substantial part of the garden is used for growing vegetables. The nursery specializes in unusual plants, many of which also flourish in the garden. Another highlight of the farm are the animals: two old goats, nine peacocks, ten ducks, and about sixty chickens. www.oldgoatfarm.com 2013 | I Old Goat farm will be holding a plant sale at their Open Day.
Ü From Seattle, take I-5 south to
Highway 405 North towards Renton. Follow to Highway 167 South towards Kent-Auburn and then take Highway 410/Sumner-Yakima exit onto Highway 162 to Orting. Turn right at traffic light and go 7 miles to Orting. Turn right at light onto Calistoga. Follow up winding hill; road flattens out. Pass first major cross street, 200th Street, which veers to right. Go to third driveway on left. From Olympia, take I-5 North to Highway 512 East towards Puyallup. Then take Exit 161 (second Puyallup exit) and turn right onto Meridian (past South Hill Mall), go 6 miles. Turn left onto 200th Street (left turn lane) and go about 2 miles to stop sign. Turn right onto Orting-Kapowsin Highway. Go to third driveway on left.
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HICKS/HARTMAN GARDEN 8717 210th Street East, Graham  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 1.1 acre property was originally almost all grass except for the vegetable garden space. The owners added a few small beds to provide color and interest. The beds have grown - eventually all the grass will be gone. The land is glacial rock and the owners have used the rock for borders on all the flower beds. Part of the property has about fifty fir trees, creating a different microclimate than the area without trees. The owners have expanded the vegetable gardens, added fruit trees and berries and have surrounded those areas with flowerbeds that will attract pollinators. There are several seating areas scattered around that invite visitors to stop, relax and enjoy the surroundings. Birds and squirrels are daily visitors along with the occasional rabbit and deer. NEW | I
The Open Days Program
is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to save and share America's outstanding gardens for the education and inspiration of the public.
began in 1995 as a means of introducing the public to gardening, providing easy access to outstanding examples of design and horticultural practice, and proving that exceptional American gardens are still being created.
Do you love gardens as much as we do?
Do you love VISITING gardens as much as we do?
Join us in preserving, sharing, and championing gardens by becoming a Garden Conservancy member.
Learn more about us and see the full Open Days schedule at:
Visit www.gardenconservancy.org/join
www.opendaysprogram.org
South Sound Open Day
Sunday, August 23
CHASE GARDEN 16015 264th Street, East Orting  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Chase Garden is an outstanding example of Pacific Northwest modernist garden style. Situated high on a plateau with majestic Mount Rainier rising in the distance, it is a place of almost incomparable serenity and beauty. The Garden Conservancy was granted a conservation easement for the garden and helped establish the Friends of the Chase Garden to maintain the property and guide its future operations as a public garden. www.chasegarden.org Directions: Chase Garden is located in southeast Pierce County, about 6 miles southeast of Graham and about 6 miles southwest of Orting. From Olympia: Take I-5 North from Olympia. Exit at 123 Thorne Lane, turning right onto Murray Road. Turn left at 150th Street SW, which will become Perimeter Road, then Military Rd. Continue on Military Road about 1.5 miles until Pacific (Highway 7), turn right on Pacific. After 6.5 miles, turn left on 176th Street. In about 5.5. miles, turn right on Meridian (Highway 161). Continue south for 5.6 miles, going through Graham and over a steep hill to 264th Street East. Turn left (east) onto 264th Street East and continue about 3.5 miles. The Chase Garden driveway will be on the left, marked by a sign that says "Chase Garden" at 16015. Take the drive on the right down to the visitor's center. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, April through October, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations are not required on these days for self-guided tours. Admission: Adults: $8 per person; Members: Free; Children 12 and under: Free. Military rate, with valid active or retired ID: Buy one, get one free. Guided tours for individuals are available at 1:30 on the fourth Saturday of each month throughout the season, April through October.
RECOMMENDED BY OUR GARDEN HOSTS
5 LUNCH • Amici Italian Eatery 9807 224th St E # 100, Graham, WA (253) 847-1500 • Flying Tomato Bar and Grill 10224 198th St Ct E, Graham, WA (253) 875-0770
7 CAFÉ • Starbucks 22205 Meridian Ave E Graham, WA (253) 875-7988 • Orting Bakery Cafe 212 Washington Ave N, Orting, WA (360) 893-2288
The Chase Garden will be holding a plant sale during their Open Day. ENJOY!
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program www.opendaysprogram.org P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY, 10516 | T: (845) 424-6502 / F: (845) 424-6501 / Toll-free: 1 (888) 842-2442 | E: [email protected]
OPEN DAYS PROGRAM
2015 Sunday, August 23
South Sound Open Day PIERCE COUNTY
Ü From Meridian, turn west on 204th
Street, follow to 91st Avenue where the road doglegs to the left. The road will eventually become gravel. The property is around the first curve on the gravel road on the right hand side. Please park on the roadside but leave room for cars to get by.
OLD GOAT FARM 20021 Orting Kapowsin Highway East, Graham  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Old Goat Farm is a small nursery lo-
cated in the foothills below Mt. Rainier. The property includes a very small farm with a 100-year-old farm house and a large garden featuring both sun and shade beds. A substantial part of the garden is used for growing vegetables. The nursery specializes in unusual plants, many of which also flourish in the garden. Another highlight of the farm are the animals: two old goats, nine peacocks, ten ducks, and about sixty chickens. www.oldgoatfarm.com 2013 | I Old Goat farm will be holding a plant sale at their Open Day.
Ü From Seattle, take I-5 south to
Highway 405 North towards Renton. Follow to Highway 167 South towards Kent-Auburn and then take Highway 410/Sumner-Yakima exit onto Highway 162 to Orting. Turn right at traffic light and go 7 miles to Orting. Turn right at light onto Calistoga. Follow up winding hill; road flattens out. Pass first major cross street, 200th Street, which veers to right. Go to third driveway on left. From Olympia, take I-5 North to Highway 512 East towards Puyallup. Then take Exit 161 (second Puyallup exit) and turn right onto Meridian (past South Hill Mall), go 6 miles. Turn left onto 200th Street (left turn lane) and go about 2 miles to stop sign. Turn right onto Orting-Kapowsin Highway. Go to third driveway on left.
The Garden Conservancy
u
Parts of garden are handicapped accessible
NEW
Gardens opening for first time
2014
Most recent year garden was open
I
Photographs permitted
L O N G S H A D OW®
.COM
Hand crafted in Southern Illinois by Classic Garden Ornaments, Ltd. ®
Design: Greenhaven Landscapes Inc., Lake Bluff, Illinois; Photography: Hannah Goering
HICKS/HARTMAN GARDEN 8717 210th Street East, Graham  10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 1.1 acre property was originally almost all grass except for the vegetable garden space. The owners added a few small beds to provide color and interest. The beds have grown - eventually all the grass will be gone. The land is glacial rock and the owners have used the rock for borders on all the flower beds. Part of the property has about fifty fir trees, creating a different microclimate than the area without trees. The owners have expanded the vegetable gardens, added fruit trees and berries and have surrounded those areas with flowerbeds that will attract pollinators. There are several seating areas scattered around that invite visitors to stop, relax and enjoy the surroundings. Birds and squirrels are daily visitors along with the occasional rabbit and deer. NEW | I
The Open Days Program
is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to save and share America's outstanding gardens for the education and inspiration of the public.
began in 1995 as a means of introducing the public to gardening, providing easy access to outstanding examples of design and horticultural practice, and proving that exceptional American gardens are still being created.
Do you love gardens as much as we do?
Do you love VISITING gardens as much as we do?
Join us in preserving, sharing, and championing gardens by becoming a Garden Conservancy member.
Learn more about us and see the full Open Days schedule at:
Visit www.gardenconservancy.org/join
www.opendaysprogram.org
South Sound Open Day
Sunday, August 23
CHASE GARDEN 16015 264th Street, East Orting  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Chase Garden is an outstanding example of Pacific Northwest modernist garden style. Situated high on a plateau with majestic Mount Rainier rising in the distance, it is a place of almost incomparable serenity and beauty. The Garden Conservancy was granted a conservation easement for the garden and helped establish the Friends of the Chase Garden to maintain the property and guide its future operations as a public garden. www.chasegarden.org Directions: Chase Garden is located in southeast Pierce County, about 6 miles southeast of Graham and about 6 miles southwest of Orting. From Olympia: Take I-5 North from Olympia. Exit at 123 Thorne Lane, turning right onto Murray Road. Turn left at 150th Street SW, which will become Perimeter Road, then Military Rd. Continue on Military Road about 1.5 miles until Pacific (Highway 7), turn right on Pacific. After 6.5 miles, turn left on 176th Street. In about 5.5. miles, turn right on Meridian (Highway 161). Continue south for 5.6 miles, going through Graham and over a steep hill to 264th Street East. Turn left (east) onto 264th Street East and continue about 3.5 miles. The Chase Garden driveway will be on the left, marked by a sign that says "Chase Garden" at 16015. Take the drive on the right down to the visitor's center. Hours: Wednesday through Sunday, April through October, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations are not required on these days for self-guided tours. Admission: Adults: $8 per person; Members: Free; Children 12 and under: Free. Military rate, with valid active or retired ID: Buy one, get one free. Guided tours for individuals are available at 1:30 on the fourth Saturday of each month throughout the season, April through October.
RECOMMENDED BY OUR GARDEN HOSTS
5 LUNCH • Amici Italian Eatery 9807 224th St E # 100, Graham, WA (253) 847-1500 • Flying Tomato Bar and Grill 10224 198th St Ct E, Graham, WA (253) 875-0770
7 CAFÉ • Starbucks 22205 Meridian Ave E Graham, WA (253) 875-7988 • Orting Bakery Cafe 212 Washington Ave N, Orting, WA (360) 893-2288
The Chase Garden will be holding a plant sale during their Open Day. ENJOY!
The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program www.opendaysprogram.org P.O. Box 219, Cold Spring, NY, 10516 | T: (845) 424-6502 / F: (845) 424-6501 / Toll-free: 1 (888) 842-2442 | E: [email protected]
