I got married at Heronswood! This was some while ago, before same-sex marriaged became legal…read morenationally, Washington state being ahead of the curve. On the first day it was legal, we and a half-dozen other couples were hosted by the S'kallam tribe, who went all out for us, and covered all the costs. What a gift to the local LGBT community! Burpee bought out the original nursery many years ago, and it went downhill for a while, but since it was sold to the S'Kallam tribe, they've restored it to its former glory, and even hired the original founder (well-famed Dan Hinkley) to help maintain, restore, and manage it with a group of volunteers. Dan once again travels in search of unusual plants ideal for temperate gardens. This is worth visiting just for its park value, and definitely worth a special trip even from far off, though always make sure of the hours before setting out; they keep limited public hours (generally Fridays 10 am to 3 pm, but sometimes other days and longer hours depending on events and special sales and such). The plant collection is unique; the park areas and buildings can be rented for weddings and private events; and the nursery arranges all sorts of seasonal public events worth attending. Take their tour, it's incredibly informative in addition to simply beautiful.

What a beautiful botanical garden! If you like flowers, rare and exotic plants, and a bit of…read morehistory of the area, this is your place. Upon checking into the Kingston area for places to visit, this one popped up in my search, another hidden secret, none of my Washington native coworkers seemed to know. Well, being the plant nerd I am, it was quickly placed first on my list of adventures in the Kingston area. Beautiful entrance, not easily seen if you're flying by. Lots of hidden treasures throughout, plants and additional ornaments ( like the old dump truck or piano) some of the gardens, especially around the old homestead are well developed, but there are quite a few newer additions and more being developed. Staff was very helpful and knowledgeable, Norma Jean was great! Not only with the history and plants of the gardens, but other places to check out in the area as well. The Port Gamble S' Klallam tribe purchases the gardens in 2012 and with the assistance of one of the originators, Dan Hinkley, it has been restored, rejuvenated, and additional gardens are growing. It's worth multiple visits during the year as the many rare plants go through blooming seasons and the colors of new growth and flowers change. They also cultivate a nursery of quite a few of the rare and unusual plants, definitely there will be some purchasing in future visits. This garden is easily walkable and not large, well worth the ten dollar ticket. Enjoyable for anyone who loves nature and being outdoors. It alone was worth the ferry ride over to Kingston. Enjoying the beautiful weather and flowers. Happy Yelping!

I found Jones Tree Farm when I was living over on the Kitsap side, and my husband and I went there…read moreevery year wandered around with our dog until we found the tree that was singing to us. Not pushy, lots of variety, reasonable prices. Fast forward a few years and over to the Seattle side. I'm a board member for a charitable organization, and every year we hold a largish holiday event for people with disabilities. Two bands, pirates, snacks, Santa Claus, the whole nine, even two trees. Last year I figured out that the people who donate the trees are the very same people whose tree farm we used to go to! They donate every year and even deliver the trees to a location convenient to us! Wonderful people!

Love love love this place! Dog friendly! Amazingly owned! Beautiful selection of treea!read more

It is such a lovely, inviting spot. The food is fresh and delicious. The gardens are a visual…read moredelight. So many gorgeous items in the store that have you wishing you had deep pockets and entertaining spaces. You can sit inside or al fresco.

Amazing staff and selection. There are great gift items there super cute journals, books, jewelry…read moreand anything you could want for a gift! And the plant selection is wonderful too.

So glad I gave this place a try. I was surprised with the selection. I was pleased with the…read moreknowledge of the staff, but can't say I was surprised to have someone who really knows their stuff at a native plant store. I'm very happy to spend money here supporting a great business. I'll certainly be starting here anytime I need more plants in the future. Use native plants people!

Great place. Knowledgeable, good prices, excellent plants. I talk to the main guy here about all…read moresorts of plants and it's clear he cares a lot about them and native gardening. When I was interested in certain plants he asked the location and area and made recommendations against some of them because they would likely die. These plants just look good in any garden and easier to maintain than non-native ones. Best PNW native plant nursery I've been to in WA and parts of Oregon.

Bobbi came to our house to discuss designing our entire yard all the way through to execution. Was…read morea good meeting, nothing out of the ordinary. Had appointment April 21st to discuss the concept. She called the day before and said she couldn't find it on her computer but would be fairly easy for her to redo. I said no worries, when ready call me back to reschedule. No response back, I emailed her after 2 weeks, didn't get a response. After a month I contacted the owner, Garrett, and then the next day Bobbi contacted me and left a message saying she was sorry, it was unprofessional, she should have got back to me, if I still wanted to do the project call her back. I didn't call back that day, but the next day Garrett left me an email saying he was sorry and they prided themselves on communication. So I answered the email fairly promtly that day, which was May 19th, saying I wanted to continue and I would call Bobbi. I called to leave her message and her outgoing mail said she's out of the office till June 2nd. I left a message saying I would continue with the project even though I thought it was odd she never mentioned she was going to be out of the office when she told me the day before to call her back. Well, it's June 9th and I think it's pretty clear that Bobby doesn't want anything to do with it job for whatever her reason is. There was no unpleasantness in our first meeting or after so I don't understand why she would ghost me when this is a sizeable job for them to do. She never mentioned any difficulties with a job that could have put her off wanting to continue. I won't even go to the nursery to buy aplant or anything after being treated this way. Very poor business.

I feel like visiting most nurseries is just like walking through inventory of plants. This place is…read morenot like that at all. It is more like touring an established garden with winding paths and a pond browsing the plants along the way. They have a good selection of native and unique plants and the prices were good!