NW Native Plant Garden

(5400 N Pearl St.)

Established in 1962 by the Tacoma Garden Club, the Northwest Native Plant Garden is dedicated to the education and enjoyment of all who visit. This garden displays and celebrates the native flora of the Pacific Northwest. Paths winding through the one-and-one-half-acre garden pass a lovely waterfall, pond and striking wooden gazebo that Thomas Church helped design and place. The Tacoma Garden Club is instrumental in the maintenance and development of this Northwest treasure. As part of the Garden Club's ongoing stewardship, they are currently raising funds for a Revitalization Plan for the future of the garden focused on education, improving the visitor experience and ongoing maintenance. Come take a self-guided tour of this area located just before the park exit.

There are work parties on the second and last Monday's of each month, February through October.

• For more information on The Tacoma Garden Club, contact TGC President at tgcpresident@tacomagardenclub.org . The Tacoma Garden Club was organized in March 1925 and is a member of The Garden Club of America, Zone XII. Their objectives are to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening among amateurs, to share the advantages of associations through conference and correspondence in this country and abroad, to aid in the protection of native plants and birds and to encourage civic planning. For more information, please visit their website at www.tacomagardenclub.org.
• For more information on the Northwest Native Plant Garden, contact NWNPG@tacomagardenclub.org .  
• The Metro Parks Tacoma contact for the Northwest Native Plant Garden is Aaron Cady at 253-591-5328 or aaronc@tacomaparks.com.
• This garden is not currently available for rentals. For more information about rentals, contact colleens@tacomaparks.com or 253-305-1010.

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Last Updated: Jul 13, 2010 1:31 PM