This 15 acre garden was established in 1987 by Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones near Kingston. After being sold in 2000 and closed in 2006 and being neglected for so long it seemed the garden would be lost.

But in 2012, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe purchased Heronswood with a commitment to restoring the garden. Many of the original plants have been saved, and an amazing array of incredible rarities collected by Hinkley on his ongoing plant explorations to China, Vietnam, Chile, Myanmar, New Zealand, India, Tasmania and other remote locations around the globe has been added!

https://heronswoodgarden.org/

Heronswood Garden is located at:

7530 288th Street NE, Kingston

Driving and taking the ferry from Edmonds to Kingston is the fastest route from Seattle.

See the schedule here.

There is an alternate southern route through Tacoma for anyone wanting to avoid the ferry.

There is also Uber and Lyft available throughout the area.