A Plant Library & Gallery
A living library and gallery of shrubs, perennials, groundcovers, bulbs, roses, dahlias and vines, curated for gardens across the West and beyond.
The Collection
Early fall · September
Cooling nights and lower light bring out asters, sedums and turning foliage.
September checklist
Dahlias
Dahlias are a highlight of the late-season garden, lighting up beds and borders from midsummer until the first frost. Explore the full variety catalog, learn how to plant and care for them, and discover where to see and buy dahlias across the region.
Plant catalog
Browse every variety in the library, from compact pompons to dinnerplate blooms, with flower color, size and form filters.
Care guide
Everything you need to grow them well: planting and staking, feeding and deadheading, lifting and storing tubers through winter.
Where to see & buy
Local Washington growers, Seattle-area public dahlia gardens, and farms that welcome visitors during bloom season, with maps and lists.
Fall planting
Fall is the moment to tuck spring-flowering bulbs into cool soil. Plant daffodils, tulips, alliums and other favorites now for layers of color from the first days of spring into early summer.
Garden tours
Self-guided routes
Plan a day, a weekend, or a full road trip around the Pacific Northwest's best public gardens, farms, and nurseries. These self-guided tours group standout destinations into flexible routes through Washington, Oregon, and California, each with places to linger, eat, and wander at your own pace.
Discover Washington’s seasonal beauty with self-guided garden tours that include multiple stops at farms, nurseries, and public gardens around the state. From colorful spring blooms and tranquil woodland paths to formal estate gardens and rare plant collections, each tour offers a flexible and inspiring way to explore the region’s rich garden landscapes.
Touring public gardens, farms, and nurseries in Oregon offers a unique opportunity to explore the state's diverse landscapes coming alive with colorful blooms. From rhododendron gardens to expansive fields of tulips and dahlias, the state provides a chance to explore a variety of plants throughout the year.
California's gardens range from redwood forests and windswept coastal collections in the north to the woodland hillsides of Sonoma Valley and the world-spanning collections of Golden Gate Park. These self-guided tours group the state's best garden destinations into three flexible trips, each combining public gardens with scenic stops, places to eat, and time to wander at your own pace.
Learn
Deep dives on hydrangeas, hellebores, dahlias, roses, conifers and more: how to choose them, plant them and keep them happy here.
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Curated plant collections by season and smart picks for every spot in the garden — sun, shade, dry soil and more.
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Independent Puget Sound nurseries, Seattle's public gardens and self-guided tour routes across Washington and Oregon.
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