Seeking helpful tips for their plants and inspiration for their homes, hundreds of people visited eight Sequim-area locales on Saturday for the Clallam County Master Gardener’s Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour.
Volunteers said they anticipated 800-900 visitors throughout the day at the eight locations, including Community Organic Garden of Sequim (COGS), Harvest Haven/J&R Farmstand, Hillside Retreat, One Horse Ranch, Pioneer Memorial Park, Sanctuary for Humans and Wildlife, Second Chance Ranch, and The Shangri-la Garden.
Some locations are private except for during the tour, while others are open to the public, such as the J&R Farmstand, 585 Cameron Road.
Co-owner Randy Scott said the amount of visitors was “way more than I expected.”
He and wife Jan Webb put up a pumpkin stand four years ago, and “it just grew,” he said.
Webb raised her three children on the farm where she’s lived since age 16.
Webb’s daughter Emily also recently finished a mural for the farmstand she calls “a tribute to Sequim.”
At Second Chance Ranch in Agnew, Larry Edson’s neighbor convinced him to participate, and he was open to it because “it’s a worthy cause” supporting the Master Gardeners’ Woodcock Demonstration Gardens and the group’s free classes offered in Port Angeles and Sequim.
Edson, a retired kitchen manager, said he purchased the property in January 2020 with its building a shell and without utilities/hookups. In recent years, he’s revamped the barren property to include an arcade, bunk house, vintage RV trailer, outdoor games, a playground, vegetable garden and more.
“There’s something for all ages here,” he said. “We’ve gotten a good response. There’s a lot to see.”
The annual tour is brought together through the Master Gardener Foundation of Clallam County, with more information available at clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org.
Sequim Gazette photos by Matthew Nash Karen Grayhek of Sequim visits J&R Farmstand as part of the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28. Grayhek, who has participted in the tours in previous years, visited all eight tour locations, as did other members of the Red Hat Society.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash Char and Steve Reeves of Sequim admire an outdoor chess set at Second Chance Ranch during the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour on June 28. Steve said they attend the tour at different locations each year.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Jan Webb and Randy Scott, co-owners of Harvest Haven/J&R Farmstand, said their pumpkin patch four years ago has grown into much more than they imagined. Their farmstand is open seven days a week through the first week of November each year.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Larry Edson, a retired kitchen manager and owner of Second Chance Ranch in Agnew, participated in the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour on June 28 at the suggestion of a neighbor. With an arcade, bunk house, vegetable garden and much more, he said “there’s something for all ages here.”
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Emily Webb finished the Harvest Haven/J&R Farmstand mural the morning of June 28, a few hours before the start of the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour. Webb started the mural in April and worked on it a few times a week as weather allowed and calls it “a love letter to Sequim.”
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Jill Corson and Robin Snarski of Port Angeles visit with Larry Edson, owner Second Chance Ranch, at the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour. Edson had built a garden and area for activities for all ages, and Corson said they attended the tour for the first time as she bought a home that was on the tour years ago, and she wanted to see what the other homes look like.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Second Chance Ranch in Agnew features a playground, arcade, outdoor games, various garden and play space, and more. Here, Vicki Sensiba and Maggie Walthall chat while taking in the many offerings of the Petals & Pathways Home Garden Tour.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Second Chance Ranch featured many outdoor games beside its pristine garden spaces.
Participants in the Petals Pathways Home Garden Tour traverse through the Harvest Haven/JR Farmstand on June 28.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Second Chance Ranch featured a vintage RV trailer, arcade, various garden spaces and many outdoor play spaces for all-ages.
Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash/ Participants in the Petals Pathways Home Garden Tour traverse through the Harvest Haven/JR Farmstand on June 28.
