Gardens Accessible to the Public

Visit these gardens to see the plants up close
and to watch how they change through the seasons.

These gardens may be visited most anytime. Some restrictions may apply if, for example, the garden is located in a park or on school grounds that close at night. Gardens located at businesses should only be visited during open hours.

Gardens in Benton County

WSU Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden

Visit the Native Plant Garden, (certified 2013) and the Xeric Garden (certified 2014). Both are certified Heritage Gardens. Located in Kennewick, WA.

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Richland Horse Park

The Purple Sage Riders chapter of the Back Country Horsemen of Washington designed and installed a native plant garden with funding from the Garden Genies and Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs at Richland Horse Park, W.E. Johnson. The garden was designed to help visitors identify native plants by installing signage near larger groupings.

Heritage Garden at Hansen Park

This Heritage Garden was created in 2018 with the conversion of 20,000 square feet (approx. 0.5 acre) of the city park. Located in Kennewick, WA.

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Tapteal Greenway -Grayhawk Planting

Volunteers including local scout troops have meticulously installed and maintained this garden which features over 15 native species that thrive in the sandy dunes. Congratulations to the site lead Dirk, and all his fabulous volunteers who have transformed and maintain this space! For directions on how to get to this public garden, check out Tapteal Greenway's website.

Columbia Center Rotary Indicator Garden

This garden, located below the Ste. Michelle Wine Estates WSU Wine Science Center in Richland, WA, was created in 2016. It was designed consistent with Heritage Garden Program criteria. Of the 600 plants featured, 80% are native to our local natural shrub-steppe habitat. Certification is pending.

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Gardens in Yakima County

North Yakima Conservation District

Located at the NYCD Office, this Heritage Garden installed in Fall of 2023 features a spectacular array of native plants! Stop by for a visit to watch the garden grow!

Yakima Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden

Located in Ahtanum Youth Park in Union Gap, this public garden features three planting beds that highlight the different plant communities found in Yakima County: Montane, Foothills, and Shrub-Steppe . Volunteers in the Yakima Master Gardener Program created their own planting plans for the beds using the plant list provided by the Heritage Garden Program.

South Yakima Conservation District

Located at the SYCD Office, this Heritage Garden installed in Fall of 2023 is small but mighty and will require no water once the plants establish! Stop by and watch the plants sleep, creep then leap!