Open garden and events calendar
September Plant Week: Open nursery and garden
The garden and nursery will be open every day for a week starting on Labor Day, please see the event details for specific hours each day.
September is a great time for garden walks, and also a perfect time to start editing your own garden with new plants.
October Plant Week: Open nursery and garden
The garden and nursery will be open all week, 10am to 4pm Monday through Sunday, starting on October 5th.
Please enjoy an early fall walk around the garden and shop for plants!
Open garden weekend, Sat/Sun August 8th & 9th, 10am to 4pm
Come check out the garden as the midsummer wave of plantings takes center stage. The garden becomes a dense jungle of tall plants!
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. 10am to 4pm both Saturday and Sunday.
Open garden weekend, Thursday-Sunday July 16th to 19th (view event details for daily hours)
July is when the garden starts to brim over with a sense of wild lushness, and it’s always a good time to come see how Erin’s living willow structures are growing.
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. Please see details for specific hours each day.
June Plant Sale at Bellevue Botanical Gardens
Our first off-site plant sale! Come out to Bellevue Botanical Garden for a Father’s Day plant sale organized by Northwest Perennial Alliance, there will be lots of vendors in addition to Willows End.
Open garden and plant sale, Sat. June 13th, 10am to 4pm
June is an interesting time in the garden, when the initial outburst of spring is subsiding, and the heat loving flowers of summer are still a month away. Willows End is a foliage-first garden in many ways, so June offers lots of vignettes to enjoy, and yes there are still plenty of flowers—see what you can find blooming! And it’s always a good time to come see how Erin’s living willow structures are growing.
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. We’ll be here rain or shine, 10am to 4pm.
Open garden, Sat/Sun May 30th-31st, 10am to 4pm
Late May is one of the peak times to visit any garden. At Willows End, we welcome volunteer foxgloves at this time of year, which help give the garden a slightly wild look that we love. Siberian iris and alliums are in full swing, and it’s always a good time to come see how Erin’s living willow structures are growing.
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. We’ll be here rain or shine, 10am to 4pm.
Open garden, Saturday May 9th
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. We’ll be here rain or shine, 10am to 4pm.
Open garden, Thursday May 7th
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. We’ll be here rain or shine, 4pm to 7pm.
Open garden, Saturday April 18th
No advance notice needed. Bring a friend and come say hi. We’ll be here rain or shine, 10am to 4pm.
First open garden for 2026!
Come for a garden stroll while the daffodils, hellebores, reticulata irises and fritillaria are in full swing! Hardy spring plants will be out and available for sale.
Rose pruning basics - small group hands on workshop
Get hands on practice of late winter pruning of modern shrub and climbing roses in a very small group workshop (three participants).
Free Garden Talk at 21 Acres in Woodinville
Does your garden have the “blahs”? Do you want to do something about it, but don’t know where to start? Come to a free presentation where Christopher will share 10 DIY projects that can be completed in a weekend (some in just a few hours) and inspire a new garden outlook!