Sweet scents, bright colors popping against deep greens – is there any better therapy? Spending time planting in your own garden or enjoying a public one is food for the soul! And Grays Harbor has plenty of places to buy plants or spend time among them. While planning your next trip, check out this list of plant nurseries, flower shops, gardens and events that will have you stopping to smell the roses in no time!
Garden Starts Nursery is one of the places in Grays Harbor that perfect if you want to add some color to your yard or deck. Photo courtesy: Garden Starts Nursery
Garden Starts Nursery
20 Rosemary Lane S, Elma
Open April – June
Garden Starts Nursery in Grays Harbor is a great place to go if you are looking for vegetables, annual flowers, trees and shrubs!
They get people coming from Seattle and Portland, Oregon, and everywhere in between, to buy their affordably priced plants. (This year they have 33 varieties of tomatoes for $1.25!)
Satsop Bulb Farm
930 Monte Elma Rd, Elma
360.482.5566
Open March-May and August-October
The Satsop Bulb Farm in Elma is a four-generation family farm specializing in, you guessed it, bulbs!
Fall is the best time to buy and plant bulbs.
In the spring, they also have fresh-cut flowers and potted bulbs for you to buy, so you can fill your porch with color.
They do spring workshops on various subjects. Check their website for dates when announced.
Roadhouse Nursery
1683 Ocean Beach Road, Copalis Crossing
360.289.0622
Late March – Late May
Just a short drive from Seabrook, Roadhouse Nursery (Voss Acres Farm and Park) carries beautiful annuals and perennials to make your garden blossom into something really special.
While there, check out the grounds and the seasonal Voss Acres Produce Market for fresh fruits and vegetables when in season.
The South Bank Flower Co in Elma has farm-fresh flowers for you to take home to your table. Photo courtesy: South Bank Flower Co.
Lavender & Fir Market
182 Monte Brady Road, Montesano
Open Daily
If you don’t have a green thumb or a place to plant but still want some color in your life, Lavender & Fir Market is a great place to go for fresh-cut flowers and arrangements!
They specialize in dahlias, roses and flowers that accompany these stars. Buy a bouquet “just because” or special order for a wedding, birthday, anniversary or prom.
South Bank Flower Co
83 Hokanson Road Elma
Open Daily
This florist in Elma is a great stop to or from the Washington Coast! Aside from gifts and chocolates (Washington-owned Whimsy truffles are a must-try), they have beautiful, farm-fresh floral arrangements.
You can shop on the South Bank Flower Co website and they do offer local delivery throughout Grays Harbor.
The Home and Garden Show at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds is a great place to get some inspiration, get your questions asked and buy items for your garden! Photo courtesy: WSU Master Gardeners
Master Gardeners 24th Annual Home and Garden Show
May 16-17
Grays Harbor Fairgrounds
32 Elma McCleary Rd, Elma
If you are looking for inspiration, the Home and Garden Show at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds is a great place to find inspiration for your outdoor space. It’s free and family-friendly, with so much to do:
Free children’s activities
WSU Master Gardener plant clinic
Speakers on garden topics
Shopping for the home and garden (sheds, plants, garden art, furniture, and more!)
home improvement and remodeling resources
and more!
Not only is admission free, but so is parking!
Master Gardeners 28th Annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale
July 18
Garden Tour: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Plant Sale: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Ocean Shores
This year’s Master Gardeners 28th Annual Garden Tour and Plant Sale is happening on July 18! Tickets are $20 (children under 10 are free) and will go on sale a month before the event. Tickets allow to you tour seven gorgeous gardens in Ocean Shores!
“There’s nothing more inspirational than seeing up close how different gardeners create their individual visions of a garden paradise,” shares Terri Small. “The Master Gardener annual garden tour is an opportunity to see and talk with garden owners and bring your questions for a Master Gardener to answer.”
The plant sale, which has free admission, will be held at the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden, located behind the Ocean Shores Methodist Church (557 Point Brown Avenue NW, Ocean Shores)
Westport Winery Garden Resort
1 South Arbor Road, Aberdeen
On your garden tour, you might want to stop and grab a bite to eat. No better place than the Westport Winery Garden Resort, where you can take a walk in their incredible garden before or after a meal at Sea Glass Grill. You will find a menu full of local flavor, including seafood and wine from the Westport Winery.
What makes their garden worthy of a stop is the locally created art pieces scattered throughout. Find incredible pieces made of metal, glass, driftwood and more.
Stop by Westport Winery for a bite to eat, a wine sample and to view the gardens with art from local artists. Photo courtesy: Westport Winery Garden Resort
Seabrook
Seabrook is a great stop on your self-guided garden tour of Grays Harbor! The city has a New Urban design, with nearly 50% of the town’s land being preserved in forest, wetland and stream corridors. They won the grand prize for New Urban design in the 2026 Charter Awards.
“My wife Laura and I wanted to raise our kids in a walkable neighborhood, somewhere they could safely explore, with a strong sense of community and ideally, by the ocean,” shares Case Roloff, Seabrook CEO and town founder. “We learned about the art of town building from Seaside, Florida, and were inspired to build our own town with New Urbanism principles on the Washington Coast. In 2002, we found an opportunity with 250 acres of overlogged land and self-financed to get the project going. In 2003, we started designing and building what would become a sustainable haven for full-time residents, vacationers, and day trippers and a walkable urban oasis seamlessly woven into nature.”
With over 18 parks, it’s a great place to stop and enjoy nature. Over 200 acres with hiking and biking trails are waiting for you to explore. Stephen Poulakos, Seabrook vice president, says these are his favorite parks for garden lovers:
The Garden & Woodland Promenades – Both located in Seabrook’s oldest neighborhood, The Greenway District.The Woodland Promenade represents a native coastal forest transitioning from the years of logging pre-dating Seabrook’s existence to today, where it educates about what a coastal forest should look like.
The Garden Promenade, located just past the Woodland Promenade and connected by Meriweather Square, also features a native perennial garden and a rain garden that educates visitors about coastal plants, shrubs, and trees. The rain garden captures water runoff, slows it down, and allows it to percolate back into the watershed. This reduces creek erosion and ensures the water released to the ocean and adjacent waterways is clean and sediment-free.
Meadowview Park is one of Seabrook’s most diverse parks. In many ways, it is like many parks in one. First, it features a large manicured event lawn for community-based events and games. In addition, it has an oval meditation garden with fragrant plants bound in a large cedar hedge for quiet reflection.The park’s meadow consists of sweet meadowgrass and a large display of native flowering Pacific Northwest perennials like lupine, foxglove and yarrow.
And don’t miss the spiraling observation mound that allows one to enjoy cozy times by the custom fireglobe firepit while surveying the Elk Creek corridor just beyond. Early May-July is a great time to see the wildflower display.
While in Seabrook, check out the Gnome Trail! Located at Compass Street in Pacific Beach, the Gnome Trail is actually a series of interconnected trails, with cute fairy and gnome homes created by visitors and residents alike! Stephen notes it’s a moderately difficult path that winds down to the Elk Creek Beach Access.
Seabrook invites people to build a gnome home and add it to the Gnome Trail! Their guidelines are simple: create a house out of natural items you’ve found in the area. They recommend:
driftwood from the beach
sticks and moss from the forest
tie together with dune grass. (gloves are recommended for handling the dune grass as it can cut!)
Plan your trip now and spend some time in nature. Soaking in fresh salt air and the smell of spring plants will melt away the workday stress in no time.
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