It's a lovely place but the only downside is that there are only one bathrooms and they're by the entrance.
June 2024
Beautiful garden and wonderful shop with a huge variety of rhododendrons and azaleas.
However, this very popular garden has only three handicapped parking spots and the regular parking lots are too far from the entrance for those with mobility challenges.
May 2024
Beautiful flowers displayed here!!! As a photographer, I had an awesome time here capturing glimpses of spring time beauty!
The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, located between Seattle and Tacoma, is a 22-acre woodland garden featuring the largest collection of Rhododendron species in the world. With a Victorian stumpery, the Rutherford conservatory, a pond garden, extensive fern collection, alpine rock garden, and a Blue Poppy Meadow, visitors will experience a diverse collection of plants amidst a Pacific Northwest forest. The garden is also home to beautiful companion plants, including the famous Himalayan Blue Poppies, camellias, magnolias, Japanese maples, and many rare plants. The RSBG is dedicated to the conservation, research, acquisition, evaluation, cultivation, public display, and distribution of Rhododendron species.
