Digger magazine

Serving the Northwest Nursery Industry for Over 50 Years

  • Digger-Employment_banner-2020-728x90px.jpg
  • NG_banner-2020-728x90px.jpg
  • FW_banner-2021-728x90px-1.jpg
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Nursery News
    • Features
    • Plants
    • Growing Knowledge
    • Operations
    • Nursery Country
    • Meta
  • Issues
  • Events
  • Farwest
  • Columns
    • Director’s Desk
    • Mike Darcy
    • Pivot Points
    • President’s Message
  • Employment Classifieds
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Native American tribe wins auction for Heronswood

Native American tribe wins auction for Heronswood

By Curt Kipp — Posted July 2, 2012

Heronswood Gardens — the 15-acre, world-class private botanical garden near Kingston, Wash. that was founded by Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones — has a new owner. W. Atlee Burpee & Co. sold the garden at a sealed-bid auction June 15 to the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, which has a 1,200-acre reservation close by. No price was disclosed. The auction, conducted by Sheldon Good & Company, had a $749,000 minimum bid. The sale was expected to close in July.

According to George Ball, chairman of Burpee, the purchasers will maintain and preserve Heronswood. “The Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe has agreed both to preserve the historic gardens, and to use the facilities to educate their members, as well as the public, about native plants,” Ball said. “We hope to assist it in carrying out its mission with support from the Burpee Foundation, since it is entirely consistent with the work we are currently involved in throughout the nation.”

Burpee had purchased the estate from Jones and Hinkley in 2000. Burpee operated a nursery on the site for a time, but closed it in 2006. The company initially offered the property for sale at $11 million, and more recently at $1.8 million. The property includes three residences as well as greenhouse facilities, and was considered a Mecca for Northwest gardeners.

“Heronswood represents the pride and hard work of this community, and we’re happy we’re able to play a role in its future,” said Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman of Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. “We understand how passionate people are about Heronswood and, as a neighbor, we are committed to maintaining this local treasure. We look forward to gaining insight and expertise from the previous owners as well as working with the community to help shape Heronswood’s future.” A tribal representative told the Seattle Times newspaper that future uses of the site were not definite, but that it could be used as a retreat center for weddings and other events.

Share this:

  • Print
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • More
  • Reddit
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • Pocket

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Landscaping, People, Plants

Avatar

About Curt Kipp

Curt Kipp is the director of publications and communications at the Oregon Association of Nurseries, and the editor of Digger magazine.

CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE

Trade shows in the time of COVID

A demand ‘renaissance’ for nurseries

Western Nursery & Landscape Association falls victim to pandemic

MANTS 2021 to move online due to COVID-19

Nor Cal trade show canceled due to COVID-19

Reflections on Farwest

More articles

NURSERY NEWS

McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture appoints new leadership, sales team

Friends of Nurseries awards announced by OAN

Oregon Garden Foundation reclaims management role

Zielinski appointed to state board of ag

Disaster loans available for drought-stricken nurseries

More Nursery News

FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

People’s Choice Award winners announced for the 2020 Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Augmented reality app allows New Varieties Showcase voting

Farwest Show launches virtual contest to crown 2020 New Varieties Showcase winners

MANTS 2021 to move online due to COVID-19

Growing with the industry: Farwest memories

More Updates from Farwest

From the pages of Digger

January 2021 – Nursery Country

December 2020

The Transportation Issue — November 2020

The Advocacy Issue: October 2020

September 2020

August 2020 — Farwest Edition

More issues of Digger

Connect with us online

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
​

News

  • Nursery News
  • Growing Knowledge
  • Nursery Operations
  • Meta

Features

  • Plant Features
  • OAN Members
  • Oregon Nursery Country

Columns

  • Director’s Desk
  • Mike Darcy
  • Pivot Points
  • President’s Message

Resources

  • OAN Home Page
  • Job Listings
  • Subscribe to Digger
  • Advertise in Digger
  • Online Plant Search

© Copyright 2020 Oregon Association of Nurseries · Admin