Take a stroll to the herb and vegetable garden, and if you are in the mood, carry on father afield, to the adjacent hiking/biking
trails....
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Arrival lunch at 12:00..., commencement of Personalized Garden Tour starts
at 1:30 and finishes at 4:30...Four and half hours of scrumptious food and a fun garden tour for $85.00 per person. Your
Garden Guru will meet you at our Inn at 1:00, gives you a presentation, and gives out map and directions to garden you will
be visiting. 1:30 everyone leaves and drives to the garden where your personalized tour begins.
48 hour cancellation policy, or a $85.00 rebooking fee applies.
All of our "personalized tour guides" are specialist in Landscape Design or in Horticulture.
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$85.00
Auberge Potager Garden lunch and a Personalized Garden Tour
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16400 216 Ave. N.E.
Woodinville, WA. 98077
(425) 844-4102
Auberge Potager Garden Lunch
Enjoy a fresh green Salad: all the fixings from our Auberge Potager Garden
with home made vinaigrette dressing, (we make our own wine vinegar) .
Chef's Quiche of the day: vegetables from our garden and eggs from
our neighbor's free range chickens.
Dessert: Auberge Gateau
with an all inclusive personalized
3 hour Educational Garden Tour
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Bellevue Botanical Garden or
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Washington Park Arboretum or
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Garden Conservancy Perserves (either the Kruckeberg Botanic
garden or the EB Dunn Garden)
Event Minimum Requirement: Six
One of our "certified" horticulturist guides will meet you at lunch with a presentation
on the garden, plus you will be given a map and directions to follow your guide by car.
Royal Lavendar harvested from our Auberge de Seattle French Country Inn entrance.
Using the Lavendar for Lavendar shortbread cookies.
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Nature is at it's best in and around the Pacific Northwest. We are truly blessed, the climate of Seattle
coupled with the presence of great natural beauty makes visiting nature a must see. We have an abundance of fantastic
Gourmet Garden Walk tour options, and some great people to guide you on these personalized tours, through
some of most beautiful gardens of Pacific Northwest.
Gourmet Travel
Garden Tours
From the tranquil majesty of The Bloedel Reserve, to the Withy & Price-designed double borders of the Bellevue Botanical
Garden, to the stunning new tropical Virea House under construction down at
the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, the
ongoing development of Washington Park Arboretum's Pacific Connections Garden, and the magnificent private
gardens of the Garden Conservancy we are blessed to have so many choices to visit. These guided
tours are a means of introducing you to gardening and to providing easy access to outstanding examples of design and horticulture
practices.
From April to September you can explore first-hand and enjoy the wealth of natural beauty
that the Puget Sound Region has to offer. Feel free to contact us with any questions regarding the garden tours
and tips.We can be reached at (425) 425-844-4102.
Travel
Tip 
Think about packing clothes and footwear for the weather, notebook, sketch book, camera, rainhat or umbrella
if desired. You'll find people in the Pacific North West typically don't really wear raincoats.
All of our Gourmet Travel Garden Tours are walking tours, and include a lovely hand prepared "Pret
A Porter" lunch from the Auberge de Seattle cuisine. We'll set up a picnic lunch for
you on a wood foldout picnic table with chairs.
Tours typically depart from L'Auberge de Seattle Inn at 10:00 am. These tours are for our
guests and vary from 4 to 7 hours. Your tour guides have an unquenchable passion for the beauty of the garden, revealed
through innovative designs and cutting edge plants.
Some of these gardens require an advance phone reservation and allow only a limited number of visitors
per day. With the busy summer season fast approaching, we suggest you make your reservation for the Gourmet Garden Walks way
in advance.
 
We also feature what is believed
to be the only “ramp patch” in the Western United States. Also know as wild leeks, these legendary relatives of onions and
garlic are native to the Eastern woodlands ranging from Nova Scotia and Quebec through the central Appalachian states, and are renowned for their pungent flavor
and curative powers.
Traditionally they are the first edible plant to arrive in the spring. They have been celebrated
for generations with community suppers and many tall tales in small towns throughout the hill country, but in recent years
they have also been celebrated by some of our finest chefs for their richness and flavor. The ramp patch at L’Auberge
came from deep in the Appalachian hills, from the same source as the annual community supper in Helvetia, West Virginia, a bucolic village settled by Swiss
immigrants that like L’Auberge celebrates its heritage and good food! Strong, garlicky ramps/wild leeks
are considered a tonic for whatever ails yu, including cabin fever. Use them raw like scallions, or cook them for a
milder, sweeter flavor and use as you would leeks. Ramp season usually starts in late March or April. Look forward
to our patch being used in some of our cooking classes.
RAMP RECIPE
Clean and cut into two parts
Place in frying pan, add butter or olive oil...cook till they start to golden
Cover the ramps with cream and fresh grated nutmeg.
Add some sea salt (optional)
Bon Appetite
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