Location: West Seattle Address: 5640 16th Ave S.W. Acreage: Approx. 12 I’m working my way through our city’s privately managed, publicly open gardens, which landed me on a sunny day on the campus of South Seattle College. Because this isn’t a Seattle Parks department public space, it remains a secret park despite its impressive garden.… Continue reading Seattle Chinese Garden & Arboretum
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Japanese Garden
Location: Arboretum/Montlake/Madison Park Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E. Acreage: 3.5 November is the peak time of year to witness the colors changing at the magnificent Japanese Garden inside the Washington Park Arboretum. Walk the gravel loop path to find little bridges, ponds and waterfalls awaiting your discovery among the wide variety of plants and… Continue reading Japanese Garden
UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture
Location: University District Address: 3501 N.E. 41st St. Acreage: 90 The Washington Park Arboretum gets a lot of attention for its fantastic gardens, pleasant trails and wetlands viewing. Much less visited, but also excellent, is the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture directly across Union Bay. This treasure for the university serves as an… Continue reading UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture
Bellevue Botanical Gardens
Location: Bellevue Address: 12001 Main Street, Bellevue Acreage: 53 Enjoy a peaceful stroll through 53 acres of incredibly varied gardens at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens and take your time examining the diverse plant groupings. Or, take my lead and do it the less peaceful way and bring along three kids under the age of 5.… Continue reading Bellevue Botanical Gardens
Streissguth Gardens
Location: Central Seattle/Eastlake Address: 10th Ave. E. and E. Blaine St. Acreage: approx. 1.0 A visit to the lovely Streissguth Gardens becomes even sweeter when you learn about its origin. This north Capitol Hill park was privately owned and maintained for many years by Ann and Dan Streissguth. Nearly 50 years ago they lived independently… Continue reading Streissguth Gardens
Interbay P-Patch
Location: Interbay/Magnolia Address: 15th Ave. W. and W. Wheeler St. Acreage: 1.91 Seattle has dozens of community P-patch gardens where the list is often years long to snag your own garden plot, but only a few are official public parkland owned by the city. Interbay P-Patch is one of those and despite its location off… Continue reading Interbay P-Patch
Bradner Gardens Park
Location: South Seattle/Mount Baker Address: 29th Ave. S. and S. Grand St. Acreage: 1.6 A swarm of busy four- and five-year-olds from the nearby Children’s PlayGarden Preschool has taken over Bradner Gardens Park on a cloudy Wednesday morning. They are busy as bees exploring every inch of this great South Seattle park. While a pair… Continue reading Bradner Gardens Park
Kubota Gardens
Location: South Seattle Address: 9817 55th Ave. S. Acreage: 34.2 November is the best time of year to visit one of Seattle’s best parks: Kubota Gardens. This park is such a jewel, it has its own foundation and board of directors to protect this amazing public space. Visit this park with time on your hands.… Continue reading Kubota Gardens