Location: South Seattle Address: 9026 4th Ave. S. Acreage: 8.7 For more than 40 years the Marra family, Italian immigrants who arrived in Seattle just after the turn of the last century, farmed the area that is now known as Marra-Desimone Park. The land was sold to them by Joe Desimone, who was an early… Continue reading Marra-Desimone Park
Category: gardens
Fairview Park
Location: Central Seattle/Eastlake Address: 2900 Fairview Ave. E. Acreage: 0.8 Fairview Park is one of several dozen locations in Seattle that has p-patch plots open to the public. These mini-gardens are so popular they typically have waitlists that can stretch to five years. It’s a shame everyone can’t have a nice little garden at Fairview… Continue reading Fairview Park
Volunteer Park Conservatory
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1400 E. Galer St. Acreage: approx. 0.4 Completed in 1912, the Volunteer Park Conservatory houses hundreds of varieties of unusual plants and flowers. The beautiful glass building is divided into five “houses” with different temperatures and themes: Palms, Ferns, Cacti, Seasonals and Bromeliads. It’s fun to wander the rooms and… Continue reading Volunteer Park Conservatory
Japanese Garden
Location: Central Seattle/Madison Park Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd. E. Acreage: 3.5 Located inside Washington Arboretum Park, the Japanese Garden is one of the few places on city property where you have to pay a fee to enter. But it’s worth the $5 to see this garden that was designed by Japanese garden designer Juki… Continue reading Japanese Garden
Washington Park Arboretum
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2300 Arboretum Drive E. Acreage: 193.9 It’s picture day at the Arboretum. And there are two breeds of photographers to observe. In one camp are the serious, slightly cranky, amateur nature photographers. This is prime season for this group as they strategically set up their shots on fancy tripods waiting for… Continue reading Washington Park Arboretum
Parsons Gardens
Location: Queen Anne/Central Seattle Address: 7th Ave. W. and W. Highland Drive Acreage: 0.4 Being inside the quaint Parsons Gardens on Queen Anne feels like being in a romantic comedy. The kind you can’t convince any man in your life to go with you to see. I picture a woman sitting alone on one of… Continue reading Parsons Gardens