gardens

Thyme Patch Park

March 24, 2010
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Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 2853 N.W. 58th St.
Acreage: 0.11

Sitting between two older homes in Ballard, from the sidewalk Thyme Patch Park looks like someone’s front yard. Take the winding, fully accessible path into the park and you’ll find a neighborhood P-Patch […]

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Picardo (Rainie) P-Patch

March 16, 2010
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Location: North Seattle/Wedgwood
Address: N.E. 82nd St. and N.E. 25th Ave.
Acreage: 2.93

Did you know that the term P-Patch is native to Seattle? And, it doesn’t refer to “pea-patch,” as some people think. The “P” comes from “Picardo,” which is […]

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Belltown Cottage Park

March 13, 2010
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Location: Downtown Seattle
Address: Elliott Ave. and Wall St.
Acreage: 0.21

It’s a great thing for a city when you can find a community garden among high rises condos.

Belltown Cottage Park, just a couple of blocks from the main bustle of Belltown, is a cute […]

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Katie Black’s Garden

February 23, 2010
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Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill
Address: 12th Ave. S. and S. Atlantic St.
Acreage: 0.6

In what used to be a mass of unruly blackberry bushes on the west end of Beacon Hill is now a miniature Japanese garden.

Katie and Frank Black owned a large piece […]

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