Location: North Seattle Address: 750 N. 50th St. Acreage: 2.5 The Woodland Park Rose Garden is a very special place for me. First, it’s where I met my husband, and then a couple of years later, it’s where I got engaged. I love to go back around this time of year to do a little… Continue reading Woodland Park Rose Garden
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Ross Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle/Ballard Address: 4320 4th Ave. N.W. Acreage: 2.3 There’s a wonderful old-fashioned baseball scoreboard at Ross Playground in the east end of Ballard. I’m not sure if it still gets used, but I love the idea of modern rec league games with a guy in the outfield changing the score by hand. If… Continue reading Ross Playground
Linden Orchard Park
Location: North Seattle Address: N. 67th St. and Linden Ave. N. Acreage: 0.33 I love the entrance to this park with stairs that spill down the corner inviting you in to explore the native plants and trees that line the paths. This north Seattle park used to be an apple orchard. Today you’ll still find… Continue reading Linden Orchard Park
Ballard Corners Park
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 17th Ave. NW and NW 62nd St. Acreage: approx. 1.0 For some reason Seattleites love to put their old couches out on the street with a free sign attached. I guess they’re really expecting someone to drive by in a pick-up truck and say, “You know what we really need? A… Continue reading Ballard Corners Park
Ballard Playground
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 2644 N.W. 60th St. Acreage: 3.4 A ship half sunken into the ground invites kids to play at Ballard Playground, a large neighborhood park next to the Ballard Community Center. There’s also a small play structure for little kiddos. Take the path around the side of the park, and you’ll pass… Continue reading Ballard Playground
Thyme Patch Park
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. The front section is a Master Gardener demonstration garden. The back features… Continue reading Thyme Patch Park
Marvin’s Garden
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 22nd Ave. N.W. and Ballard Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.1 Named after the unofficial “Mayor” of Ballard who passed away in 1989, Marvin’s Garden is situated in the center of this Seattle neighborhood off the popular Ballard Ave. It’s a big stretch to call this park a garden, but that doesn’t mean… Continue reading Marvin’s Garden
Bergen Place
Location: Northwest Seattle Address: 5420 22nd Ave. N.W. Acreage: 0.2 Bergen Place, at the main intersection of Seattle’s Scandinavian-influenced Ballard neighborhood, opened in 1975 to honor Seattle’s sister city in Norway. The King of Norway himself visited that year to dedicate the park. Some 30 years later the park was ready for a makeover, and… Continue reading Bergen Place