Seattle in late April

**M* W* <m*@earthlink.net>**

You may have a damp visit, but there are fabulous gardens to see in  
Seattle.

Spring is the best season for the Dunn Gardens (dunngardens.org) -  
you'll need to make an appointment.

The Bellevue Botanical Garden (bellevuebotanical.org) has a good  
waterwise garden; the huge Northwest Perenial Alliance border is  
being completely renovated, so you'll see its early stages.

Kubota Garden (kubota.org) is a Seattle city park - when you're  
there, it's hard to believe you're in the middle of a city  
neighborhood.  Contact the society for a docent tour.

The Carl English gardens (www.nws.usace.army.mil/PublicMenu/Menu.cfm? 
sitename=lwsc&pagename=garden) at the Chittenden locks (moving boats  
from Puget Sound into Lake Union and then Lake Washington) is full of  
unusual plants - plus you get a visit to the fish ladder.  The place  
is run by the Army Corps of Engineers and so, although you can get a  
tree list inside the visitors center, you're mostly on your own.

The Bloedel Reserve (www.bloedelreserve.org) is a lovely visit, but  
prefers to be a contemplative natural space, not a garden.

Further afield:
The Chase Garden in Orting (chasegarden.org) is an exquisite spring  
woodland garden; on a clear day, you'll be shocked at the sight of  
Mt.Rainier looming ever-so-close.

Lakewold Garden (www.lakewoldgardens.org), just south of Tacoma, is a  
Thomas Church garden (at least some of it) with great family history.

Marty Wingate

Blog: passportsandseedpackets.com
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, NW Gardens, gardenseattle.com
Author:
The Bellevue Botanical Garden: Celebrating the First 15 Years (2007)
The Big Book of Northwest Perennials
(Sasquatch Books, 2005)
Big Ideas for Northwest Small Gardens
(Sasquatch Books, 2003)

martywingate.com

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