Favorite Gardens

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 […]

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Kubota Gardens

November 30, 2011
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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 […]

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Woodland Park Rose Garden

May 28, 2010
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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 […]

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Volunteer Park Conservatory

November 4, 2009
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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 […]

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