Imagination Makes Us All Bigger
Written by Beth Weir Having just returned from visiting Slovenia and Croatia I am still in the afterglow of the trip. For New World travelers such as myself, the marvel…
Changing of the Seasons
by Beth Weir Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness― John Keats It’s hard to be in denial. As much as I wish it were not so the hydrangea blooms are…
A Privileged Retirement
by Beth Weir I had the best job in the world as executive director of Dunn Gardens. For someone who likes to get nails dirty, working in a garden as…
The Queen of Months by Beth Weir
If I had to pick a favorite month as a gardener, it would be May. It is the time of year when our world in the Pacific Northwest is bursting…
The Ways of Trees
by Beth Weir “All our wisdom is stored in the trees.” ― Santosh Kalwar. Trees are front and center this year at the Dunn Gardens. Actually, it…
In Bed with a Mosquito
By Beth Weir The odd sunny days of 2019 have beckoned those of us who like to garden, outside. Besides the pleasure of being in the yard, such a ritual…
From February Snow to Pruning
By Beth Weir I started thinking about pruning during our current big Seattle snow after a large branch from a neighbor’s tree collapsed under the weight of the white stuff.…