A Tribute to an Original: Zsolt Lehoczky

May 31, 2017

“I have an idea.”The sentence is a frequent one Zsolt utters

A Shameless Pitch

May 18, 2017

Let’s start with transparency. This blog is a shameless pitch about an upcoming musical event at the Dunn Gardens.  I could dance about with notions of how music and gardens…

Mother’s Day Flowers

May 9, 2017

The women of the Dunn staff: Carolyn, Quill, Beth, and myself, another Beth, drifted into a conversation about Mothers’ Day. It then drifted into a discussion about flowers that come…

The Earth Laughs in Flowers

April 13, 2017

Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of America’s greatest thinkers in the 19th century, proclaimed “The earth laughs in flowers.” It is entirely possible to believe that when you wander the Dunn…

Quotes and Promise of Spring

March 17, 2017

Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb Spring is close and currently so are the moles if we are honest. But, who can blame them as…

Zsolt, Vegetables, Compost, Pruning and a Daisy Grubber

February 10, 2017

Currently, vegetables are in short supply in Europe.

A Dunn Welcome Or Why Exactly Does the Dunn Gardens Need a Director of Historic Preservation?

January 28, 2017

In February, Seattle native, Quill Teal-Sullivan settles into the weighty job title of Director of Historic Preservation at Dunn Gardens.

Trillium: The March Across North America- Back Again Soon

January 10, 2017

Think of the trillium as the Johnny Appleseed of the ancient wildflower world, spreading seed and beauty as it meanders across prehistoric North America.

Name Dropping at the Dunn Gardens

January 8, 2017

I unexpectedly found the name of someone I am related to in the Seattle Times and felt odd.

In Donors and Data We Trust

December 23, 2016

The Dunn Gardens sends good wishes for 2017 and hopes your new year resolution to see more gardens will be easy to keep. As a new year starts the Dunn…

Glenn and Charles: In the Tradition of Katharine S. White

December 20, 2016

Katharine White (wife of E. B. of you-know-what-fame) was a writer and fiction editor for The New Yorker magazine,1925-1960.

Breakfast Yields Drifts of Erythronuim

December 7, 2016

Whimsical, unexpected moments. They can change lives for the better.