Thinking About Trees
I began thinking about trees, initially because they were absent and later because they were large. Bruce and I took a summer holiday in the UK in the course of…
Lavender Wands and More
Lavender is to herbs what roses are to flowers: an aristocratic bloom that has fascinated people over the centuries. Besides the distinctive, beguiling smell and the wow factor when looking…
A Picnic at the Dunn
The Dunn is joining a long established tradition of holding a picnic in the garden. Our particular one is in August—details will follow. The word “picnic” invites investigation. It conjures…
A Tribute to an Original: Zsolt Lehoczky
“I have an idea.” The sentence is a frequent one Zsolt utters
A Shameless Pitch
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
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
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
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
Currently, vegetables are in short supply in Europe.
A Dunn Welcome Or Why Exactly Does the Dunn Gardens Need a Director of Historic Preservation?
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
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
I unexpectedly found the name of someone I am related to in the Seattle Times and felt odd.