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.
In Donors and Data We Trust
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
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
Whimsical, unexpected moments. They can change lives for the better.
Moles and the Thankful Season.
Given we are closing in on the “thankful season,” I uttered my appreciation out loud this week for the particular benefit of working in a garden.
The Fruit of the Storm
October storm forecast. High winds. Garden. Not words you want to hear together in the same sentence. Would the heritage trees we hold in such high regard falter in the…