Making Resolutions
Making resolutions for the New Year is an ancient custom.
Let’s Hear it for Evergreens
In botany an evergreen plant is always green because it retains its leaves throughout the seasons.
Art in the Garden
An article in The New York Times (October 5, 2015) by Alva Noë about the place of art in people’s lives made me pause.
Watching the Season
An idle check of events in Seattle during October reveals a preponderance of pumpkin-centered activities, not to mention beer festivals are on offer.
Autumn is Wise
Winter is dead; spring is crazy; summer is cheerful and autumn is wise! ~Mehmet Murat ildan
Vintage Cars in the Gardens
Saturday, August 8, five vintage cars will grace the Dunn for the day and be featured in a garden party to celebrate the Gardens’ Centennial.
South Africa and ‘Docenting’
I was a docent before I became the Executive-Director.
Scot Medbury
Happy News Flash! Scot Medbury is coming to the Dunn Gardens as featured speaker at our July 23 Centennial Celebration Dinner and Endowment fundraiser.
It has Always Been Thus
This is the time of year passionate gardeners open their yards and show off their handiwork to the curious public as part of a garden tour.
4Culture 4You
I was one of those folks who mentally complained about the hospitality tax I paid when checking out of a hotel.
Why Give to a Garden?
May 5 is ‘Give Big’ in Seattle—the day when the donations given to charities across a 24-hour period are augmented, or stretched, by The Seattle Foundation.
The Blessings of Imagination
…some thoughts sprung by Earth Day… It is Earth Day as I write this. The first time May 22 was set aside as homage to the fragility and sanctity of…