Dunn, Cornish and Cascadia: Arts and Visionaries in Seattle
Val Easton, who writes the column, Natural Gardener, in the local ‘Seattle Times,’ noted recently that garden design has been called one of the slowest performing arts.
Being Lawned
Lawn is a noun and means an area of short, mown grass.
Folklore in the Garden
At this time of year the garden is more twig than leaf, despite the attempts of crocus, snowdrops, hellebores, and the like, to break through winter bleakness.
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.