Tour of Seattle’s Japanese Garden
Looking east toward pond & water lilies
I found myself driving through the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle today & passing by the Japanese Garden. Since it was a beautiful morning and the garden is less than 4 acres, I decided to take a quick tour. I haven’t been to the garden for almost 10 yrs.
It was the best $5 I’ve spent it a long time. I could’ve sat there and walked around all day just soaking up the calm and peaceful environment.
As I was walking (relaxed) through the perfectly pruned trees, I decided to take this tour at least once a year to help replicate the peace and openness in my garden but on a slightly smaller scale.
Below are some pictures I took of the garden – with my phone! Since I wasn’t planning on taking a garden tour I didn’t bring our camera.
View from far end of the garden
Enjoying the reflections
Getting a bite to eat
Wisteria arbor over the water - love the stepping stones
Love the shape of this tree
Hidden statue
Pathway stepping stones over the creek
Repetition of plants mirrors creek
Fun hedge looks almost like Espalier
Gardening in My Rubber Boots 
Angela, Must have left my comment for you on Twitter. I'll be redundant and say once again how much I enjoyed your tour of this garden. Do you really have 12 acres? How incredible. I love visiting Seattle because of the wonderful energy of the gardening community. Now I must get back to work! Cheers, Alice
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Alice, I wish I had 12 acres (or even 2). I only have .12 acres – my attempt at being funny.
Thank you for your kind words. The garden did most the work.
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