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bossgard:

http://sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/

Check out the Soos Creed Botanical Web site! Its chuck full of additional information about the garden and its history, its volunteers and events, and its plantings. It’s a one heck of a beautiful garden; we have visited it twice so far, and intend to visit again and again!

The following paragraphs were written by Val Easton, and published in a recent issue of the Seattle Times Newspaper. I will post a single paragraph from it each time. The photo accompanying the paragraph may not necessarily describe what’s in the photo.

"Need an English-garden fix? Or somewhere to take visiting relatives? A new botanical garden in Auburn (State of Washington, USA, Pacific Northwest, Upper Left Hand Corner of the Map, about  25 miles south of Seattle) offers extravagantly planted double borders, inspired by the color play of British garden designer Gertrude Jekyll. The borders are more than 500 feet long, and wide enough to hold masses of shrubs, trees and perennials orchestrated by color. "

bossgard:

http://sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/

“Plant collector and connoisseur Maurice Skagen has designed and planted these 22 acres since the early 1960s. He opened Soos Creek Botanical Garden to the public a little more than a year ago with the goal of saving the property from development as well as sharing all he’s created.”

--Valerie Easton is a Seattle freelance writer and author of “petal & twig”. Check out her blog at www.valeaston.com. As published in the Seattle Times Newspaper.

ideasguy:
Thanks for posting the photos Toby. I can see why you enjoyed your visits there so much (and judging by those shadows, the fact that it looks like it was nice and sunny would make the experience even more enjoyable).
I'll have time to peruse those links over the next few days when we visit our daughter for a few days :D

bossgard:

http://sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/

“Skagen and partner James Daly, with the help of a small staff and many dedicated volunteers, welcome all of us in to sketch, photograph, and study or just walk the paths and enjoy the drop-dead, classic beauty of the place. Special collections include kalmias, maples, magnolias, hydrangeas, roses, camellias and rhododendrons.“ - As published in the Seattle Times Newspaper.

Valerie Easton is a Seattle freelance writer and author of “petal & twig”. Check out her blog at www.valeaston.com.

Eric Hardy:
It looks a great place to visit, Toby. A bit far away for us, I'm sorry to say  ::)

Eric

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