I also went to the Seattle Japanese Garden and I will post about that separately. They are distinctly different gardens.
I won't go into too many historic details of the garden's history, but the garden was established by Fujitaro Kubota in 1927. (See www.kubotagarden.org for garden details.) He acquired the land and worked his entire life to clear it and establish this garden. He was 83 when the garden was completed.
Mid-May was the perfect time to see the garden, as the wisteria, rhododendrons and azaleas were blooming.
There isn't any signage on the plants, so I didn't get any names of plants.
Every year I tell myself I am going to visit Kubota. It looks like a wonderful garden.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite lovely and since it's "free" - it's hard not to visit.
DeleteI finally visited last fall, what a fabulous garden. It's autumnal colors were wonderful but the spring show looks pretty fine too. I think a visit will go on my calendar for next May.
ReplyDeleteI think late Spring and Fall are the best times to visit. I'm not sure how much summer interest the garden has...
DeleteLike Alison, I've never visited this garden and it's so close to us! Crazy. Maybe we'll finally get to it this year. Thanks for the virtual tour!
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