Elda Behm's Paradise Garden is the centerpiece of the Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden. I met Elda Behm in 1995 when she came to my garden. It was mostly very new & she was clearly unimpressed. I felt the same when I saw the Paradise Garden in 2003. That was 3 years after thousands of plants had been moved from the Behm home garden in the path of SeaTac International Airport’s 3rd runway.
The improvement in 2008 was amazing. Relatively few dedicated volunteers had achieved quite a lot. Especially nice was the shade garden just behind the Paradise Garden. The many combinations of perennials & groundcovers were very lovely.
Shade GardenIn 2006 the Seike Japanese Garden was created with plants from the Seike home garden, also in the path of the 3rd runway. The design of that garden was outstanding, beautiful even in its 2nd year. Among the many boulders were impressive & expertly-pruned Pinus thungergii (Japanese Black Pine) Pinus densiflora (Japanese Red Pine) & Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple). Glimpses of the pond through the trees were charming.
To get to the garden take Pacific Hwy S to S 144th St to 24th Av S to S 138th St. Or follow the directions at the website: I-5 to SR-518 to Des Moines Memorial Dr to S 136th to 24th Av S to S 138th St. Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden: S 138th St & 24th Av S in SeaTac
0 comments:
Post a Comment