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Here is a list of parks in the Seattle metropolitan area.

City of Seattle
Bradner Gardens Park
Carkeek Park
Colman Park
Denny Blaine Lake Park
Discovery Park
Genessee Park
Knudsen Park
Lake View Cemetery
Lake Washington Boulevard 
Lakeridge Park
Seward Park 
Victor Steinbrueck Park
Volunteer Park

Washington Park Arboretum
Azalea Way 
The Brian O Mulligan Sorbus Collection
Seattle Japanese Garden

City of Bellevue
Mercer Slough Nature Park

 City of Tukwila
Tukwila Pond Park
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Our Land & Climate

The city of Seattle rests between 2 bodies of water: Puget Sound & Lake Washington. Puget Sound is a substantial part of the Salish Sea & a very small part of the Pacific Ocean. The Salish Sea is set apart from the Pacific by the Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington & Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia. The dense, wet clouds of the Pacific Ocean travel as far as the Cascade Mountains, near the Salish Sea & not very far from the ocean. East of the Cascades lies the desert of the Columbia Basin. The moist, temperate climate of Seattle extends south to northern California & north to southeastern Alaska. The Pacific Northwest Coast from San Francisco Bay to Cook Inlet shares a flora dominated by evergreen coniferous forest. The central portion, west of the Cascade Mountains, is called Cascadia. The climate is cool & wet from fall to spring, warm & dry in summer. The Olympic Mountains block Seattle from much of the Pacific rainfall. Seattle is drier than the Atlantic coast of North America & northern Europe, cooler in summer & warmer in winter. It lies near the latitude of Paris & Quebec City.

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Tellima grandiflora: Pacific Northwest Native Plant

Tellima grandiflora: Pacific Northwest Native Plant
May 2009 Cascadia Garden

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Erythronium oregonum: Pacific Northwest Native Plant

Erythronium oregonum: Pacific Northwest Native Plant
April 2009 Cascadia Garden

Garden Links

  • American Public Gardens Association
  • Bellevue Botanical Garden
  • Bloedel Reserve
  • Botanica Plants
  • Center for Urban Horticulture
  • Chase Garden
  • City People's Garden Store
  • Garden Blog Directory
  • Go Natives!
  • Gossler Farms
  • Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
  • John Scheepers Bulbs
  • Kubota Garden
  • Lakewold Gardens
  • Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, OR
  • McClure & Zimmerman
  • Miller Botanical Garden
  • Mt Tahoma Nursery
  • Northwest Horticultural Society
  • Northwest Perennial Alliance
  • Pacific Horticulture Magazine
  • Parsons Gardens
  • Plant Answer Line
  • Roots & Rhizomes
  • Seattle P-Patch Community Gardening
  • Seattle Tilth
  • Seward Park Audubon Center
  • Sky Nursery
  • South Seattle Community College Arboretum
  • Steamboat Island Nursery
  • Swanson's Nursery
  • Van Bourgondien Mail Order
  • Volunteer Park Conservatory
  • Washington Native Plant Society
  • Washington Park Arboretum
  • Wells Medina Nursery
  • West Seattle Nursery

Lilium Columbianum: Pacific Northwest Native Plant

Lilium Columbianum: Pacific Northwest Native Plant
June 2009 Cascadia Garden

My Blog List

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Penstemon serrulatus: Pacific Northwest Native Plant

Penstemon serrulatus: Pacific Northwest Native Plant
June 2009 Cascadia Garden

Garden Books

Interesting & useful books with information about plants appropriate for the Pacific Northwest are listed below. Click on the image of the book for more information.

Sunset Western Garden Book

Sunset Western Garden Book
Highly Recommended for Western United States Gardeners

Low Maintenance

Low Maintenance
Sunset Low-Maintenance Gardening

Botanical Latin

Botanical Latin
Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners

Trees and Shrubs

Trees and Shrubs
The Hillier Gardeners Guide to Trees & Shrubs

Shrubs

Shrubs
The Random House Book of Shrubs

North American Natives

North American Natives
Native Trees, Shrubs & Vines

Ceanothus

Ceanothus
Ceanothus

Hebes

Hebes
A Guide to Species, Hybrids and Allied Genera

Viburnums

Viburnums
Viburnums: Flowering Shrubs for Every Season

Northwest Native Plants

Northwest Native Plants
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast

Northwest Native Wildflowers

Northwest Native Wildflowers
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

Northwest Native Insects

Northwest Native Insects
Insects of the Pacific Northwest

Perennials

Perennials
The Random House Book of Perennials Volume 1: Early Perennials

Perennials

Perennials
The Random House Book of Perennials Volume 2: Late Perennials

Bulbs

Bulbs
The Random House Book of Bulbs

North American Native Bulbs

North American Native Bulbs
Bulbs of North America

Narcissus

Narcissus
Daffodils for North American Gardens

Tulips

Tulips
Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical

Euphorbias

Euphorbias
Euphorbias: A Gardeners' Guide

Ferns

Ferns
Ferns for American Gardens

Grasses

Grasses
The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses

Lewisias

Lewisias
Lewisias

Penstemons

Penstemons
Penstemons

Peonies

Peonies
The Genus Paeonia

Trilliums

Trilliums
Trilliums

Catalogs

Use the catalogs listed below to order uncommon & hard-to-find plants appropriate for the Pacific Northwest. Click on the image of the catalog to be linked to the website.

Vegetable Seeds

Vegetable Seeds
Territorial Seed Company

Annuals & Perennials

Annuals & Perennials
Annie's Annuals & Perennials

Perennials

Perennials
Roots & Rhizomes

Lilies

Lilies
The Lily Garden

Bulbs

Bulbs
John Scheepers, Inc.

Heirloom Bulbs

Heirloom Bulbs
Old House Gardens

Perennials & Tree Peonies

Perennials & Tree Peonies
van Bourgondien

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials
Heronswood Nursery

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials
Forest Farm

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials

Trees, Shrubs & Perennials
Wayside Gardens

Trees & Shrubs

Trees & Shrubs
Gossler Farms Nursery

Xeric Plants

Xeric Plants
High Country Gardens

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