World Gardens in a Flash

Thanksgiving morning, I joined friends for a walk from Stanley Sayres Memorial Park in Seattle, WA to Seward Park, a lovely hilly park on Lake Washington. I grew up downtown Seattle so my parents often took us to Seward Park to play and to watch the Blue Angels fly overhead during the Hydrofoil Races during Seafair every year. The walk from Stanley Sayres Memorial Park to Seward park is about 4 miles round trip along the shore of Lake Washington. The trail passes several marinas, some marsh land and then follows along the edge of Seward Park. Seward Park is a hilly park filled with grassy areas and lined with trees. Views of Mt. Rainer over the lake are terrific. Walkers may spy various ducks and an otter or beaver. This is a very natural park and the gardening is minimal except for examples of lovely trees that you might want for your garden.

Note the many plants that line the shore. This is a terrific way to find out what plants grow naturally and use them in planting a pond garden.

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