Gardens

For a super amazing selection of organically, sustainably and locally grown vegetable plant starts – this is the place to kickstart your garden. [click to continue…]

Ballard Bee Company’s mission is to “keep the bee in Ballard.” By placing and tending honey bee hives throughout the neighborhood and city, they are helping the local honey bee population, all the while collecting the yummy local honey that the bees work hard to produce. [click to continue…]

With spring in the air, it is always a good time for a walk through the Washington Park Arboretum. If you are looking for something a little more educational, check out their free weekend walks, with 90 minute tours led by knowledgeable docents. [click to continue…]

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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2012 – Seattle Things to Do #485

April in the Northwest means tulips, and you can see hundreds of acres of them in bloom this month at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival.

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Fecal Fest – Zoo Doo – Seattle Things to Doo #444

We had you at “Fecal Fest” didn’t we?

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Kruckeberg Botanic Garden – Seattle Things to Do #439

With our climate, Seattle has no shortage of fabulous gardens. The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Shoreline is a fantastic example. 

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Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2012 – Seattle Things to Do #415

As distant as it seems, spring in Seattle isn’t that far away, and the Northwest Flower & Garden Show marks its beginning for garden enthusiasts each year.

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Garden d’Lights 2011 – Seattle Things to Do #369

One of the area’s most popular holiday attractions, Bellevue Botanical Garden is transformed into a twinkling winter scene, with over 500,000 lights at Garden d’Lights.

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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival – Seattle Things to Do #205

A perfect day-trip from Seattle during April, the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival celebrates fields and fields of electric-colored tulips in bloom each year.

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Kubota Garden – Seattle Things to Do #193

With spring upon us, it is a perfect time to get out and visit one of Seattle’s two stunning Japanese gardens. There is the Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum and Kubota Garden in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of South Seattle.

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Garden d'Lights

Garden d’Lights 2010 – Seattle Things to Do #116

Nothing says holiday cheer like half a million LED lights strung together at Garden d’Lights in Bellevue! Starting on November 27, the Bellevue Botanical Garden is transformed into a twinkling winter wonderland. Some of the light creations are downright amazing, with critters like a tortoise, a spider in her web and Willie the Slug. There [...]

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