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* SpringSummer Hours at The Garden
Wednesday to Sunday, 11:30 am to 5 pm Admission is FREE
Seattle Bamboo Festival and
Seattle-Luoyang Peony Festival
SaturdaySunday, May 1819,
10 am to 4 pm
The Garden presents a double festival focused on two prized plants in Chinese horticulture. Come celebrate the first blossoms on the tree peony plants donated by our new friendship city of Luoyang, Chinas peony capital. The festivals feature plant displays, bamboo sales, educational displays, talks, and demonstrations, plus arts and craft items and more.
Please click here for more information and a program schedule.
Cosponsors are the Northwest Chapter of the American Bamboo Society and the American Peony Arts and Culture Association.
Deputy Mayor Smith Leads Delegation to Chinas Peony Capital
A 14-member Seattle delegation led by Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith received a royal welcome at the opening ceremonies of the famous Luoyang Peony Festival. Every April millions of visitors from all over China and Asia flock to Luoyang to its amazing gardens in bloom. See delegation photos and learn more about the peony project on the blog.
Vision of Our Future Garden at the Beijing Garden Expo
If you will be traveling to Beijing between May 18 and November, be sure to visit the 9th China Beijing International Garden Expo, which features gardens representing Chinas provinces and major cities. The Chongqing Parks Bureau has created a showcase garden with elements inspired by the design for our garden in Seattle. One prominent feature is a covered walkway similar to one that will lead down to the lake at the north end of our site. SCG vice president Jim Dawson snapped the above photo during a stopover in Beijing at the conclusion of the Seattle delegation visit to Luoyang. The group had a special opportunity to get a peek of the Expo and the Chongqing garden in the final stages of construction.
Magnolia liliiflora, also known as Mulan Magnolia, has been blooming in the Pine and Plum Pavilion garden. This gorgeous tree is native to Southwest China. The peach tree in Knowing the Spring Courtyard also is in bloom. Come visit soon!
Evening Magazine Films at Garden for Chinese New Year Program
KING 5 TVs Meeghan Black, host of Evening Magazine, films segment introductions for Fridays program focusing on Chinese Lunar New Year. Black and a videographer came to the Garden on Wednesday, February 6. The fast-working team filmed introductions in four different areas of Knowing the Spring Courtyard by the pine and rockery corner, in front of the main gate, on the north side of the main gate, and in the covered corridor. Black also worked in some nice compliments about the Garden.
Program Info: Evening Magazine, KING 5 TV 7 pm, Friday, February 8.
For more photos and a story on the filming, visit the BLOG.
*Thank you to all who visited the Garden, attended programs, volunteered time, or supported the Garden through donations in 2012. We are looking forward to expanding cultural and educational programs in 2013.
Admission to the Garden is now FREE to all visitors, but donations are welcome to support garden maintenance and program activities. Please note new winter open hours below.
OpenHours:
Summer Hours: April 1 through October 31
Wednesdays through Sundays, 11:30 am to 5:00 pm
Winter Hours: November 1 through March 31
Saturdays only, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm
Docent Tours (April to October)- Weekly free guided tours on Saturdays at 1:00 pm.
Admission is free and private tours canbe arranged.
Give a Gift That Endures Honor a Family Member or Friend with a Garden Brick
Years from now, visitors to the garden will pass by this wall and be delighted to say, "Look, right there, those are my grandparents' names - they helped build this garden."
Community friends prepare to cut the ribbon at the May 20, 2012, dedication for the Friendship Wall. To see more photos from this event, download a one-page pdf file.
Give a truly memorable, personalized gift. If you purchase a brick for our donor wall (built in 2011) we will prepare a special, numbered certificate for you to give now. This is a great gift for someone who has everything.
Prices vary from $200 to $600 based on the size of the brick and number of lines included.
Bricks are made of green granite stone and have gold engraving.
The bricks are 100% deductible.
Video Highlights the Garden Vision
Matt Lincoln, a talented young filmmaker based in New York, spent several weeks in Seattle during the fall 2010 to film the final stages of courtyard construction and interview Garden leaders and supporters. The video "Bridging the Waters" premiered at the Chinese New Year gala and inspired many people to give generously. Watch the video by clicking here!
Come visit to see the exquisite courtyard created by the master Chinese artisans, and the nearby Pine and Plum Pavilion, a charming open-air pavilion in its own garden setting. Bring family and friends. Be sure to spend some time in the Garden's Visitor Center, which displays photos of the artisans at work, stone carving art, a video of courtyard construction, plans for the full five-acre garden, and much more.
Job and Volunteer Opportunities
New volunteer positions offer a great way to help with public outreach and education:
Garden Work Parties
On the third Sunday in every month, we hold volunteer work parties on-site from noon to two p.m, or later. Volunteers will rake, weed, transplant and complete other projects as needed. Please bring gloves, shovels, rakes, and other tools; the Garden can provide some equipment as well.
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