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Enchanting! Garden Gallery of Little and Lewis

Turquoise Lotus (Photos Courtesy Little and Lewis)

Traveling in the Pacific Northwest, in the Seattle area? After short ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, you’ll find the enchanting gardens created by Little and Lewis. Note: Open by appointment only. A lush exoticism characterizes the new garden, akin to the former setting created over an eighteen-year span. Dappled light plays over the garden’s tropical specimens and strongly architectural plants in containers, grouped around a stone-paved courtyard.

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Mecca for Garden Lovers : Washington Park Arboretum - Seattle

witch hazel winter garden (photo courtesy Niall Dunne/Arboretum Foundation)

Every month of the year, Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum and Japanese Garden offer unique displays to engage the interest of garden lovers. The Arboretum’s new Pacific Connections Garden is located at the south end of the Arboretum. The city of Seattle’s fine boulevard plan and park system – designed by the renowned Olmsted Brothers, scions of Frederick Law Olmsted – suggest plenty of reasons to explore neighborhoods throughout town. The tranquil landscape of the Arboretum and Japanese Garden play a prominent role among Seattle’s treasure trove of parkland settings.

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Sensory Feast .. Sequim Lavender Festival

The city of Sequim (pronounced S’kwim) boasts the title of the Lavender Capital of North America, with a growers association encompassing an organization of farmers who specialize in the fragrant herb. Farm tours and a Street Fair are highlights during the festival’s 3 days, when visitors can wallow in perfumed gardens, amid an atmospheric haze of blooming lavender varieties scenting the air. And on Sunday, culinary demonstrations by local chefs will take place at each of the Farms on Tour.

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