A Return to Jello Mold Farm
March 22, 2013
While I was out driving in the country north of Seattle, I stopped by Jello Mold Farm to walk in the flower fields. The beds are still awaking from winter dormancy. A few more warm days, and this will be a totally different landscape. Right now, the farm holds just the promise of blooms.
Here are some photos:
“I have a little pussy,
And her coat is silver gray;
She lives in a great wide meadow
And she never runs away.
She always is a pussy,
She’ll never be a cat
Because — she’s a pussy willow!
Now what do you think of that!
— author Unknown
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Tags: balls of string, blossoms, buds, catkins, chestnuts, forsythia, hydrangeas, Jello Mold Farm, pussy-willows, rabbit jello mold, raindrops, seed cases, wheelbarrows
Seattle Day Trip: To Lakewold Gardens
June 17, 2011
If you are looking for serenity in a natural setting, I highly recommend the Lakewold Gardens about 10 miles south of Tacoma. It is just a few minutes off of I-5 between Seattle and Portland, and I can’t believe that no one has told me about it in the 30+ years I’ve lived in this region. It’s definitely worth seeking out this “undiscovered” gem.
The gardens are on a formerly private estate, and they were the creation and vision of Eulalie Wagner. The gardens unfold in a series of “rooms” or nooks — a rhododendron path, open lawn, fern garden, tea house and cherry trees, pond, rock garden, knot garden, etc. At the center is the Wagner House, where visitors can enjoy a wisteria-covered veranda and peek into the elegant rooms on the ground floor.
Here are some photos to give you a sense of this special place:
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Tags: allium, Himalayan Blue Poppy, Lakewold Gardens, rhododendrons, staircase, tea houses, umbrella, Wagner House, wheelbarrows, wisteria