In Mid-Spring, the Charming Red or Pink Flowers of Japanese Primrose Are a Bright Spot of Color in the Seattle Japanese Garden

Primula japonica is the best known and easiest to grow of the primrose species known as candelabras. Its charming red or pink mid-spring flowers are a bright spot of color in the Seattle Japanese Garden.

In the Garden, Japanese Culture, Plants and Blooms, SpringCorinne KennedyApril 20, 2022April, Spring, Seattle

‘Tsuma gaki’ Japanese Maple Has Glowing Spring Color

Spring has so much to offer in our gardens. Have you noticed what some maples show in springtime? Acer palmatum ‘Tsuma gaki’ has beautiful spring color, its yellow-green leaves tipped in brilliant red.

In the Garden, Japanese Garden Design, Plants and Blooms, Spring, SummerCorinne KennedyMarch 24, 2022March, Maple, summer, Spring

In Spring, Fragrant Solomon’s Seal Has Delicate White Flowers Suspended from Arching Stems

Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum is a lovely spring-blooming perennial. Its delicate white flowers, tipped in green, are gracefully suspended from long arching stems. In the Seattle Japanese Garden’s records, it’s listed by an older name, Polygonatum japonicum.

In the Garden, SpringCorinne KennedyApril 19, 2021Spring, bloom

Candling: The Art of Japanese Pine Pruning

You may notice at this time of year pine trees are covered with prominent upright buds at the branch tips. These are called candles, and they are the spring growth of the tree.

Enkianthus: Delicate Late Spring Flowers & Striking Fall Color

Enkianthus is a little-known deciduous shrub with dainty, bell-shaped late spring flowers and striking fall color in tones of red, orange, yellow & purple.

In the Garden, Spring, Plants and BloomsChie IidaMay 9, 2019pagoda, Spring, Garden Design

Sato-zakura: Cherry Trees Developed for the Beauty of their Flowers

The beauty of cherry trees in bloom is an important cultural symbol in Asia, and especially in Japan. Two cultivars that bloom in April -- ‘Kwanzan’ and ‘Shirotae’ -- grace our Seattle Japanese Garden.

Spring, In the Garden, Plants and BloomsCorinne KennedyApril 3, 2018Cherry, Spring, bloom

In Bloom: Japanese Spicebush Brings Brilliant Yellow Color to the Seattle Japanese Garden

Lindera obtusiloba is a large deciduous shrub with bright yellow flowers on bare branches, opening in March. It brings glowing color to the Seattle Japanese Garden – delicate flowers in late winter, and magnificent butter-yellow foliage in mid-autumn.

In the Garden, SpringCorinne KennedyMarch 16, 2018Spring, bloom, Japanese Garden

First Viewing: The Garden Blessed for 2018

The garden is now officially open for 2018 visitors! The First Viewing Shinto blessing ceremony, held under a pale blue sky and the warm glow of morning light, ushered in auspicious ki energy and invited in blessings to the garden and everyone who visits it this year.

In the Garden, SpringRumi TsuchihashiMarch 6, 2018First Viewing, Opening, Spring, Shinto

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