Doublefile viburnum and Japanese snowball bush are closely related deciduous shrubs with showy white blooms in late April and May.
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June 5, 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Seattle Japanese Garden.
In Japan, the 60th year of life is called “kanreki” (還暦) and is celebrated as a rebirth or re-entry into childhood. Sixty years is the full cycle of the Chinese zodiac calendar, which was adopted for use in Japan starting in the year 604.
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Our senior gardener, Pete Putnicki, created the garden video in order to help us keep staying grounded and to showcase us how the garden has been doing. Enjoy the Seattle Japanese Garden from your home!
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Did you know that May is National Get Caught Reading Month? To celebrate, we are recommending some of our favorite books by Japanese and Japanese-American authors. These recommendations come from Seattle Japanese Garden volunteers and staff. Read along with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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Are you dreaming of being in the Seattle Japanese Garden during your video conferences? We are too! Now, you can live your dreams with these exciting Zoom background options, available for download.
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The genus Magnolia includes some of the most ancient and primitive of flowering trees and shrubs. Beloved among them is the spring-blooming saucer magnolia. When its large white and/or pink flowers open, they remind us of tulips or saucers.
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To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Seattle Japanese Garden will host a virtual haiku writing event, Haiku at Home, for the month of April.
Each week, we will post a spring photograph from the garden on our Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter. Join us by composing your original haiku to go with the photo and sharing with us!
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Rhododendron sutchuenense is a majestic early-blooming small tree. Its showy trusses of bell- shaped flowers, lavender-pink with red spotting, welcome us back to the garden in March.
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