As the narrow drive to Dunn Gardens winds through towering Douglas firs, suburban Seattle recedes, and the pace slows down. The garden tour begins as a docent relates the 85-plus years of Dunn family involvement with these expansive grounds. Over the next hour and a half, the tour leads the visitor through a variety of landscapes.
Plants in the gardens range from diminutive trilliums, no more than an inch tall, to Douglas firs towering more than 150 feet in the air. New and old intermingle, as plants dating back to the 1910s coexist happily with those just set into the soil. Woodland gardens, perennial borders, and great sweeps of lawn are just a few of the elements that make up the garden. Month by month, year by year, the garden grows and changes, while its historic quality endures. Sign up for a tour and see for yourself.
Revised: Wed, Apr 2, 2008.
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