Pacific Northwest Gardening: Dunn Gardens, 0 by katie59

katie59 wrote:
http://www.dunngardens.org

In 1914, Arthur Dunn purchased 10 acres of undeveloped rural land in what is now the Broadview neighborhood of Seattle. The gently sloping property was extensively wooded, had ample open space for garden development, and commanded sweeping views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west. In May 1915, Arthur Dunn approached the Olmsted Brothers, the renowned landscape design firm of Brookline, Massachusetts, to locate a cottage and prepare a landscape plan for what would become the Dunn family's summer "country place."

Hold on to your hats, this is going to be a long one. I wanted to go in April to see the woodland native flowers in all their splendor. And boy did they oblige. Please feel free to help with identification along the way . . .

Here is what I think was Trillium Kurabayashi. The number of these was unbelievable. And they combine well with the green Oxalis and Arum Italicum. A real standout!!



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