{"id":624,"date":"2015-08-02T04:17:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T04:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=624"},"modified":"2015-08-02T04:17:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T04:17:34","slug":"botanic-garden-treasure-in-shoreline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/02\/botanic-garden-treasure-in-shoreline\/","title":{"rendered":"Botanic Garden Treasure in Shoreline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brother Tim, Leon and I headed out to the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden today (http:\/\/www.kruckeberg.org\/).<\/a>\u00a0 I\u2019ve lived near Shoreline for 20 years and never really paid attention to this garden before.\u00a0 My loss, as it turned out to be a real treasure.\u00a0 We were reminded of the garden because Leon installed a sculpture there this week as part of Shorelines Artscape<\/a> sculpture exhibit.\u00a0 His \u201cNight Watchman\u201d is beautifully displayed near the parking area of the garden.<\/p>\n

We had a wonderful picnic there first, followed by some quick exploration of the grounds before picking through a bunch of amazing sales plants propagated right there on the property.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the plants we ended up buying:<\/p>\n

Boykinia major<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the nursery had strong starts of these plants, new to me.\u00a0 Native to the western US, but not Washington.\u00a0 I bought one for the newly planted Douglas fir bed.<\/p>\n

Clematis stans<\/a> \u2014 another new plant to me, this clematis is considered a viney sub-shrub, and best of all its late summer flowers are fragrant.\u00a0 I purchased a healthy one-gallon start.\u00a0 It was expensive, but I\u2019m excited for its potential and worth it to have something special to remember the day.<\/p>\n

Oxalis oregana<\/a> \u2014 Western wood sorrel is a great ground cover for shade and Leon wanted to try some in the woodland garden to cover some of the bare patches near the western fence.<\/p>\n

Begonia sutherlandii<\/a> \u2014 Tim had spotted a large plant of this cheerful begonia and while I was checking through the sale plants, I spotted the last 4\u2033 pot of this beauty, blooming brightly and begging to be taken home.\u00a0 So, Tim bought it.<\/p>\n

We plan to head back to this wonderful garden sometime soon and spend a whole day exploring.\u00a0 Their inventory of rare and interesting plants is impressive, and the staff are friendly and knowledgeable.<\/p>\n

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