Japanese Garden In South Seattle
Leashed dogs are allowed in the sscc arboretum.
Japanese garden in south seattle. Seattle japanese garden is 3 5 acre urban sanctuary. Despite the larger white community s willingness to buy kubota s plants and glean from his expertise he also designed gardens for seattle university and the bloedel reserve on bainbridge in 1942 kubota was nevertheless sent to a japanese internment camp along with 110 000 other west coast nikkei. The city acquired the property which is an historic landmark in 1987 from the estate of master landscaper fujitaro kubota. Hidden in south seattle kubota garden is a stunning 20 acre landscape that blends japanese garden concepts with native northwest plants.
The south seattle community college s arboretum is adjacent to the chinese garden and is free to the public. Lessons from kubota s garden world war ii wwii. Kubota garden kubota garden is open every day of the year from sunrise to 9 30pm. Kubota was a horticultural pioneer when he began merging japanese design techniques with north american materials in his display.
Seasonal changes are constant and every visit refreshingly unique. Winding paths and benches invite you to view the garden slowly and mindfully in all of its detail stones water lanterns bridges buildings plants and animals. This sichuan style garden on the northern edge of the of south seattle college campus combines symbolic use of water plants architecture and stone. A public park since 1987 it was started in 1927 by fujitaro kubota a japanese emigrant today it is maintained as a public park by the seattle parks and recreation and the kubota garden foundation.
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