February Snow in the Seattle Japanese Garden

Two melt days after a 12" snowfall, the Seattle Japanese Garden is still covered in snow.  It is magical.  See more photos on the Special Events page.

(All images by Peggy Garber)

Sneak Preview - Winter 2021 Pond Renovation is well underway.

See more photos and details on the "History" page of this Community Blog.
New photos added 2/19/2021

Japanese Gardens for Renewal and Healing

 This wonderful link came via the NAJGA (North American Japanese Garden Association) e-Newsletter.

Everyone Needs a JapaneseGarden | Portland Japanese Garden - YouTube

Reflections from the Japanese Garden Community

Contributions from:

Sadafumi Uchiyama, Kendal Brown, Ayse Pogue,

David Rettig, Tim Gruner, Thom Gerst, Phil Pochoda,

Michael Rabkin, Daniel Hirshberg & Kathryn Heislup

2020 Foreign Minister's Commendation

The Seattle Japanese Garden as been awarded the 2020 Foreign Minister's Commendation from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  This commendation is awarded “to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in international fields, in order to acknowledge their contributions to the promotion of friendship between Japan and other countries and areas.”

Read more:  2020 Foreign Minister's Commendation — Seattle Japanese Garden

Photo by Aurora Santiago

Kaleidoscope Series 04 - Ikebana

The 4th in the Kaleidoscope Series will explore the art of ikebana flower arrangement with Ikebana International Seattle and instructor Phyllis Danielson, an instructor at the Ohara School founded in 1912.

Friday, November 13, 2020

6:00 - 6:45pm

Learn More about the program Here

Register Here

 

Ginkgo Biloba Planting Ceremony - October 5, 2020

A small group of dignitaries and garden supporters gathered outside the garden to officially present and plant the Ginkgo biloba seedling, a gift from Green Legacy Hiroshima with a message of  Peace and Hope.  Mayor Jenny Durkin, Consul General Hisao Inagaki and his wife, Parks Superintendent Jesús Aguirre and the Arboretum's Jane Stonecipher presented remarks and placed a shovel of dirt onto the tree roots.  Our own Susan Ott Ralph told the story of the tree, grown from a seed of a tree that survived the 1945 atomic bomb in Hiroshima.  Cara Izumi read a message from Green Legacy Hiroshima.  After the ceremonies, Jeanne Peterson led the Consul General and his party on a tour of the garden.  Marcia Takamura provided koto music.

To see photos and read more about the ceremony, go to the "Special Events" page of this blog.  NOTE from 10/10/2020 - More Photos have been added to this page - enjoy!

To watch a video of the ceremony, click on this link from the Seattle Japanese Garden website:

www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/blog/2020/10/8/planting-a-hiroshima-peace-tree

Plan to go to the garden soon to see the new tree and also watch the colors of the garden turn to fall.