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
Friday, October 30, 2020
Friday, October 9, 2020
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.
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