One of my all-time favorite places to visit in Seattle is the Rose Garden at Woodland Park---next door to the zoo. Right NOW!---the whole month of August and right into the winter----it is a sight to behold! Like all of the best things in life----it is FREE. One of the things I remember about roses from when I was a kid growing up in Connecticut, is JAPANESE BEETLES. We spent many hours picking off Japanese Beetles and dropping them into a can of gasoline to kill them----such a nasty business juxtaposed to all that beauty. One would think that the thorns satisfied the Yin/Yang requirement. These beetles themselves were incredibly beautiful with their iridescent metallic wing covers. I find it kind of odd how we pick and choose the beauty around us----playing god about what is important and what is not. In researching this post I discovered that they are an East Coast phenomenon----or at least that is where they started. It is speculated that they were introduced from plants brought in from Japan in the early 20th century. The Seattle Rose Garden is all pesticide free---hopefully the Rose Garden will never have to deal with these beetles. Besides the roses there are also many other flowers, plants and features that make the garden worth the visit year round. Along with The Conservatory ----make sure the Rose Garden is on your list of things to see when you visit Seattle. Charles Buell
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I saw the title and had to click the blog . I was not dissapointed great pictures thanks so much I really lingered on them
Thanks for all the color this morning, Charles!
Hope you have a great day!
Paul
I have had the pleasure of seeing the Seattle Rose Garden in all its splendor a couple of times and you are right it is spectacular!!!
Charlie, thanks
Paul, you are welcome---you make it a great day yourself
Dan---cool!
I am happy to see the gardens are committed to keeping out Nutsy.
Ms. Kate
Charles~ Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures with us. There is so much beauty around us, all we need to do is open our eyes and enjoy what boasts before us!
Kate---indeed---there are guys with brooms at every gate:)
Jan, you are welcome, and you are so right about the beauty all around us.
Great pictures. I love roses. There is a nice Rose Garden in Berkely I used to hang out at when I was younger and lived in that area. Of course we used to hang out there at night with beer, but that is another story.
Hello Charles, thanks for sharing the whereabouts of the Seattle Rose Garden. I've been to those here in the Vancouver - Portland area and love how the We(s)t side of the Cascades produces such beautiful gardens. We'll be checking this one out on a future trip up there. John
Gene, you will have to share some of those stories---might be as colorful as the roses:)
John, we are lucky here on the "wet" side:) It is not uncommon to see roses in bloom year round here.
What stunning photos. I especially love the "orange" colored roses. Beautiful gardens indeed.
Thanks Dick & Dixie, here is another for you:
Charles, it feels like I can reach right out to touch those. Really beautiful Do you grow flowers at home? Kate
Charles - Those are really some incredibly nice photos. I don't know which one I like best - the roses or the one with the water lily on the pond.
Kate, when I was there I could:)
Myrl, thanks, my wife liked them so much she took her sister there today:)
You killed those beetles!! In a barbaric way! Goodness. With all the beauty in the flowers and blog, I couldn't get over that one sentence.
Mr Charles,
The city has paid several of my family members to perform on weekends at the park. We are quite the attraction for families.
Nutsy
Barbara, I know---but just the way they did back then:)
Nutsy, I hear it is the only time they allow guns in the park.
Charles,
beautiful pics...love the angles you took them at!
Kate- you had to mention Nutsy!!!
Thanks Tony
Mr. Tony, it is my duty. I do because I must. Ms. Kate
Beautiful! I like those Salvadore Dali evergreens in the first photo!
Gorgeous photos -- if I ever get to Seattle, I will make sure to get there. There are all kinds of non-toxic ways to keep roses pest-free, too (even without guns! ;) ) -- I'm glad the advanced city of Seattle is doing it.
Jay, those poodles look great covered with snow too.
Shoshana, Seattle is pretty cool:)