MAINTENANCE ALERT: Seattle's Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be putting sidewalks on 55th Ave S. Parking will be limited or blocked along the west side of 55th Ave S, so please park on Renton Ave S. For more information, see the SDOT project page. The garden remains open during construction.
COVID-19 Kubota Garden update: The Garden is open. Please adhere to Seattle Parks and Recreation guidelines.
COVID-19 Kubota Garden update: The Garden is open. Please adhere to Seattle Parks and Recreation guidelines.
Supporting the Hidden Jewel of Rainier Beach
Welcome Christine Mahler
KGF's New Executive Director
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Christine comes to KGF from the Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition, where she advocated for funding for parks and habitat lands throughout Washington—including Kubota Garden! Originally from Missoula, Montana, she returned to the Northwest after almost a decade in the “other” Washington, where she led fundraising and outreach efforts for causes ranging from international affairs to money-in-politics reform. Her 15+ years in nonprofits have had a common thread of relationship management and working with broad ranging coalitions and boards. Christine grew up loving the outdoors. As a child, you could usually find her outside. Today, although she loves hiking trips into the backcountry, she is passionate about ensuring everyone is able to enjoy the wonders of nature close to home. In her free time, Christine enjoys traveling, vegetable gardening, reading, cooking & baking, watching soccer (she’s an unapologetic DC United supporter!), and exploring all that the Pacific Northwest has to offer. When not traveling or gardening, weekends usually find her hiking with her partner Sam, their dogs Tahoma and Loowit by their sides. |
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20 acres 11 ponds 2 red bridges 140 maple varieties 30 hydrangea varieties
K U D O S
So this is a poetic landscape for refuge and meditation, a work of art we could walk within that awakened in us a feeling of serenity, humility, and gratitude. A place that beckoned us to forget all our quotidian cares as city dwellers, to slow down the hectic pace of modern life and listen quietly and viscerally with our spirit and flesh… Words are merely “a finger pointing at the moon,” and cannot be a substitute for experiencing firsthand all that the Garden offers.
Go there.
...Charles Johnson...
National Book Award winner
Foreword to Spirited Stone, Lessons from Kubota's Garden
Go there.
...Charles Johnson...
National Book Award winner
Foreword to Spirited Stone, Lessons from Kubota's Garden
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Kubota Garden (DO NOT MAIL)
Kubota Garden is open every day of the year from sunrise to sundown. 9817 55th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 Medical emergency or crime: 911 Weekend & after hours non-emergency: 206-684-7250 Office phone: 206-684-4584 |