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Supporting the Hidden Jewel of Rainier Beach
Kubota Garden Iris ExhibitionFeaturing Japanese and Siberian Irises
Saturday, June 15, 2024; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tours at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Terrace Overlook) Kubota Garden Foundation (KGF) is partnering with the King County Iris Association (KCIA) and Cascadia Iris Gardens to present over 100 varieties of irises at the Terrace Overlook. Experts will be on hand to explain the different varieties and how/where best to plant them.
In addition, in spring of 2023 KGF and KCIA volunteers planted iris bulbs throughout Kubota Garden in anticipation of this event. Come see their handiwork. Tours will start at the Terrace Overlook at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. No reservations required. Iris bulbs from Cascadia Iris Gardens will be available for sale. |
Soapstone Carving Workshop for YouthSaturday, June 22, 2024
Two sessions: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Once again, Kubota Garden Foundation (KGF) will partner with the Northwest Stone Sculptors' Association to present this popular, hands-on workshop for youth ages 8-17. Instructors from the NW Stone Sculptors Association will bring soap stone kits and teach participants how to use them to make specific animal figures. There will be two sessions, one morning and one afternoon, on the Terrace Overlook.
Registration will be required and will open June 1, 2024. At that time, look below for the link. |
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Free Public Tour
May 25, 2024; 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If reservations are full, be sure to join the waitlist. |
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
Kubota Garden (DO NOT MAIL)
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