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TOUR OF THE ELISABETH C. MILLER BOTANICAL GARDEN & DUNN GARDENS IN SEATTLE Thursday, April 2, 2015 Limited to 15 people
Miller Garden in June – Photo by Barb Christopher
HPSO Travel Club is pleased to announce a rare opportunity to visit two acclaimed Seattle Gardens: The Elisabeth C. Miller Garden and Dunn Gardens. The Miller Garden visit will include a tour of the garden by Richie Steffen, the garden’s curator, and Holly Zipp, head gardener. A box lunch with the garden staff will follow on the covered terrace of the house. A docent-‐lead tour of nearby Dunn Gardens, another of Seattle’s finest gardens, coincides with that garden’s centenary. HPSO Board member and horticulturalist Robert Herald and Treasurer Lois Moss lead this tour. The Miller Garden, on a dramatic site overlooking Puget Sound, contains an extraordinary range of plants introduced to the region by Betty Miller, and together with the charitable foundation that supports it, forms the basis of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most important centers for horticultural education (‘Great Plant Picks’ is one of its programs). A very limited number of visitors are allowed at the garden each year. The Dunn Garden, originally designed in 1915 by Olmstead Brothers, evolved over two generations. Along with the Miller Garden, it contains a remarkable collection of woodland plants. Both gardens will have fine displays at the time of the visits.
Schedule for Thursday, April 2 9:45 a.m. Arrive at Miller Garden (neighborhood access is controlled through a gatehouse) 10 a.m. -‐ 1 p.m. Welcome and tour by Miller Garden staff; catered box lunch on outdoor terrace 1 p.m. Continue to Dunn Gardens in private vehicles 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Meet at Dunn Gardens for tour The cost of this Travel Club activity is $75 per person, and includes admission to the Miller and Dunn Gardens, a box lunch, and a $5 contribution to HPSO. Participants must be members of HPSO. Full payment is required upon registration. Refunds for withdrawal prior to March 15, 2015 are subject to a $5 service charge. No refunds will be made after March 15, 2015. This activity will take place, rain or shine. Movement throughout the gardens requires navigating narrow and often steep paths and steps. Please wear sturdy, comfortable walking shoes and bring your preferred rain gear. Please note transportation to and from Seattle, and between the gardens, is not included. While participants are welcome to carpool, HPSO will not organize these arrangements. If you are driving, please anticipate travel time of 3.5 hours or more from downtown Portland; weekday traffic north of Olympia and into Seattle is extremely heavy. Directions to the gardens, box lunch choices, and other information will be provided to tour participants after registration. Arrangements may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. For additional information, please contact Robert Herald at [email protected]. This tour does not include transportation to and from Seattle, and between the Miller and Dunn Gardens, and any travel arrangements you make, by car or other means, are your personal responsibility and not the responsibility of HPSO.