Kubota Gardens

It's been a pretty bleak July weekend with gray skies and drizzle, so it was no surprise that it was quiet and uncrowded at Kubota Gardens this afternoon. One wedding party was there for pictures - probably not the weather they had hoped for when they came up with the idea last winter.

Kubota is one of those special Seattle places that probably goes unnoticed by most residents, yet it is several acres of wonderfully conceived and tended Japanese-style gardens, with plants of all scales, secretive paths, ponds and waterfalls, and arched bridges and stepping stones. The gray day and the damp foliage makes one pay attention to the contrasting textures, the subtle variety of greens, and the design of the landscape.

Kubota Gardens