Despite the wettest weather we've had on record, signs of spring are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. I visit the Bellevue Botanical Garden at this time of year to admire the plants, flowers and trees that remind me that this is the season of rejuvenation. The garden is undergoing extensive renovation to improve the visitor's experience. Remarkably, admission... Continue Reading →
Hobbit House?
Far from Middle Earth (or New Zealand, for that matter), this storage bunker at the Bellevue Botanical Garden looks for all the world like a hobbit house—or gaol?