There is so much collective garden wisdom in our community!

Check out what these gardeners are doing by signing up to visit and learn from them. This series of ‘Gardens Opened’ is happening in lieu fo the annual garden tour sponsored by Sustainable NE Seattle, and seeks to educate and support those who are looking for ideas and inspiration to further their gardening adventures. Each garden is open at a certain time, so be sure to sign up for the ones you are interested in visiting. Visit this link for all of the gardens.

Gabi’s Garden

Type- Food Garden, a place to hang out, surrounded by lovely plants

Description- We have six fruit trees (apples, cherry, plum), blueberries, Marionberries, black currants, raised beds for vegetables, perennials, lots of dahlias, lots of annuals, flowering shrubs, some open space.

Protecting fruiting trees/bushes from pests with netting, building raised beds, increasing organic matter in the soil, mulching to suppress weeds and reduce need for watering, setting up drip irrigation, protecting dahlias from slugs. (15+ minutes, open to questions)

Please note that peole are opening their own gardens for these tours so please be respectiful by showing up on time and letting us know if you will not be able to come.