Thanks to Ice Storm '96, the Moore-Turner Heritage Garden was rediscovered. Built between 1889 and 1932 as a residential garden but was largely abandoned in the 1930s and the historic home demolished in 1940. Although the Spokane Parks & Rec Dept acquired the property in 1945, most of what was once a beautiful garden (complete with pond--see above then and now) was lost to memory and time.
Fast forward to today when after extensive research and recovery (and clearing away of Ice Storm debris and plants gone wild), the garden is once again open for visiting. Tiz a small garden; in less than an hour you can walk all the paths (beware: they're mostly uphill).
Washington boasts many similar wonderful gardens. Let's go and aren't we lucky!!
* Seattle - Dunn Garden
* Seattle - Highland SeaTac Botannical Garden
* Seattle - Japanese Garden
* Seattle - Chinese Garden
* Spokane - Manito Park Garden
* Yakima - Ohme Gardens
* Federal Way - Powells Garden
* Bainbridge Island - Bloedel Reserve Garden
* Port Angeles - Port Angeles Fine Art Center (is a garden!)
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