Horticulture of the Garden
Kubota Garden Tree Walk
Kubota Garden is included in the City of Seattle's Trees for Seattle program.
This tree walk highlights 14 special trees of Kubota Garden as chosen by the volunteers of Kubota Garden Foundation. Strolling through the garden and focusing on these trees you will 1) appreciate the incorporation of native PNW trees into the Japanese garden aesthetic, 2) notice the variety of leaf shape and tree forms of Japanese maples, and 3) appreciate founding gardener, Fujitaro Kubota’s use of many of colorful evergreen trees.
Kubota Garden Revealed
The videos in this series were produced during the 2020 pandemic as opportunities for volunteers and other Kubota Garden lovers to learn about the Garden and remain in community.
In late May and early June, rhododendrons fill the garden with their bright and beautiful colors. Volunteer Susie Cook provides insight into their varieties and role in the Garden.
Conifers are the often unnoticed background that create a through-line for the Garden's seasonal transitions. Arborist and volunteer Anna Carragee helps explore their impact.
Master gardener and KGF volunteer Pat Reh takes us on a tour of the trees that make Kubota Garden special.
KGF's resident maple expert, Susie Cook, takes us on a virtual tour of Kubota Garden's Fall beauty.
Patrick Spence, president of the King County Iris Society, introduces us to the many varieties of irises, including some planted in various places around Kubota Garden by volunteers.