The rain started to come down, so we could not explore this garden adequately. The backyard has well-built raised beds with drip irrigation and supports for climbing plants. Not seen is their "fence" of dwarf espaliered apple trees. Similar to a couple other gardens, there is a toddler, willing to work.
Across the street is a curious area, also on the tour. A large area is under construction for raised beds and a public park. The City of Seattle bought the plot from a church which had died out due to celibacy rules. This will be one of Seattle's P-Patches. I would love to return later to see how this unusual open space develops. More information here:
By now we were huddling under our hoods because it was raining in earnest. This last garden utilizes every bit of space on the boulevard all around their corner lot. Both ornamental and edible plants are thickly planted, and you can see that "lettuce loves strawberries".
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| Pots clamped onto a side fence grow attractive lettuce. |
See the beads of water on this sign?
Watch for a "NOT" Ballard Edible Garden Tour blog, coming up next!
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Visiting Vancouver and in awe of all the growth, saw some awesome neighborhood veggie gardens
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