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The Carl S. English, Jr., Botanical Garden
(7 acres) are botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Hiram M.
Chittenden Locks at 3015 NW 54th Street, Seattle, Washington. After the
locks were built in 1911, landscape architect Carl English of the United
States Army Corps of Engineers transformed the construction site into garden
in an English landscape style. All told, he spent 43 years planting and
tending the gardens. Today they contain more than 500 species and 1,500
varieties of plants from around the world, including fan palms, oaks, Mexican
pines, rhododendrons, and a fine display of roses (Quelle). |
