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2024 Season wrap up photo gallery

It was a beautiful summer with all the flowers blooming in the gardens and many old and new friends visiting. Thank you!

Saturday, Sept. 28 is our last open day of the season. Hours 11:30 a.m – 2 p.m.

We hope to see some of you this coming Saturday before we close for the season.

Please enjoy some favorite snapshots from this past season…

Climbing rose abundant with large white and yellow flowers.

The the old white rose propagated and planted in 1986 and climbing up the barn was stunning.

Flowering shrub covered with pink blooms

Two kalmias in the rock garden bloomed their ‘hearts’ out.

A garden with purple asters, yellow flowers and leaf shaped garden art.

Abundant early blooming winter asters in the perennial border.

Four women smiling while making flower arrangement in a rustic room

Friends and grand niece making bouquets with Bassettis Gardens flowers.

Colorful flower bouquets in clear glass vases

Bouquets ready for tables at the memorial dinner.

A long shadow of the photographer below a row of evergreen trees, with a weeping beech and sculpture in the center.

Long shadows pointing to our weeping tricolor beech tree and Double Column sculpture by Arnie Garborg.

Garden artwork amongst a field of colorful flowers with green trees in the background

The giant State Fair zinnias are still in bloom at the end of September. I hope frost holds off for at least another 3 or 4 weeks!?

We will then be looking to the time when my garden helpers and I will be cutting greens for our Holiday Wreath Making classes. They will be held approximately November 15 thru December 15. I’ll post the dates for the classes in October.

We hope to see you this coming Saturday before we close for the season. Hours 11:30 a.m – 2 p.m.

P.S. Also look forward to a new page on our website for the 4Culture grant we have been awarded by King County.

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We’re open! Check out our upcoming classes

Potted plants, and bonsia trees set on rustic tables with more nursery plants and trees in the background

Spring is here! We are so happy to be open. Come and visit Saturdays 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. through September. Right now we have some neat Alpine plants in bloom and for sale. Primula ‘Auricula’ is one of them.

We also have some excellent dwarf conifers we’ve propagated along with dwarf rhododendrons, alpine willow, and lingonberry.

Yellow and purple potted flowering primula with plant tags
Primula ‘Auricula’
Alpine plants in 4 in containers set in neat rows on rustic wood tables
Plants for sale
A fuzzy leafed alpine willow (Salix alpine) in a plastic pot with plant tag
Salix alpina

Gardening classes

We are happy this year to offer helpful gardening classes.

  • How to Propagate Rhodies, Perennials, and Some Trees – June 3
  • How to Prepare Soil and Plant Annuals with Perennials in a Container – June 10
  • How to Take Care of Your Garden Tools – June 24

All are 11:30 a.m–2 p.m. Call Leanette at 206-465-6868 reserve your spot. Get more details.

We hope you can visit Bassettis Gardens this year to walk among the sculpture gardens and peruse the art and gifts in our Garden Gallery.

Colorful glass spires of various shapes in garden container plantings
Andrew’s glass available in our Garden Gallery
Our tricolor beech tree leafing out

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Spring 2020 – Sheltering in Place at Bassetti’s

Hello Friends, Neighbors and Family,

This is the first time in many months I am writing. Bill and I have been in self-containment for over two weeks. So far, we are both doing well.

We hope that all of you are doing well too.

Postponed opening and classes

As you may notice on our website, we have postponed our Bassetti’s Gardens classes and the opening of our gardens. Even if all is postponed, I asked our instructors if it was OK to post the description and bios on each class listing on our website, and they said ‘yes’. So in the next week or so Leslie, our friend and artist/website designer will add this information. You will be able to see why we, Deborah and I, have been excited to have a full complement of wonderful, creative artists on our roster. Hopefully in the near future we can offer their helpful courses to inspire, fulfill creative juices, and possibly add another dimension to your gardens.

Looking forward to zinnias and veggies

I recently ordered for our zinnia bed twelve flats of Zinnias, State Fair from wholesale nursery, Cascade Cuts in Bellingham.

Our beautiful zinnias last year…

  • Zinnias
  • Magenta Zinnia
  • Zinnia bed

From Territorial Seeds in Cottage Grove, Oregon, I ordered a whole lot of veggie seeds, 6 everbearing raspberry plants, and some annual flower seeds. I am waiting patiently to receive them so I can plant soon and later show you a new veggie garden this year. (It seems many people are planting gardens this year. Territorial Seeds is busy, busy taking orders.)

The veggie garden freshly spaded
The veggie garden ready for planting

Above is the veggie garden spaded mostly by Vickie. I have almost completed another small section… it’s slow going because we have not used these plots for several years. A lot of sorrel, that I still use in my salads, crab grass roots, and buttercup have intertwined and matted. Not easy, but rewarding to see the beautiful soil underneath….and good exercise.

I have started a worm bin finally, and hope to report some results later. Hope to use soil/compost from the worm bin in the veggie garden.

Spring details

Flowering cherry tree with Arnie Garborg's sculpture 'Contemplation'
The Flowering Cherry trees now blooming in the Japanese Garden, Arnie Garborg’s sculpture ‘Contemplation’ is shown in the foreground.
Bruce Holmes “Y Not” beautiful blue and black metal sculpture
Bruce Holmes “Y Not” beautiful blue and black metal sculpture in the picnic area between the house and Milk Barn
  • Geraniums in the green house
  • sculpted head and ferns on the old milk stand

Geraniums in the green house are flowering beautifully in anticipation of being placed in the gardens at the end of April. Also above is a photo of south side of Milk Barn with sculpted head (origin unknown). Licorice ferns are growing on the old cement milk stand where, back in the day, cans of milk would be placed on the dairy farm truck to be distributed to folks in and around Woodinville/Redmond area.

You may notice we’ve painted the Milk Barn (not painted since around the 1950’s.) We also had repainted at the same time last summer all the painted sculpture in and around the gardens. Nice.

You also may notice in the photos that a lot of trees are missing near the Milk Barn and the Old Farm House. Well, that’s another story. Till next time, please keep safe.

Warmest regards,
Leanette

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Summer Visitors and Plentiful Roses

Pink roses and purple clematis
Roses (with clematis) have been most spectacular this year.

A friend in the Zinnia Garden.

August is almost here! Where does the time go? The plentiful spring rains yielded lush gardens. The long stretch of recent sunshine has everything growing by leaps and bounds. Take a look at these roses! We’re happy to welcome wildlife and human visitors alike. We’re open Saturdays through Sept. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Come on by and say hello.

Hot air balloon over Bassetti's Crooked Arbor Gardens
A hot air balloon floats over the studio and gardens most every night.

Young buck with velvet covered horns
Another friend in the garden.