Olmsted designed (the famed designer of New York City’s Central Park) Volunteer Park, is a very special place to the people of Seattle. The 40-acre park was originally purchased by the city in 1876 t for $2,000 from a sawmill engineer, J. M. Colman (Colman Park). Whether you’re strolling through the dahlia gardens, marveling at […]
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Dilly Dahlia: Volunteer Park Dahlia Garden
For many reasons, dahlias hold a special place in my heart. On Tuesday, Baby Bird and I headed to Volunteer Park to lounge in the sunshine. Of course we couldn’t resist walking through the rows of beautiful blooms in the dahlia garden, created by the Puget Sound Dahlia Society. Want to dally over more beauty? […]