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 […]
Volunteer Park Conservatory
A tree grows in Seattle
A Kapok tree grows in Seattle! Kapok trees grow in tropical climates like Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Northern South America, India and, apparently, Santa Barbara, which is where Big Papa got his little sprout from a friend about five or six years ago. Full-grown Kapoks can reach an impressive 200-230 feet in height […]