Friday, June 21, 2013

Courtland Place P-Patch


Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012


Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012 


Broken concrete wall, Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012 


Cosmos, Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012


Artichoke, Courtland Place P-Patch June 2012

The Courtland Place P-Patch is located in the Mt Baker neighborhood of southeast Seattle, between 35th Avenue S & 36th Avenue S, near Courtland Place S.  It sits on land owned by the Seattle Department of Transportation as right-of-way for S Spokane Street.  Spokane Street is notoriously intermittent, starting & stopping more than a dozen times on its way from Lake Washington to Puget Sound.  Here is a 1-block stretch covering 2,500 square feet.  25 plots are filled with identical, rectangular beds, each neatly contained with 2 x 6 inch boards.  There are 2 picnic tables at the center of the garden, which is entirely enclosed by a sturdy fence & a wall of broken concrete.  There are gates at both ends on the 2 avenues.  This garden was established in 1999.  The Estelle Street P-Patch is within easy walking distance & offers an interesting contrast in p-patch styles.  Click here to see more Seattle P-Patches.

2 comments:

Alistair said...

Jordan, you always show us interesting places where you photograph and enjoy.

Edwin Thompson said...

"you always show us interesting places where you photograph and enjoy."

Indeed, you always bring us to wonderful garden.