Rainier Valley Garden Tour

Rainier Valley Garden Tour July 2010

 

Rainier Valley Garden Tour July 2010

Rainier Valley Garden Tour July 2010

Columbia City Station July 2010

Rainier Valley Garden Tour July 2010

Rainier Valley Garden Tour July 2010

Today I went on the Rainier Valley Garden Tour with a friend & my sister.  It was really very entertaining.  As always, it was a pleasure to walk around Columbia City.  The Rainier Valley gardeners were very friendly.  There were goats, dogs & lots of chickens.  The tour was divided into 3 pods: Columbia Flats, Genesee & Othello.  The Columbia Flats Pod was very accessible from the Columbia City Station.  All of the gardens were between the station & the Columbia City business district on Rainier Avenue S.  The Othello Pod (in Holly Park) was accessible from the Othello Station.  Sorry Holly Park gardeners, but we skipped the Othello Pod.  The Genesee Pod was in an ambiguous area, which can be part of Mt Baker or Columbia City, depending on whom you ask.  We drove there.  A hint to the garden tour organizers: it's a long way from any light rail station.  Look for the Rainier Valley Garden Tour (formerly the Columbia City Garden Tour) next July.