The garden's gone better this year than I could have imagined. I've made some new friends, we've…read moreenjoyed looking out for one another, and I harvested over $200 worth of gorgeous produce from my $60/year patch -- and I have probably another $200 worth still in the ground (beets, carrots, onions, flowers, Chinese broccoli, celery, rutabegas, parsnips... the fun never ends!) And I still need to see if our popcorn will get big enough to eat... and I really really need to brave the rain to plant some lettuce! The early summer lettuce we enjoyed was so fantastic, the sweetest lettuce I've ever eaten. The Crossroads P-patch garden was featured in the Bellevue City cable channel's October edition of "It's Your City". To view our segment (and to see me in my pink shirt and lots of shots of my garden!) go here: http://bellevue.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=27&clip_id=2305 You can click the segment link on the right side to skip the Bellevue bicycling program review if that bores you to tears. :-) I will definitely be renewing my patch membership next year... as the first gardener to register, how could I do otherwise? Kudos to Ron Sher for having this lovely idea and for making it happen, spending a lot of money to make a delightful community resource available. He is an amazing guy and Bellevue is lucky indeed that he is so invested in the Crossroads neighborhood (he is the head of Metrovation, the company that owns Crossroads Mall). It's been a pleasure to get to know him a little bit as he tended the artichokes, tomatoes, and sunflowers in his plot.

The Danny Woo International District Community Garden is an urban garden for the International…read moreDistrict neighborhood. It's pretty extensive and it's really great walking around in here as this is totally something that would be valuable for the neighborhood since it's a fairly built up one, not leaving a whole lot of areas for a garden such as this. There are lots of crops and gardens going on here and all kinds of customization that goes along with it. We even saw some chickens in a coop here. It was very cool and the birds were totally chill as we took pictured of them. These community gardens are housed or within the Kobe Terrace park so it's a nice blending of park and gardens as you walk through here. Overall it's peaceful but it is a city park right in the downtown area so obviously there is going to be noise that goes along with the package. It was a cool experience and a nice detour to stroll through the park and gardens in addition to other International District activities we had going on.

This park is a labyrinth in the city with green. It has tony gardens in the center where people…read moregrow things. There's some seating around. Loud because it's next to the highway

When I think of Colman Park, I think of the underpasses…read more I'm a Californian, we don't really do fun underpasses like Seattle does, especially not ones like these which look to be mostly from the 1900s. The honey and I decided on one of our walks to start at the Colman P-Patch Community Gardens (which is easily one of the most gorgeous sounding parks we've been to) and walk down under the these smaller tunnels to Colman Beach. The tunnels at first glance look barely big enough for someone to pass under, and someone larger than 6 feet might struggle, but it's so much fun to walk through the woods from the P-Patch and see that these adorable tunnels lead to a beach. Colman Park is very woodsy, but there are so many paths and levels to it that you could probably explore for an hour and not see everything. All in all beyond Streissguth Gardens, the Colman P-Patch and adjoining Colman Park and Colman Beach would be the absolute must see for free Seattle green spaces in my opinion, and if you're in the area, you should definitely drop by.

Colman Park is such a peaceful little escape. The trees, the lake, and the views of Mt. Rainier…read moremake it feel like a hidden spot right in the city. I came here to clear my head and ended up staying way longer than planned. It's quiet, super green, and just a perfect place to slow down and breathe.

Great park for picnics, bbq's, and celebrations. The ample space and playground provides a wide…read morerange of activities for all age groups. The city of Seattle did a great job designing Jefferson park. I love seeing all of the families that live on Beacon meeting up. You always run into someone either before or after at Red Apple or D'pite bakery that is heading to the park.

Huge, clean space with beautiful views! Very little shade, but I imagine that's not a huge issue in…read moreSeattle. We explored: - skate park: well laid out with a bowl and lots of ramps to practice (my son rode his bike) - splash pad with slides - two zip lines (highlight) - playground for smaller kids - great, flat trails for biking Overall, I am so impressed and wish we had something like this by us.

The Bellevue Demonstration Garden is a secret garden in the neighborhoods of Lake Hills!…read more(Bellevue). The Garden is connected to a wonderful trail system and I love walking from the garden over to lake Larsen and the blueberry patch. The garden is wheelchair and stroller accessible, it is suitable for children. The demonstration garden is maintained by volunteers from Master Gardeners of King County. Features include Diagnostic Plant Clinics (free consultation on garden topics), Compost Center, Greenhouse Operations, Children's Garden, over 40 demonstration beds and gardens, Saturday Workshop Series and seasonal plant sales. I love visiting this hidden gem throughout the season.

The fact I've only checked in here twice would be embarrassing if I sweated the details. This…read morecommunity garden is an oasis. It is the place I went regularly during my short Seattle stint. The garden, like my vote of Elliott Bay changed daily. It was a great please to be mindful. The plots and rerun by people in the community and the wait list is long. I'm just grateful people care enough to share beauty in the hood. Please visit and take care to spread love. The spring and summer are the best time, but there's magic 24/7 365.

Absolutely beautiful & stunning community garden. It's technically located behind some residences,…read morebut many people in the community "own" a piece where they have to maintain and grow a garden, it's totally cool. There's some beautiful mosaic work, and it's very fun to check out all the flowers and plants here. A really nice guy who lives in the area happened to be there and told us all about the garden and the plants.