MJ Gilman Gardenmaker

Alexander Gilman

It's not too late to have succulent leafy lettuces for your late summer salads--in a beautiful bamboo bowl for your patio or deck. Come to Ballard P-Patch's 16th Annual Art In The Garden extravaganza. Visit Gardeners' Corner, the beer garden, 20 craft booths, stroll the p-patch plots, enjoy live music from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 29.

Save the date! Ballard P-patch annual fundraiser "Art In The Garden festival Saturday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Corner of NW 85th Street and 25th Ave. NW). Visit me at the Gardeners' Corner and buy beautiful gnarly hyper tufa troughs planted with choice native and rare ornamental plants. Other good stuff, too--live music, beer garden, pie auction, silent auction, wine grab, beautiful vegetable and flower gardens to tour.

Intimate fireside area in a larger landscape designed for a plant-lover and chicken rancher. Photo credit: Joseph Abken

A very small front yard that has a secluded seating area as well as a vivid color theme of blue and orange plants