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The Magnuson Community Garden
At the Warren G. Magnuson Park
Amphitheater  | Children's Garden | Native Borders | Native Plant Nursery | Orchard  | P-Patch  | Tranquil Garden
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About the Garden
  Work Parties and Other Events
   What's A Community Garden?
  Relationship with Parks and
    Neighborhoods
  Funding the Garden
  Plans for Next Phase
  Building the Garden: Pictorial History

Volunteer Opportunities
    Contacts

Garden Mission
The mission of Magnuson Community Garden is to enhance the quality of urban life and strengthen community bonds by creating and sustaining an organic garden in Sand Point Magnuson Park that will foster environmental stewardship, horticultural education, rejuvenation, and recreation

    2013 marks the 12th anniversary of the four-acre multipurpose community garden built in Magnuson Park by neighborhood volunteers in cooperation with the Seattle Parks Department and the Department of Neighborhoods. The project was funded in part by a Department of Neighborhoods Large Project Award, the Pro Parks Levy, and private donations.

    The garden was designed by Barker Landscape Architects through a public participation process over several months. A central feature of the garden is an arbor at the top of the amphitheater, designed and built  by Jon Ruhnke Landscaping; a gift of the University Lions Club. More about the Arbor. 

    Among the garden components are:  An amphitheater, a children's garden, a native plant demonstration area, a native plant nursery, an orchard, and P-Patch plots.

    The garden was designed to provide support programs for seniors, transitional housing residents,  youth, people with special needs, and neighborhood P-Patch gardeners.  Its purpose is to encourage people to enjoy the an environment and learn about sustainab le practices. It promotes beauty, neighborliness, living and stewardship of the natural resources of the Sand Point Peninsula.
Magnuson Community Garden - 6344 N.E. 74th St., Suite 104 - Seattle, WA 98115