Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens

Botanical garden in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens
Welcome sign at Ballard Locks and Carl S. English Gardens

Type	Botanical Garden
Location	3015 NW 54th Street, Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°40′00″N 122°23′51″W / 47.6668°N 122.3976°W / 47.6668; -122.3976
Area	7 hectares
Opened	1931
Plants	1,500
Species	500

The Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens (7 acres) are botanical gardens located on the grounds of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks at 3015 NW 54th Street, Seattle, Washington.

Description

The gardens contain more than 500 species and 1,500 varieties of plants from around the world, including fan palms, oaks, Mexican pines, rhododendrons, and a fine display of roses. The gardens also exhibit an extensive fuchsia display and a special section for lilies in season.

History

In 1931, botanist Carl English was hired by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Over 43 years of civil service, he transformed the site into an English style landscape.

References

"Seattle District > Missions > Civil Works > Locks and Dams > Chittenden Locks > Botanical Garden". www.nws.usace.army.mil. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
"Hiram M. Chittenden-Ballard Locks". www.ballardlocks.org. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
Society, Ballard Historical (2022-04-18). Preserving Ballard. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-0793-8.

External links

Media related to Carl S. English Gardens at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Ballard, Seattle
Buildings	Ballard Bridge Ballard Building Ballard Carnegie Library Ballard High School Fire Station No. 18 Grace Gospel Chapel The Majestic Bay National Nordic Museum Norvell House
Business	8oz Burger & Co Beast and Cleaver Black Coffee Northwest Burbs Burgers Caffè Umbria Copine Delancey Dough Joy El Borracho Frankie & Jo's Full Tilt Ice Cream Gracia Hamdi Hattie's Hat Hood Famous Katsu Burger La Carta de Oaxaca Lil Woody's Lockspot Cafe Maíz Taqueria Mt. Bagel Paseo Ray's Boathouse Rupee Bar Seattle Coffee Works Serious Pie Spice Waala Sweet Alchemy Un Bien The Walrus and the Carpenter
Geography	Adams Ballard Avenue Historic District Ballard Commons Park Ballard Locks Bergen Place Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens Fishermen's Terminal Golden Gardens Park West Woodland
Related	Ballard FC Statue of Leif Erikson
Category

v t e Lake Washington Ship Canal
Works	Ballard Locks Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens Fremont Cut Montlake Cut
Landforms	Lake Washington Portage Bay Lake Union Salmon Bay Shilshole Bay Puget Sound
Crossings	University Link tunnel Montlake Bridge University Bridge I-5 Ship Canal Bridge Aurora Bridge Fremont Bridge Ballard Bridge Locks Salmon Bay Bridge
People	Eugene Semple James A. Moore Hiram M. Chittenden James. B. Cavanaugh Reginald H. Thomson Bebb and Gould Charles Bebb Carl F. Gould
United States Army Corps of Engineers

Protected Areas of Seattle

Federal

National Parks	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Wing Luke Museum (affiliated)

City parks and
preserves

Greater than 50 acres (20 ha)	Alki Beach Camp Long Carkeek Discovery Genesee Golden Gardens Green Lake Interlaken Jackson Jefferson Lake Washington Boulevard Lincoln Magnolia Tidelands Magnuson Puget Schmitz Seattle Center Seward Westcrest West Seattle Golf Course Woodland
10–50 acres (4.0–20.2 ha)	Brighton Playfield Cheasty Boulevard South Colman Condon Way Centerstrip Dahl Playfield Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook Fauntleroy Frink Garfield Gas Works Hamilton Viewpoint Herring's House Park (Tualtwx) Hiawatha Interbay Golf Kinnear Lakeridge Lawton Leschi Longfellow Creek Madrona Magnolia Magnolia Playfield Maple Leaf Reservoir Maple Wood Playfield Matthews Beach Meadowbrook Playfield Me-Kwa-Mooks Montlake Playfield Mount Baker Northacres Open Water Park Pigeon Point Pritchard Island Beach Queen Anne Boulevard Ravenna Park Riverview Playfield Roxhill Sam Smith Soundview Playfield Stan Sayres Memorial Volunteer Walt Hundley Playfield West Seattle Stadium
0.02–10 acres (0.0081–4.0469 ha)	Alvin Larkins Beer Sheva Bell Street Bryant Playground Cal Anderson Cascade Playground Cowen City Hall Commodore Denny Denny Blaine Donnie Chin Dr. Jose Rizal East Montlake Fairview Fritz Hedges Waterway Park Freeway Fremont Peak Hing Hay Home of the Good Shepherd I-5 Colonnade Jack Block Jimi Hendrix Kerry Kiwanis Ravine Kobe Terrace Lake People Lake Union Lakeview Louisa Boren Madison Marshall Park McCurdy Meridian Playground Myrtle Edwards Nora's Woods North Passage Point Northacres Occidental Olympic Sculpture Park Oxbow Parsons Gardens Peace Roanoke Schmitz Boulevard South Passage Point Terry Pettus Park Tilikum Place Union Bay Natural Area Victor Steinbrueck Viretta Waterfront West Montlake Westlake
Under 0.02 acres (0.0081 ha)	Boylston Place Lakeview Place McGraw Square Westlake Square

Other

Farms, gardens and P-Patches	Beacon Food Forest Danny Woo International District Community Garden Interbay P-Patch Marra Farm Picardo Farm
Green belts	St. Mark's Greenbelt SW Queen Anne Greenbelt East Duwamish Greenbelt (The Jungle) West Duwamish Greenbelt
Zoos and aquariums	Seattle Aquarium Woodland Park Zoo
Arboretums and botanical gardens	Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens Kubota Garden Piper Orchard Seattle Chinese Garden Seattle Japanese Garden South Seattle College Arboretum Volunteer Park Conservatory Washington Park Arboretum
Landscape architecture	Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition Olmsted parks
Multi-use trails	Burke-Gilman Trail Chief Sealth Trail

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