Picture of the Week #96 "Cradle of Bloom"

Picture of the Week #96 "Cradle of Bloom" Bremerton, Washington USA 2010 Signed and Stamped

If you are ever near Seattle or Tacoma you must go to the Elandan Gardens. Dan Robinson is a Gardner Extraordinaire. A major artist of monumental proportions. He works with five story high burnt trees, down to little Bonsai that adorn his waterfront garden of 7 acres in Bremerton Washington. We were lucky enough to visit when he was there working on growing a tree. A process that can take hundreds of years. He told us how he became interested in this when he was 7 years old. He was more interested in trees and cactus than baseball. After spending time in the military in Korea he brought home seeds, and worked for years as a fireman until he was able to devote himself full time to this reclaimed waterfront property that he leases from the City. It is an incredible living Museum.