Bellevue Demonstration Garden
Bellevue Demonstration Garden: 15500 SE 16th St., Bellevue
Address
15500 SE 16th St
Bellevue
The King County Master Gardeners in cooperation with Bellevue Parks & Community Services manage the Lake Hills Greenbelt Urban Demonstration Garden also known as Bellevue Demonstration Garden. Established in 1984, this urban demonstration garden has grown from a single P-Patch surrounded by blackberries on a steep, rock-filled slope to the flourishing garden it is today.
The mission is to provide public education in gardening and home horticulture based on resources from Washington State University, and to create a solid learning experience for the volunteer. The goals are to demonstrate good gardening practices in a typical urban setting, involve Master Gardeners with the public at the garden using the garden setting and WSU resources and provide a practical hands-on educational resource for all Master Gardeners.
The garden includes a complete MG Diagnostic Plant Clinic, Master Compost Center, Greenhouse Operations, Children’s Garden, over 40 demonstration beds and gardens, Saturday Workshop Series for the general public from January through October and two major events (see details below); Spring Plant Sale in May and Harvest Festival/Plant Sale in September.
Hours
Open from dawn to dusk. Wheelchair accessible.
BDG Plant Sales
BDG Master Gardener sponsored plant sales usually occur twice a year at the demonstration garden:
- May 13, 2023, 10:00AM-2:00PM: BDG Spring Plant Sale
- September 16, 2023, 10:00AM-1:00PM: BDG Fall Plant Sale & Harvest Festival
Visiting the Demonstration Garden
The Urban Demonstration Garden is a complete hands-on, how-to garden to help you learn. Demonstrations include:
- Children’s Garden
- Shade, Drought, Native Plant and Herb Garden
- Sensory Garden, Container & Hanging Basket Gardening
- Tomatoes & tomato staking
- “All-American” award-winning marigolds & zinnias
- Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries
- Oriental Vegetables
- Perennials, Everlasting flowers. Lilies
- Roses, 48 Dahlia varieties
- Espaliered fruit trees, Mulberry Tree
- Complete Compost Center
- Fuchsias, Grasses, Heucheras
- Ground Covers, Cactus
Free Drop-In Clinics
April – October: Wednesdays & Saturdays, 9am – 1pm. Consult with Master Gardeners about all aspects of plant care, disease, propagation, identification, and more.
More Information:
- Master Gardener guided tours & programs:
Barbara Picat, [email protected] - P-Patch Program & Lake Hills Greenbelt information:
Laura Harper, Park Ranger, [email protected] - WSU Extension King County Master Gardener Office:
(206) 543-0943; email: [email protected]
Workshop Series
BDG Workshops are offered online via the Zoom platform from 9:30AM-11:00AM on selected Saturdays, January through October. These talks are sponsored by MGFKC and Bellevue Parks & Community Services. See the list of classes at https://mgfkc.org/education/bdg-workshops.
Contact us at: [email protected].
Updated March 2023
