Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature.
–  Penelope Hobhouse

A good friend of mine, and fellow gardener, invited me to join her at Bassetti’s Crooked Arbor Gardens for their annual ‘Art in the Gardens Event.’ It was my first visit, even though I’ve talked about going for years.

Bassetti’s Gardens are a feast for the senses. Nestled amidst three acres in Woodinville, Washington the gardens, created and cared for by Leanette Bassetti and her husband, Bill Berlemana, include a perennial garden, a Japanese garden, an Italian garden, a garden with herbs and espaliered fruit trees, a woodland garden, and a fern garden. Naturally–given the name–arbors abound, and the gardens are also accented with sculptures of clay, steel and glass.

Bassetti’s father, a cattle farmer, purchased the land in the 1950s. He farmed the land–at that time more than 100 acres–until Leanette took over in the 1980s and turned the property into the artistic garden paradise it is today.

Bassetti’s Crooked Arbor Gardens is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 18th through the end of September, and also hosts classes. The gardens are located at 18512 N.E. 165th. For more information about booking the gardens for events or weddings, upcoming classes and a history of the gardens, visit their website at www.bassettisgardens.com.

Take the road–or the garden path–less traveled, Beth