Kruckeberg Botanic Garden gears up for Summer camp with family picnic

Camp at Kruckeberg

On Saturday July 18 from 1-5pm the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden’s lower meadow will become an enchanted acreage of discovery for all ages, to generate support for the Foundation’s first ever summer camp, Foraging in the Forest. A camp designed to teach children age five to seven plant identification and uses of common Northwest plants. The picnic this weekend will raise funds to support the camp in the Garden.

“The event on Saturday afternoon has been a great opportunity to support a new education program while also boosting awareness of our resource as a city park.”

The Garden has developed a treasure hunt for visitors, in addition to pony rides from Seattle Pony Party, and a family-style barbecue.

“Our visitors had such a good time with our spring egg scavenger hunt in 2014 that we are bringing in a few new challenges for this year.” said Garden Director Brianne Zorn.

There will also be raffles and drawings throughout the day for guests to try their luck while supporting the garden.

“I am really looking forward to the water-balloon toss,” scheduled for 3pm said Zorn. The weather forecasts clear skies and temperatures in the low eighties.

The Kruckeberg family sold their four-acre homestead in 2008 to the city of Shoreline to preserve and continue the legacy of the family’s influence in Pacific Northwest native gardening. The Foundation continues to run the MsK nursery, serve as a gardening consultant, and offer educational programming for all ages. Annual attendance to the Garden reached thirteen thousand in 2014.

This year, seven weeks of day-camps are visiting the Garden through a variety of environmental education organizations in the Seattle and Shoreline area. The camp August 24-28 will be put on by the Garden’s Foundation.

Pre-ordering tickets online is encouraged; admission to the lower meadow is ten dollars for all visitors over the age of five. Parking will be available at Richmond Beach Congregational Church: 1512 NW 195th St and a city shuttle will bring visitors to the Garden’s grounds at 20312 15th Ave NW.

Email for additional information or call 206-546-1281.