12 Secret Gardens for Seattle-Area Kids and Families
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Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden
The heart of Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden is Elda Behm’s Paradise Garden. Elda Behm was an award-winning landscape designer, horticulturist and flower arranger. Her original garden was condemned to make way for the Port of Seattle’s third runway expansion at Sea-Tac International Airport. Fortunately, it was saved and re-created by relocating thousands of Behm’s plants (which she had grown from seeds and cuttings) to the new Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden.
Within this paradise you will find a series of water features, including ponds and waterfalls that empty into a 100-foot stream. If you visit the garden in spring, you’ll see large bearded irises and rhododendrons in full bloom.
Location: 13735 24th Ave. S., SeaTac
Next stop: Hilltop gem
