No time for the drive to La Conner to see the daffodil and tulip fields? No problem! The Doug Bayley daffodil beds are just as stunning (albeit on a smaller scale), right here in Seattle’s Volunteer Park.
(Volunteers planting daffodils. Photo courtesy Volunteer Park Trust)
In 2021, park volunteers planted 25,000 daffodils along the southwest slopes of the park, starting at the corner of East Prospect Dr. and 11th Ave E. The blooms come in all sizes and varieties, including Dutch Master, Geranium, Ice Follies, Salome, and Tete a Tete, and cover the hills on both sides of Volunteer Park Road. The daffodil beds are dedicated to the memory of Doug Bayley, a renowned landscape architect, longtime volunteer, dad, and co-founder of the Volunteer Park Trust. Bayley passed away in January 2022.
(Volunteer Park Observatory / Creative Commons)
Make it a full flower day by dropping into the Volunteer Park Conservatory after your daffodil stroll. The historic greenhouse was built in 1912 and is home to plants from all over the region and the world. The conservatory is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the conservatory is $6 for adults, $4 for students, seniors, and kids ages 6-17, and free for children ages 5 and under.
