“Loving Island Life” Bainbridge Gardens

In 1908, Zenhichi Harui came to Bainbridge Island from Japan and started growing plants and flowers in his small garden.

As the garden grew, it eventually included sculptured trees and fountains and lily pad-covered pools with goldfishes swimming under bonsai pines. The gardens blossomed into a well-known attraction for garden lovers throughout the area and became what today is known as Bainbridge Gardens.

Junkoh Harui, one of Zenhichi’s sons, has had his own nursery business for over forty years on Bainbridge Island. In 1989, he decided to redevelop Bainbridge Gardens. In the process of restoring the original gardens, Junkoh has been able to recapture the beauty of many of the magnificent plants that his father had planted, such as the aged Japanese red pine trees that the elder Mr. Harui started from seeds brought over from Japan.

Bainbridge Gardens honors its history and looks toward the future.  Through a program called “Going Green,” Bainbridge Gardens leads other garden centers in teaching consumers natural and organic methods of caring for their gardens.  Bainbridge Gardens does not use or sell chemicals that may harm our environment, and continues to research alternatives that strive to protect our earth and community.

With Spring in the air now is the perfect time to stop by and visit Bainbridge Gardens.  This is truly a unique and special place that makes Bainbridge Island such a terrific place to live!  For more information about things to do on Bainbridge Island, events in our community, and the local Real Estate market visit www.homesforsaleonbainbridgeisland.  Discover what “Loving Island Life” is all about!