Virtual Tour of Alan & Don’s Upper Rainier Beach Garden ~ Don Koonce

20+ year old Koi!

Don and his partner Alan have participated in the Upper Rainier Beach Garden Tour for the last 10 years. With the favored annual event cancelled this year due to the pandemic, the organizers quickly pivoted to a virtual event so you can still enjoy the beauty of neighborhood gardens throughout the community.

Enjoy this virtual stroll through Don and Alan’s home garden…

: When we started, this was just a weedy planting strip.

: Hard to believe that these plants started from 4” & 6” pots.

: Our sunny patio.

: My favorite spot to catch some sun.

: The focus of this bed is a weeping sequoia.

: Our front courtyard with a quiet fountain.

: The wind sculpture in our front bed is from Gallery Mack and artist Andrew Carson.

: Our shady side yard.

: Our backyard with dogwood trees, black bamboo, mountain laurels, boxwoods, welsh poppies, ferns, wild ginger, various grasses, and so much more!

: Our rain garden and a very old apple tree.

: A short pathway to the shop we use for wood working and other projects.

: Our Koi pond sits under a cherry tree.

: 20+ year old Koi!

: Our east facing upper deck with pots containing prostrate Scotch Pines, euonymus, yaupon holly, dwarf blue fir, and red lace leaf maple.