I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river, and it made me complete
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know?
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin
And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go?
So why don't we go?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know?Songwriters: Richard David Hughes / Timothy James Rice-Oxley / Tom Chaplin
Somewhere Only We Know lyrics 

As Spring sprung Seattle Parks planting season comes to an end. The plants planted in Fall and Winter have much better chances for survival as they have good conditions to recover from transplant shock in the wet months. Planting season starts again in November 2018.
​Learn more on the Green Seattle Partnership website

Out of over 500 native plants we received for Fairmount Park we worked really hard over the last weeks to plant as many as possible before Spring. The challenge we faced was that the mass of invasive plants we removed took up so much space that the areas that were planned for replanting were limited. For the last 80 plants we had to branch out in the area were we haven't started removing invasives yet.

Also, because of wildlife feeding on the invasives it's recommended to only take out about 25 % every year, so the new plants can take over and feed in the upcoming years instead.

We got the majority of our new plants in the ground in November and January, and now the leftovers in February and March. 

For the next season we will maintain and remove the invasives growing back and for the dry months we will need to find a way to water the new plants. And in Fall we can start taking out more blackberries and replant with more native berries.



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