Escape to the Volunteer Park Conservatory for a winter break of warmth and wonder.

In addition to catching a remarkable display of the horticultural arts, visit Volunteer Park Conservatory (VP|C) for an energizing dose of oxygen and the warmth of an indoor sun.

Located on Capitol Hill, the ornate Victorian style glass house, as well as the surrounding Volunteer Park, was designed by the Olmsted Brothers, the landscape designers responsible for Seattle’s famed “emerald necklace” of public parks and green spaces. Completed in 1912, for more than a century the Conservatory has housed a collection of warm-weather flora from all over the world. Today, the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible for curating and tending to the Conservatory’s plant collection.

Entering beneath the lunette or peacock window, the oldest part of the historical structure, visitors find themselves in the sheltering canopy of the Palm House beneath the Conservatory’s central glass dome. Branching out in formal symmetry on either side, other collections are housed in the Fern House, the Bromeliad House, and the Cactus House. 

The Seasonal House, just to the right of the Palm House is a stage set for a revolving floral calendar that changes every couple of months. This month you’ll find a precocious spring display filled with forced bulbs, florist azaleas, cyclamen and other cool season flowers. And that’s only the beginning.

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GROW in The Seattle Times