{"id":16288,"date":"2017-09-28T11:49:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T18:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/?page_id=16288"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:11:26","slug":"mary-robson-park-on-sims-way","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/gardening-2022\/mary-robson-park-on-sims-way\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Minnie Nakano&#8217; Jefferson County Master Gardener Park on Sims Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The &nbsp;<strong>Master Gardener Park in Port Townsend&nbsp;<\/strong>was designed, constructed, and planted by the <strong>Jefferson County Master Gardeners<\/strong> and displays an array of seasonal blooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This garden is located at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=600+Sims+Way+in+Port+Townsend&amp;hnear=600+W+Sims+Way,+Port+Townsend,+Jefferson,+Washington+98368&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\">600 Sims Way in Port Townsend<\/a>&nbsp;and is open to public viewing all year. It is maintained by volunteers who plant, prune, deadhead, weed, check irrigation, mulch and opens to our visitors throughout the year \u2013 &nbsp;take a moment to stop by and smell the flowers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, the park was dedicated by the City of Port Townsend to Minnie Nakano. You can read about it here: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cityofpt.us\/parksrec\/page\/minnie-nakano-park\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/cityofpt.us\/parksrec\/page\/minnie-nakano-park<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"574\" data-id=\"29525\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Demo-park-sign-792x574.jpg\" alt=\"Master Gardener Sign at the Minnie Nakano Park in Port Townsend, WA\" class=\"wp-image-29525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Demo-park-sign-792x574.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Demo-park-sign-396x287.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Demo-park-sign-768x556.jpg 768w, 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792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"29529\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/forsthyia-at-Demo-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Forthyia at the Minnie Nakano Park in Port Townsend, WA\" class=\"wp-image-29529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/forsthyia-at-Demo-Park.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/forsthyia-at-Demo-Park-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"29527\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Jeanne-at-Demo-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteer at the Minnie Nakano Park checking on the plants\" class=\"wp-image-29527\" 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height=\"480\" data-id=\"29528\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Spring-daffodils-at-Demo-Park.jpg\" alt=\"Daffodils at the Minnie Nakano Park in Port Townsend WA\" class=\"wp-image-29528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Spring-daffodils-at-Demo-Park.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Spring-daffodils-at-Demo-Park-396x297.jpg 396w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"29523\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Asteracea.jpg\" alt=\"White, yellow and purple flowers blooming at the Minnie Nakano Park in Port Townsend, WA\" class=\"wp-image-29523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2026\/02\/Asteracea.jpg 640w, 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This garden is located at\u00a0600 Sims Way in Port Townsend\u00a0and is open to public viewing all year. It is maintained by volunteers who plant, prune, deadhead, weed, check irrigation, mulch and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":80,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_expiration_date":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16288"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29530,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16288\/revisions\/29530"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/jefferson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}