Help Us Win $10,000 For Our Native Plant Demonstration Garden

The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is a contestant in the Rainbird Intelligent Use of Water Awards! You can help us win $10,000 in grant funding to support our new Northwest Native Plant Demonstration Garden. Simply visit the contest website, search for our project, and click to vote for us. You can vote daily until the contest ends on March 15.

Welcome to the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden

The Kruckeberg Botanic Garden is a public garden containing a unique blend of Pacific Northwest native plants and unusual exotics in a naturalistic, wooded setting. Located in Shoreline, Washington, the Garden was founded in 1958 by Dr. Arthur Kruckeberg and his wife Mareen, who amassed the plant collection over 50 years in the property surrounding their home.

The Garden is now owned by the City of Shoreline and operated by the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation (KBGF), a nonprofit organization. The on-site MsK Rare and Native Plant Nursery carries native plants and hardy exotics that are well suited for a Northwest garden. Explore our site to learn about what the Garden has to offer!

Dr. Kruckeberg: In His Own Words

Dr. Kruckeberg, co-founder of the Garden, turned 90 in 2010. The City of Shoreline and the board of the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation wanted to honor “Dr. K," as he’s affectionately known, by creating a video “In His Own Words," as only he can be.