The photo and report are from Greg Olsen, owner of an Arbor Heights home that’s one of 11 sites comprising today’s West Seattle Garden Tour – on now, until 5 pm – and father of the gardener:

Designing and enjoying your garden when suffering from a disability can be challenging.

Avery Armstrong, age 42, has accomplished that goal.

See today during the West Seattle Garden Tour … [Garden #I in the ticket book]

Due to a near-fatal blood clot in her leg at age 35, while studying Landscape Architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Ms. Armstrong is now partially disabled, forced to walk with a cane.

Being a garden lover and being on her feet is a challenge. Her four-year-young, sustainable garden features accessibility and beauty.

Greg advises visiting before 3 pm – “before it gets too hot!” – though the tour continues until 5. We’ll be stopping by several gardens later today. If you didn’t pre-purchase a ticket book, which is required for admission (and includes addresses and maps), go to West Seattle Nursery (California/Brandon), or, until 11, Metropolitan Market (41st/42nd/Admiral; WSB sponsor).