From Dumpster to Diva at the Seattle Flower and Garden Festival

The 2025 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival awarded its Founder’s Cup - the biggest prize of all - to Michael Orr of Method Hardscapes. His installation, “The Salish Retreat” included a large patio and a handcrafted, timber-framed pavilion with a fireplace made out of four giant boulders, a marvel to behold. But the two jaw droppingly beautiful totem poles, and the story behind them, put this entry above all the rest.