West Seattle has a new park with a new name, plus an official name for a future park.

Located at Southwest Brandon Street and 26th Avenue Southwest, Cottage Grove Park is named for the neighborhood where it is located. The small, rectangular new park has a plaza, pathway, play structure and grassy areas.

Cottage Grove Park is sandwiched between Puget Boulevard Commons to the east and Greg Davis Park to the west. While being developed, it had been going by the working title Brandon Minipark.

Cottage Grove Park contains the King County Restoration Garden, designed to help restore the soul, according to Seattle Parks and Recreation. The King County Chemical Dependency Board contributed money for the restoration garden. Additional money for the park came from the Pro Parks levy of 2000.

Although still on the drawing board, Junction Plaza Park is now the official name of the small park being planned at the northwest corner of 42nd Avenue Southwest and Alaska Street. The Alaska House high-rise is next to it.

At less than a quarter-acre, Junction Plaza will have tables and seating, decorative paving, lighting and landscaping around the edges. It will be a gathering place too.

The site was purchased with money from various sources, including $200,000 from the Pro Parks levy, $100,000 from the city's neighborhood matching fund and another $100,000 raised by Junction businesses, the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and West Seattle residents. The Junction Association will help raise additional money to help pay for construction.

An official name also was selected for a site in South Park. It is now called Marra-Desimone Park. The city of Seattle took over the park from King County in 2004.

The 8.7-acre park is the site of the Marra Farm, which supplied fresh produce to the city's farmers markets during the mid-20th century. Carmine and Maria Marra purchased the farm in 1920 from famed Pike Place Market produce seller Joe Desimone.

Located at 9026 Fourth Ave. S., the western half of the site will continue being farmed. The eastern half will be developed in the future, possibly with a learning center and pavilion and a children's play area.

The Park Naming Committee chooses Seattle park names. It's comprised of one representative of the Board of Park Commissioners, one representative of the head of the City Council's parks committee, and a representative of the superintendent of parks and recreation. The superintendent has final say.