Corylopsis pauciflora (photo courtesy Richie Steffen/Great Plant Picks)
See photos and read short profiles of some of the beautiful plants in the this year’s Arboretum display garden, the Garden of Artful Delights. A full plant list is available on our display garden page. See our display—and 22 other art-themed exhibits—at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show this week (February 5 to 9, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Washington State Convention Center, Seattle).
On Mother's Day 2023, the Arboretum Foundation and UW Botanic Gardens launched a broad, state-funded survey to learn about the needs and preferences of our community regarding the future of the Washington Park Arboretum. We're hoping to get feedback both from current...
PHOTO: Sorbus setschwanensis blooming in the Arboretum in May. The Arboretum's prized mountain ash (Sorbus) collection is in flower. One of the more unusual species in the collection is the Sichuan mountain ash (Sorbus sichuanensis), from the highlands of western...
The Earth Day volunteers and their weed pile at the Broadmoor fence project.More than 180 volunteers worked with Arboretum garden staff at our annual Earth Day work-service event on April 22, pulling noxious weeds and beautifying our little slice of the planet! The...
PHOTO: Sorbus setschwanensis blooming in the Arboretum in May. The Arboretum's prized mountain ash (Sorbus) collection is in flower. One of the more unusual species in the collection is the Sichuan mountain ash (Sorbus sichuanensis), from the highlands of western...
PHOTO: The Arboretum's national champion Pacific crabapple blooming in late April. Washington Park Arboretum is known for its rich tapestry of native trees, which are the remnants and offspring of the original vegetation that grew on the land before it was logged in...
Local non-profit the Friends of Arboretum Creek is working with King County and the Arboretum partners to improve the ecology of the creek and watershed in and around the park. A key initiative is the Headwaters Project, which will help restore year-round waterflow to...
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