Press Room

Welcome to the Arboretum Foundation Press Room. The information on this page is targeted at media professionals seeking details on the Foundation’s programs, events, and activities.

Media contact:
Niall Dunne
Communications Manager
206-325-4510
ndunne@arboretumfoundation.org

Arboretum photos:
Requests for digital images of Washington Park Arboretum are welcome. Please contact our communications manager with specific requests. You can view more photos of the Arboretum on our Flickr page. (Any photos posted by dniall98107 are available for use.)

Select Press Releases

November 6, 2025 Arboretum Holiday Sale Returns December 6 and 7

July 17, 2025 Music in the Arboretum Returns With Two Outdoor Concerts in August

January 24, 2025 Arboretum Hosting After-Hours “Botanical Bash” at the Garden Festival

June 2, 2023 Arboretum Launches Broad, State-Funded Community Survey

January 12, 2023 Opening Night Party Returns In-Person with a Valentine’s Day Extravaganza

August 16, 2022 Celebrate the Return of the Tsutakawa Memorial Gates on 9/14/22

May 29, 2020 Seattle Japanese Garden Celebrates 60 Years

April 10, 2019 Arboretum’s Iconic Rhododendron Glen to be Renewed

March 23, 2016 Loop Trail Construction Begins in the Arboretum

August 16, 2013 Groundbreaking New Zealand Forest Opens September 15

January 24, 2013 Arboretum and WSDOT Reach Historic $7.8 million Agreement

July 23, 2012 Arboretum Launches Azalea Way Garden Stewards Program

For more information on Washington Park Arboretum, contact the University of Washington Botanic Gardens and Seattle Parks and Recreation.

In the News: Washington Park Arboretum

John Grade’s Mesmerizing Sculpture at the Arboretum Meshes Art and Nature [The Seattle Times, January 6, 2024]

Stolen and Scrapped, Seattle’s Arboretum Gates Are Back [Crosscut, September 8, 2022]

Seattle Japanese Garden Turns 60 with Fitting Testaments to Rebirth and Resilience [The Seattle Times, October 3, 2020]

Bronze gates by renowned artists George Tsutakawa stolen from Washington Park Arboretum [The Seattle Times, March 19, 2020]

Washington Park Arboretum’s New Trail to Revail Hidden Treasures [The Seattle Times, May 8, 2016]

New Trail for Washington Park Arboretum to Mitigate SR-520 Construction [KNKX, April 25, 2016]

Blooms, Fragrance Grace Seattle Winter Garden [The Seattle Times, December 13, 2015]

Preschool Without Walls [The New York Times, December 29, 2015]

New Zealand’s Exotic Flora Are Now an Arboretum Attraction [The Seattle Times, September 6, 2013]

Pacific Connections Garden First Phase Unveiled [The Seattle Times, September 21, 2008]