Arboretum Bulletin
Header photo: River otter in the Arboretum wetlands (courtesy Larry Hubbell).
Our full-color horticultural and botanical magazine
Published since 1937, the Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin is a quarterly botanical and horticultural magazine. A benefit of Arboretum Foundation membership, it includes in-depth articles on the Arboretum collections and history, as well as general information of interest to botanists, gardeners, and plant lovers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.
You can also purchase the Bulletin at the Arboretum Gift Shop for $5 per copy.
Winter 2023
CONTENTS
Page 2 A Generational Gift—Jane Stonecipher
Page 3 New Plantings in the Arboretum: 2022 in Review—Ray Larson
Page 15 PLANT ANSWER LINE: Resurrecting a Rose of Jericho—Rebecca Alexander
Page 18 The Artful Cut: Pruning to Underscore Your Design Intent—Christina Pfeiffer
Page 22 Restoring the Hydrology and Biodiversity of Arboretum Creek—Larry Hubbell
Page 26 IN A GARDEN LIBRARY: Women Botanists and Botanical Artists, Part V—Brian R. Thompson
Page 29: Now Online: Translated Writings by the Japanese Garden Creators—Julie Coryell & Shizue Prochaska
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
The winter 2023 issue of the Bulletin was made possible by:
Molbak’s
The Berger Partnership
For information on advertising/sponsorship opportunities—or to submit an article idea—please email the editor, Niall Dunne, or call him at 206-325-4510.
Bulletin Archive
Back issues of the Bulletin can now be viewed online for free at the Biodiversity Heritage Library. The digitization was paid for by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. We also publish select articles from past issues of the Bulletin on our news blog.

Landscape Architecture Students Renovate a Water Channel in the Arboretum
Mar 23, 2023
AFTER: The Woodland Garden drainage pipe and water channel following the renovation.In early March 2023, students from the University of Washington Landscape Architecture Department completed a winter-quarter design-build project renovating the Woodland Garden pond...

Get to Know the Arboretum: 5 Projects, 5 Programs, and 5 Plans for the Future
Mar 13, 2023
Storytime at the Fiddleheads Forest School in the Arboretum. (Photo by UW Botanic Gardens)The Arboretum Foundation works in close partnership with UW Botanic Gardens and Seattle Parks and Recreation to support, manage, and advocate for the incredible green spaces at...

Restoring the Hydrology of Arboretum Creek
Feb 25, 2023
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...