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.
Summer 2022
CONTENTS
Page 2 Olmsted’s Living Legacy—Jane Stonecipher
Page 3 Frederick Law Olmsted: A Life—Olmsted200.org
Page 6 Olmsted and Washington Park Arboretum—Jennifer Ott & Jason Morse
Page 14 PLANT ANSWER LINE: Early, Olmsted-Era Planting on Boulevard—Laura Blumhagen & Rebecca Alexander
Page 16 The New Zealand Forest and Olmsted Design Principles—Andy Mitton
Page 22: Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks: History and Mission—Shauna Revello Wilson & Donald Harris
Page 24: Olmsted Bicentennial Celebrations in New York—Eliza Davidson
Page 26 IN A GARDEN LIBRARY: Olmsted Highlights in the Miller Collection—Brian R. Thompson
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
The summer 2022 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.
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