Five Stunning Japanese Maples for Northwest Gardens
With elegant forms, delicate leaves, and captivating colors in spring, summer, and fall, Japanese maples can be living works of art. However, how do...
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Excerpts: Newly Translated Articles from the Japanese Garden Creators
This year, as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of the Seattle Japanese Garden, two volunteer guides—Shizue Prochaska and Julie Coryell—are...
Japanese Garden: Honoring the Design Intent
Since its opening in the Arboretum 60 years ago, the Seattle Japanese Garden has been a place of connection for many Seattle residents and...
Japanese Garden: Designed in the Stroll-Garden Style
Japanese Garden at Washington Park Arboretum was designed as a stroll garden, a style that dates from the early years of Japan’s Edo period...
Hidden Treasure of the Arboretum: Sweetbay Magnolia
One of the pleasures of my job as communications manager for the Arboretum Foundation is taking photographs of the plant collection, which we use in...
Memorial Tree
Celebrating Life, Death, Family, and “The Boys in the Boat” An Interview with John Day By Niall Dunne Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, Spring...
Visiting the Arboretum’s New Zealand Forest In Situ
In February/March 2019, garden designer and writer Janine Anderson spent two months traveling the length of New Zealand with her husband, Terry...
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Five Stunning Japanese Maples for Northwest Gardens
With elegant forms, delicate leaves, and captivating colors in spring, summer, and fall, Japanese maples can be living works of art. However, how do one choose from among the more than 1,000 recognized varieties that might show up in our local nurseries? In the latest...
COVID-19 Response: Arboretum Visitors Update
The Arboretum is a treasured place of sanctuary and respite, even more so during such stressful times. While the Graham Visitors Center is currently closed and our normal volunteer programs and events are suspended, the Arboretum grounds remain open to the public. To...
Woodland Pond Stream Channel Restored
In July and August, with funding from the Arboretum Foundation, UW Botanic Gardens horticulture staff worked on a project to restore the lower stream channel connecting the two ponds in the Woodland Garden. The channel dates back to the original Olmsted Brothers...
Bulletin Stories
Five Stunning Japanese Maples for Northwest Gardens
With elegant forms, delicate leaves, and captivating colors in spring, summer, and fall, Japanese maples can be living works of art. However, how do one choose from among the more than 1,000 recognized varieties that might show up in our local nurseries? In the latest...
Excerpts: Newly Translated Articles from the Japanese Garden Creators
This year, as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of the Seattle Japanese Garden, two volunteer guides—Shizue Prochaska and Julie Coryell—are putting the finishing touches on a collection of articles about the creation of the Garden by its original designers and...
Japanese Garden: Honoring the Design Intent
Since its opening in the Arboretum 60 years ago, the Seattle Japanese Garden has been a place of connection for many Seattle residents and visitors—a place to connect to community, nature, and the unique, intentional narrative experience that the Garden offers. A...
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