New Plantings in the Arboretum: 2019 in Review
A new tea viburnum (Viburnum setigerum) in fruit along the Loop Trail. Last year was another very busy year for new plantings in the Arboretum....
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Invasive Insects of the Pacific Northwest
Green alder sawfly larva. (Photo by Christine Buhl, Oregon Dept of Forestry/bugwood.org) In North America, more than 3,400 documented non-native...
Hidden Treasure of the Arboretum: Daimyo Oak
Fall foliage developing on a daimyo oak in the main Oak Collection at the Arboretum. Daimyo oak (Quercus dentata) is a medium sized tree native to...
Creating a Hardy Desert Garden
In our climate-conscious era, more and more gardeners are planting for drought tolerance. At the new McMenamins Anderson School, in Bothell, garden...
Hidden Treasure of the Arboretum: Japanese Sweet Shrub
Deliciously fragrant Clethra are a summer-blooming highlight at the Washington Park Arboretum. From late July to mid-August, beautiful spires of...
Elements of Design: Time and the Garden
[divider_line] In the latest entry in the Arboretum Bulletin’s “Elements of Design” series, Corinne Kennedy address the concept of time in the...
Hidden Treasure of the Arboretum: Tetracentron sinense
When celebrated plant hunter Dan Hinkley was a Masters student at the UW, he lived in the stone cottage at the south end of Washington Park...
News Articles
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...
Video: How CARES Act Expands Charitable Giving Incentives
These are difficult times for everyone, and we all find ourselves in uncharted waters. The Arboretum Foundation wants to let you know about a few key provisions of the CARES Act, which is designed to help individuals, nonprofits, and businesses facing economic...
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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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 (1603–1868). Large in scale, these gardens feature a central pond surrounded by a meandering path and are designed to be...
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 our publications and social media. Most of the time during the year, there’s always plenty of good photographic subject...
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 2020 (In print March 2020) For decades, the Arboretum Foundation has coordinated a commemorative tree and bench program at...
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