Earth Day Volunteers Pull 50+ Cubic Yards of Weeds!
A total of 116 volunteers participated in our annual Earth Day at the Arboretum work-service event on April 23. They removed more than 50 cubic...
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Arboretum-Based Research Tackles the Azalea Lace Bug
Since 2015, the invasive azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) has been causing serious damage to azaleas and rhododendrons in our state,...
Wild and Wonderful Willows of the Arboretum
Beautiful willows, such as the Salix gracilistyla ‘Melanostachys’ pictured here, are blooming in the Arboretum’s Witt Winter...
Arboretum Selected for 2022 Partnerships Lab!
The Arboretum Foundation and its City and UW partners are thrilled to announce that we have been selected by the Central Park Conservancy’s...
Arboretum Receives Multi-Project Grant from the Aldarra Foundation
The Arboretum partners are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a very generous grant of $589,000 from the Aldarra Foundation, a...
Gala Raises More Than $310,000 in Support of the Arboretum!
Thanks to everyone who tuned into THE ART OF NATURE gala on Thursday, February 10. The evening was a tremendous success, grossing more than $310,000...
New Plantings in the Arboretum: 2021 in Review
In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, UW Botanic Gardens Curator of Living Collections Ray Larson writes his annual, in-depth review of new...
Arboretum Mourns Loss of Volunteer Extraordinaire Skip Vonckx
Skip working with a fellow Garden Steward on Azalea Way in 2016. (Photo courtesy Paige Miller) The Arboretum family is mourning the loss of one of...
Volunteers Help Host Record-Setting Holiday Sale!
Volunteers working in the Pat Calvert Sun House, prepping bundles of fresh greens for the sale. This year’s Gifts & Greens Galore holiday...
Quest for Gold: Fall Color in Larches
Broadleaf deciduous trees such as maples and sourwoods aren’t the only stars of the fall foliage season. Deciduous conifers such as larches...
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Earth Day Volunteers Pull 50+ Cubic Yards of Weeds!
A total of 116 volunteers participated in our annual Earth Day at the Arboretum work-service event on April 23. They removed more than 50 cubic yards of ivy, blackberry, and other invasive weeds from plant collection beds and natural areas—covering a combined area of...
Arboretum-Based Research Tackles the Azalea Lace Bug
Since 2015, the invasive azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) has been causing serious damage to azaleas and rhododendrons in our state, including in the Arboretum. A tiny aphid relative, the lace bug removes chlorophyll from Rhododendron foliage, weakening the...
Wild and Wonderful Willows of the Arboretum
Beautiful willows, such as the Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys' pictured here, are blooming in the Arboretum's Witt Winter Garden and beyond. In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, writer and estate gardener Daniel Mount discusses the wild and weedy willows...
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Arboretum-Based Research Tackles the Azalea Lace Bug
Since 2015, the invasive azalea lace bug (Stephanitis pyrioides) has been causing serious damage to azaleas and rhododendrons in our state, including in the Arboretum. A tiny aphid relative, the lace bug removes chlorophyll from Rhododendron foliage, weakening the...
Wild and Wonderful Willows of the Arboretum
Beautiful willows, such as the Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys' pictured here, are blooming in the Arboretum's Witt Winter Garden and beyond. In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, writer and estate gardener Daniel Mount discusses the wild and weedy willows...
New Plantings in the Arboretum: 2021 in Review
In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, UW Botanic Gardens Curator of Living Collections Ray Larson writes his annual, in-depth review of new plantings in the Arboretum. Ray talks about large-project plantings in Rhododendron Glen, Pacific Connections, the...
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