GiveBIG Spring Appeal Raises Over $60,000 for the Arboretum
This year’s GiveBIG Spring Appeal was a another tremendous success! More than 210 generous donors contributed over $60,000 in support of...
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12 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary!
Earth Day began in 1970 to provide a voice to an emerging environmental consciousness in our country. As we salute the 50th anniversary of what is...
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...
Arboretum Providing Browse to Animals at Woodland Park Zoo
In mid-March, staff from Woodland Park Zoo came by the Arboretum to pick up a big load of fresh sword fern trimmings, which will be used to feed...
Arboretum Memorial Gates: Theft, Partial Recovery, Next Steps
Seattle police have recovered one of two bronze gates that stood at the entrance to the Arboretum for a generation. As Lynda Mapes reported in The...
Plant Sale Cancelled, Earth Day Work Party Postponed & Other Updates
As COVID-19 continues to make headlines both here and abroad, our hearts out go to all those affected in our area and beyond. Based on evolving...
Graham Visitors Center Temporary Closure
Due to concerns about the Covid-19 outbreak, the Graham Visitors Center will be temporarily closed to the public, starting tomorrow, Monday, March...
Another Record-Breaking Opening Night
More than 400 guests attended our 32nd annual Opening Night Party and Auction at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival on February 25. They...
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...
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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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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