Unit 26 Gift Helps Fund New Planting Bed on Azalea Way
Our volunteer units play an integral role at the Arboretum—raising vital funds, participating in Foundation-sponsored events, leading tours at the...
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An Amazing Day of Caring
We rely on support from our community to make the Arboretum a one-of-a-kind space for nature, education, recreation, and volunteerism. And some...
Student Conservationists Help Arboretum Kick Off Boulevard Renewal Project
If you’ve driven along Lake Washington Boulevard this week, you may have noticed some young folks hard at work removing blackberry, morning...
Hundreds Turn Out to Celebrate Loop Trail
An estimated crowd of between 800 and 1000 visitors came to the Arboretum on Sunday, April 8 to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Loop Trail. The...
Enter the Loop-Trail Photo Contest!
Winning Image Will Become an Arboretum Postcard! Contest Entry Deadline Extended through Sunday, April 15! In celebration of the Arboretum Loop...
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Notes on the Arboretum Woodland Garden
With its dramatic topograpy, water features, and multilayered tree canopy, the Woodland Garden is one of the Arboretum's most iconic displays. It's also a huge draw in autumn, when foliage enthusiasts come from all around the region to admire the fall color,...
“Union”: John Grade’s Installation in the Arboretum
Photo of "Union" by David Rosen In late August 2023, renowned Seattle-based environmental sculptor John Grade installed his latest work outdoors at the Washington Park Arboretum. Entitled “Union,” it is comprised of 6300 individual cast-resin parts suspended from two...
Humor: The Garden is a Dangerous Place
Gardening is a scary pastime, or so writer Barbara Blossom Ashmun claims in her article in the latest Arboretum Bulletin. In her many years as a garden professional and hobbiest, she has been attacked by bald-faced hornets, poisoned by plant sap, sent to ER because...
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Marvelous Woody Mints of the Arboretum
The mint family, Lamiaceae, is a familiar one for gardeners. We plant lots of low-growing herbaceous plants from this group - such as salvias, basil, and bee balm - in our kitchen gardens and ornamental borders. But you may be surprised to learn that the family also...
2023 Annual Meeting Report
More than 70 Arboretum Foundation members joined us for our Annual Meeting & Picnic at the Graham Visitors Center on June 21 to hear about our fiscal-year accomplishments, listen to updates from our UW and City partners, and participate in our Board of Directors...
Hidden Treasure of the Arboretum: Sichuan Mountain Ash
PHOTO: Sorbus setschwanensis blooming in the Arboretum in May. The Arboretum's prized mountain ash (Sorbus) collection is in flower. One of the more unusual species in the collection is the Sichuan mountain ash (Sorbus sichuanensis), from the highlands of western...
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