Education Center Pre-Design Open House: December 5
The Arboretum Foundation, UW Botanic Gardens, and Seattle Parks and Recreation invite you to attend a public meeting at the Graham Visitors Center...
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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...
Arboretum Unveils New Way-Finding and Interpretive Signage
Arboretum Unveils New Way-Finding and Interpretive Signage After three years of careful planning and design, Seattle Parks and Recreation, UW...
Arboretum and WSDOT Reach $7.8 Million Deal on 520 Bridge
At a press conference in the Graham Visitors Center on January 24, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Arboretum and...
Foundation Hires Richard Bray as Development Director
Foundation Hires Richard Bray as Development Director The Arboretum Foundation is pleased to announce the hiring of Richard Bray as its new Director...
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Construction Phase of Rhody Glen Stream Restoration Nears Completion
ABOVE: Workers installing new stepping stones across the stream in early September. (Photo courtesy UW Botanic Gardens) The major construction component of the Rhododendron Glen stream restoration project is almost complete. The contractors, Forma and Terra Dynamics,...
Leaf Skeletons and Shadows
PHOTO: Student on an Arboretum school field trip, with a skeletonized magnolia leaf (courtesy UW Botanic Gardens). The season of the dead is upon us, and in the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, the Miller Library's Rebecca Alexander answers a ghoulish...
Arboretum Celebrates Return of the Tsutakawa Memorial Gates
The newly restored Tsutakawa Memorial Gates at the north end of Azalea Way.Our public celebration for the restoration of the Tsutakawa Memorial Gates on September 14 was a truly special occasion! A large crowd of visitors attended the late-afternoon event and enjoyed...
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Leaf Skeletons and Shadows
PHOTO: Student on an Arboretum school field trip, with a skeletonized magnolia leaf (courtesy UW Botanic Gardens). The season of the dead is upon us, and in the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, the Miller Library's Rebecca Alexander answers a ghoulish...
Olmsted Design Principles and the New Zealand Forest
PHOTO: The Olmsted-era Lookout Gazebo in the Arboretum's New Zealand Forest. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Numerous celebrations are taking place around the country to mark the bicentennial of this iconic landscape...
Olmsted and the Washington Park Arboretum
PHOTO: Azalea Way, the centerpiece of the Olmsted design of Washington Park Arboretum. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Numerous celebrations are taking place around the country to mark the bicentennial of this iconic...
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