New Plantings in the Arboretum: 2018 in Review
Last year was a very busy one for new plantings in the Arboretum. Notable projects included a new large bed at the south end of Azalea Way and...
News Articles
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...
New Plantings in the Arboretum: Year in Review
Over the past year, many physical changes have taken place in the Arboretum, particularly in relation to the construction of the Arboretum Loop...
Centennial Garden Opens in the Arboretum
In mid-September, the Washington Park Arboretum opened its newest ornamental display—the Azalea Way Centennial Garden—to the public. Located by the...
Seattle Garden Club Helps Plant Centennial Garden
On Wednesday, September 6, a group of volunteers from the Seattle Garden Club joined with UW Botanic Gardens hort staff to plant the Azalea Way...
News Articles
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...
Bigleaf Maple: A Native Tree With Much to Offer!
As the warmth of summer fills our days, the canopy cover of trees provides welcome respite from the heat. With a spreading crown and thick branches covered with a profusion of foliage, mosses, lichens and ferns, the bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) stands out as a...
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...
Bulletin Stories
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...
Bigleaf Maple: A Native Tree With Much to Offer!
As the warmth of summer fills our days, the canopy cover of trees provides welcome respite from the heat. With a spreading crown and thick branches covered with a profusion of foliage, mosses, lichens and ferns, the bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) stands out as a...
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...
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