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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Greening a Shoreline Garden
Sustainable gardening is all about making connections—such as using native plants to make ecological linkages with the larger landscape outside the...
Bulletin Article: A Summer-Dry Garden
Tired of having to constantly water your plants through the summer? In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, Phil Wood writes about Shelagh...
Getting to Know Our Native Northwest Bees
By Hillary Sardiñas Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, Summer 2016 This article is reprinted from our quarterly botanical magazine. To read more...
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Landscape Architecture Students Renovate a Water Channel in the Arboretum
AFTER: The Woodland Garden drainage pipe and water channel following the renovation.In early March 2023, students from the University of Washington Landscape Architecture Department completed a winter-quarter design-build project renovating the Woodland Garden pond...
Get to Know the Arboretum: 5 Projects, 5 Programs, and 5 Plans for the Future
Storytime at the Fiddleheads Forest School in the Arboretum. (Photo by UW Botanic Gardens)The Arboretum Foundation works in close partnership with UW Botanic Gardens and Seattle Parks and Recreation to support, manage, and advocate for the incredible green spaces at...
Restoring the Hydrology of Arboretum Creek
Local non-profit the Friends of Arboretum Creek is working with King County and the Arboretum partners to improve the ecology of the creek and watershed in and around the park. A key initiative is the Headwaters Project, which will help restore year-round waterflow to...
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Restoring the Hydrology of Arboretum Creek
Local non-profit the Friends of Arboretum Creek is working with King County and the Arboretum partners to improve the ecology of the creek and watershed in and around the park. A key initiative is the Headwaters Project, which will help restore year-round waterflow to...
Parallel Artforms: Garden Design and Photo Composition
Winter is an ideal time to take stock of your garden and consider whether to tweak or rework your design. In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, landscape architect and Foundation staffer Jason Morse simplifies the garden design process by comparing its...
Arboretum Master Plan Turns 21
Approved by the City of Seattle in 2001, the Arboretum's comprehensive Master Plan has come of age! Over the past two decades, the plan has propelled the completion of many projects, renovations, and accessibility improvements, such as Arboretum Loop Trail pictured...
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