REI Hosts Huge Work-Service Event at the Arboretum
Volunteers in the wetlands beside South Azalea Way. More than 100 volunteers from REI helped care for the Arboretum on Thursday, July 21 during one...
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2022 Annual Meeting Report
We had a good turnout for our Annual Meeting on June 15—our first in-person version of the event in three years! More than 70 Arboretum Foundation...
Wild and Wonderful Willows of the Arboretum
Beautiful willows, such as the Salix gracilistyla ‘Melanostachys’ pictured here, are blooming in the Arboretum’s Witt Winter...
Gala Raises More Than $310,000 in Support of the Arboretum!
Thanks to everyone who tuned into THE ART OF NATURE gala on Thursday, February 10. The evening was a tremendous success, grossing more than $310,000...
New Plantings in the Arboretum: 2021 in Review
In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, UW Botanic Gardens Curator of Living Collections Ray Larson writes his annual, in-depth review of new...
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Rhododendron Glen Stream Restoration Begins This Month
New astilbes in bloom along the upper stream in Rhododendron Glen.The Arboretum has made great progress on plant collection restoration in Rhododendron Glen over the last three years, but the stream restoration portion of the project has been delayed due to a...
REI Hosts Huge Work-Service Event at the Arboretum
Volunteers in the wetlands beside South Azalea Way.More than 100 volunteers from REI helped care for the Arboretum on Thursday, July 21 during one of the company's regular work-service events. The group members were all from REI's IT division and included folks who...
Olmsted and the Washington Park Arboretum
PHOTO: Azalea Way, the centerpiece of the Olmsted design of Washington Park Arboretum. This year marks the 20oth 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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Olmsted and the Washington Park Arboretum
PHOTO: Azalea Way, the centerpiece of the Olmsted design of Washington Park Arboretum. This year marks the 20oth anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Numerous celebrations are taking place around the country to mark the bicentennial of this iconic...
Climbing Hydrangea of the Arboretum
The Arboretum is home to a number of spectacular climbing hydrangea species, including nine specimens of the liana (woody vine) Hydrangea anomala, such as the one pictured above in Rhododendron Glen. Some specimens date all the way back to the beginnings of the...
Snakebark Maples of the Arboretum
We admire the stripes of tigers, zebras, and exotic reptiles as marvels of natural pattern. The plant world has its fair share of stunning striation, too, perhaps no more astounding than in the snakebark maples (including the Japanese red snakebark maple, Acer...
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