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...
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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 Project Awarded 2021 Founders Fund by Garden Club of America
The Foundation and its partners at the UW and City of Seattle are delighted to announce that a restoration project in the Arboretum has been awarded...
Catalytic Gift Will Fund Restoration of Rhododendron Glen
Seattle Parks and Recreation, UW Botanic Gardens, and the Arboretum Foundation are embarking on a plan to restore one of Washington Park Arboretum’s...
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Japanese Spicebush: A Four-Season Woodland Stunner
Fall foliage and flower buds on a Japanese spicebush in the Arboretum's Woodland Garden. (Photo by Niall Dunne)Native to Japan, Korea, and China, Japanese spicebush (Lindera obtusiloba) is a stellar, all-season showstopper. Around mid-March, its bright-yellow,...
Woodland Meadow Project: Public Meeting Dec 7
The current Crabapple Meadow is usable in summer but waterlogged for much of the year.The Woodland Meadow Project reimagines the current Crabapple Meadow (site of the Arboretum's original field nursery) as a year-round gathering and celebration space. While the...
Jim Olsen: Our Volunteer of the Year!
Jim Olsen receiving his award the greenhouse's monthly potluck on Halloween.Congratulations to Jim Olsen, winner of our 2023 Volunteer of the Year Award! Our volunteer programs manager, Lily King, presented the award to Jim at the Pat Calvert Greenhouse’s monthly pot...
Bulletin Stories
Japanese Spicebush: A Four-Season Woodland Stunner
Fall foliage and flower buds on a Japanese spicebush in the Arboretum's Woodland Garden. (Photo by Niall Dunne)Native to Japan, Korea, and China, Japanese spicebush (Lindera obtusiloba) is a stellar, all-season showstopper. Around mid-March, its bright-yellow,...
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,...
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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