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...
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Arboretum Scene: Early-Blooming Hellebore in the Winter Garden
Helleborus niger ‘HGC Josef Lemper’ Christmas Rose Native to the mountain forests of Central Europe, Helleborus niger is an evergreen perennial with...
2018 Festival Display to Celebrate Winter Garden Milestone
Each year the Arboretum Foundation, with support from its City and University partners at the Arboretum, presents a horticultural display at the...
Arboretum Scene: Chinese Witch-Hazel
Native to central and eastern China, Hamamelis mollis is a wonderfully ornamental deciduous shrub or small tree, producing large, oval, alternate...
Arboretum Scene: Daphne bholua
The coastal Pacific Northwest is famed for the richness of its winter garden plant palette. And one of the very best winter-interest plants we can...
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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...
Renovated “Tot Lot” Reopens at Lynn Street Entrance
Lots of toddlers and their caregivers attended our July 19 event celebrating the renovation of the "Tot Lot" playground at the Lynn Street entrance to the Arboretum. They enjoyed the beautiful new woodland-wildlife-themed play structure, plus live music by violinist...
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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...
2023 Annual Meeting Report
More than 70 Arboretum Foundation members joined us for our Annual Meeting & Picnic at the Graham Visitors Center on June 21 to hear about our fiscal-year accomplishments, listen to updates from our UW and City partners, and participate in our Board of Directors...
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