Friends of Yesler Swamp Neighbors Unite to Restore a Wooded Urban Wetland In the latest issue of the Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, writer Jean Colley tells the story of how a group of Seattle neighbors banded together to help restore a degraded freshwater swamp close to the Union Bay Natural Area. Read the full article. Our sponsors: …
GiveBIG to the Arboretum on Tuesday, May 6 The Seattle Foundation’s GiveBIG is an annual, daylong, online giving event, now in its third year. Last May’s event raised just under $20,000 for the Arboretum. This year, we’re hoping to raise even more to support tree care and kids’ education in the Arboretum. A great day to give: This year’s giveBIG is …
See Photos from Our 2014 Opening Night Party For those who weren’t able to make it to our Opening Night Party & Auction at the Garden Show on February 4—we’ve got some great pics to show you! Our event photographer (Event Photos NW) has posted three large folders of photos from the party on their …
Arboretum Garden Show Exhibit Wins Silver Award The Arboretum’s collaboration with artist Ginny Ruffner and the Museum of Glass—the Garden of Artful Delights—won a Silver Award and the South Sound Magazine Editor’s Choice Award last night at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Congratulations to our design team (Bob Lilly, Phil Wood, and Rhonda Bush) …
Plants of the Arboretum Display Garden See photos and read short profiles of some of the beautiful plants in the this year’s Arboretum display garden, the Garden of Artful Delights. A full plant list is available on our display garden page. See our display—and 22 other art-themed exhibits—at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show this …