UWBG Collection Policy

Center for Urban Horticulture

Demonstration Gardens

Orin and Althea Soest Herbaceous Display Garden
Seattle Garden Club Fragrance Garden
Marilou Goodfellow Grove
McVay Courtyard

Union Bay Natural Area

The Union Bay Natural Area (UBNA) is managed to maintain and enhance vegetation, wildlife and landscape values while serving as an outdoor laboratory for research, teaching and public service. Questions about UBNA should be directed to ubna@u.washington.edu

Washington Park Arboretum

The Washington Park Arboretum is a spectacular urban green space on the shores of Lake Washington just east of downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington. Its 230 acres comprise a dynamic, living museum with collections of oaks, conifers, camellias, Japanese maples and hollies that are known internationally as our country's largest.

Pacific Connections Garden

The newest garden in the Arboretum, the Pacific Connections Garden will display plants from around the Pacific Rim. The first phase opened in September 2008 and features a central meadow, interpretive shelter, and five entry gardens representing Chile, China, New Zealand, Australia, and Cascadia. Future phases will include the creation of vast eco-geographic forests from specific regions in each of the five countries.