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UW Botanic Gardens Newsletter, Vol 9 Issue 9, September 2014
Landscape for Life™: Make the world a better place starting in your garden
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Upcoming Events
Free Weekend Walks
In September, autumn arrives and is the perfect time to view fruits, nuts, cones & seed pods that have developed over the summer. Our tour topic is Fruits & Nuts. Come walk the Arboretum with us and look at the amazing variety of form and beauty in plant fruits. Join us Sunday at 1pm. Learn more.
On Exhibit
in the Miller Library
Watercolors and painted silk scarves by botanist & artist Linda Vorobik will be on exhibit from September 19th to November 4th. Linda will be offering a weekend workshop on
botanical art October 4 & 5. Learn
more.
New Books in the Library
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Landscape for Life™ demystifies sustainability for home gardeners
Are you a homeowner who wants to create and maintain your own healthy, sustainable landscape? This four session course focuses on water, soil, plant selection and environmentally friendly landscape material. Learn more or register.
Four Thursday evenings, September 25 through October 16. 6:30pm-9:00pm. $125 before September 19 / $150 after.
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Explore the watery side of the Arboretum on a Kayak tour
Join us for this end of summer tradition this weekend at the Washington Park
Arboretum as we tour our wetlands by kayaks generously loaned to us by
Agua Verde Paddle Club. All proceeds go towards our Saplings Scholarship
Fund that enables underprivileged students to take part in our
hands-on, science-based school field trip programs. Email tours@aguaverde.com to sign up!
Thursday, Sept. 4th: 3pm & 5:30pm
Friday, Sept. 5th: 3pm & 5:30pm
Saturday, Sept. 6th: 10:30am; 1pm; 3:30pm
Sunday, Sept. 7th: 8am; 10:30am; 1pm
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Wisteria Hall: New name, same beautiful venue
We have big news about the Graham Visitors Center in the Washington Park Arboretum. We bid a fond farewell to the very plain name of the Large Meeting Room and welcome Wisteria Hall to the UW Botanic Gardens family! Read more.
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Congratulations to Eve Rickenbaker!
The Hyde Herbarium Manager and graduate student from the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences was awarded the John A. Wott Fellowship in Plant Collection and Curatorship. Eve is currently completing research on UW Student Perception of the Washington Park Arboretum (pdf). Read more.
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Glimpse of the past - origins of the Holmdahl Rockery
By John A. Wott, Director Emeritus
Verbal legends passed down by successive Arboretum staff indicated that
several attempts were made to “populate” the rockery, but all met with
ultimate failure, either due to the steep exposed terrain but mostly due
to thievery of the small specialized plants.
Read the full article.
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Twigs
Please help us give a warm welcome to Ray Larson, now working full time as Curator for the Botanic Gardens.
Parents: kids in school? Tell your child's teacher about Fieldtrips to the Arboretum. Preschoolers at home? Fiddleheads Parent and Child Classes instills a love of nature.
The Miller Memorial Lecture is September 11. Email: info@millergarden.org for free tickets.
The Northwest Horticultural Society Fall Plant Sale is September 12-13. This sale raises funds for grants and scholarships that support horticulture.
 Discover why Costa Rica is a wonderland of biodiversity on a special tour led by UW Botanic Gardens Director, Sarah Reichard. [flower photo by: Jennifer Shea Moses]
Arboretum volunteer opportunity: A day in the life of a Volunteer Garden Guide
We have a new volunteer position for Communication Assistant. Apply online today!
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