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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.

Washington's official State Arboretum contains internationally recognized woody plant collections on 230 acres.  Noteworthy are North America's largest collection of Sorbus and Maple, the second largest collection of species Hollies and significant collections of oaks, conifers and camellias.

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Take the UW Botanic An image of headphones connected to a plantGardens audio tours

The UW Botanic Gardens audio tours offer an inside look at two sites: the Pacific Connections Garden at the Arboretum and the demonstration gardens at the Center for Urban Horticulture.

Hear from experts including garden designers, curation staff, and more as they share stories about the significance of each garden to humans and the natural world. Click here to listen online or to learn how to rent audio players at the gardens.

New Youth and Family Programs brochure

Teachers and parents: Want to get your children outside for a day of hands-on learning and fun? Click here to see our brand new youth and family programs brochure!

Pacific Connections Garden opens

On September 20, 2008, the community celebrated the opening of Pacific Connection's first phase. The UW Botanic Gardens is working in partnership with the City of Seattle and Arboretum Foundation on planning the Pacific Connections Garden, which will include plants from Australia, New Zealand, China, Chile, and the Pacific Northwest. Read all about it here.

 

The University of Washington Botanic Gardens manages the plant collections while the City of Seattle holds title to most of the land and buildings; its Department of Parks and Recreation manages the park functions of the Arboretum. The Arboretum Foundation is the support organization for  the Arboretum and, besides providing membership and volunteering opportunities, is raising money for the implementation of the Masterplan of renovating the Arboretum over some 20 years

UWBG Fact Sheet (pdf) For more information please see our Extended Version .

 

 

       

What's New:


75th Anniversary

 

Call for Volunteers! (pdf)
Washington Park Arboretum is looking for some great people to help with adult tours, Seedlings and Saplings, and visitor services.

 


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