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Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens Home Page. Portland Japanese Garden. Welcome to RSBG! Bonsai Collection. The Bloedel Reserve – an award-winning public garden on Bainbridge Island « Bloedel Reserve. Seattle Arboretum - Free Daily Admission and Affordable Event Venues. The South Seattle College Arboretum was established by the College and the SSCC Foundation in 1978, in part as the result of a petition by the Landscape Horticulture Program students for an arboretum to serve as their living laboratory.

Seattle Arboretum - Free Daily Admission and Affordable Event Venues

The 5-acre site is located at the north end of campus on a bluff over looking the downtown Seattle, Elliott Bay and the West Duwamish Greenbelt. The Seattle Chinese Garden borders the Arboretum. The Arboretum is an important part of the SSCC Landscape Horticulture Program. As part of their studies, students designed and built the Arboretum. It is used as a laboratory for courses in plant identification, arboriculture, pruning, irrigation, garden renovation, plant problem diagnostics, landscape management and landscape construction courses.

Purpose: To provide an outdoor laboratory for landscape students To provide an outdoor classroom for the entire collegeTo provide a garden sanctuary for the community-at-large Highlights: Seattle Chinese Garden. Kubota Garden. Parks & Recreation: Japanese Garden. In the UW Botanic Gardens at Washington Park Arboretum Address: 1075 Lake Washington Blvd E, Seattle WA 98112 > directions Contact the Japanese Garden: (206) 684-4725Find us on Facebook Click to skip down to: HOURS - 2014 Season March 1 – March 30 Tues – Sun 10 am – 5 pm March 31 – Sept 21 Mon-Sun 10 am – 7 pm Sept 22 – Sept 30 Mon – Sun 10 am – 5 pm Oct 1 – Nov 2 Tues – Sun 10 am – 5 pm Nov 3 – Nov 30 Tues – Sun 10 am – 4 pm NOTE: The Garden is closed on Mondays in March, October, & November. * Garden closing times are subject to weather, available light, and impacts of daylight savings time. * Admission rates and Garden activities vary according with our events schedule.

Parks & Recreation: Japanese Garden

Located within the Washington Park Arboretum ,this is a 3 1/2 acre formal garden designed and constructed under the supervision of world-renowned Japanese garden designer Juki Iida in 1960. » Japanese Garden Plant Booklet » Arboretum Trail Map - Japanese » Arboretum Trail Map - Spanish The options are: One membership card. Park Arboretum ~ UW Botanic Gardens. Street address 2300 Arboretum Drive E Seattle, WA 98112 (map) Mailing address UW Botanic Gardens Box 358010 Seattle, WA 98195-8010 Phone: 206-543-8800 Fax: 206-616-2871 Email: uwbg@uw.edu Facility rentals:uwbgfac@uw.edu School programs: 206-543-8801or uwbgeduc@uw.edu Directions and Maps Note: Arboretum Drive is closed to traffic: (exceptions: cars carrying people with physical limitations, emergency and service vehicles, and park permit holders.

Park Arboretum ~ UW Botanic Gardens

(per SMC 18.12.210)) The Arboretum is a hidden gem on the shores of Lake Washington. Have a question about the Arboretum or one of the plants growing there? Arboretum trail maps JPEG or PDF Take a Virtual Walk in the Arboretum View Larger Map Garden Notes Plant Collection Notes Management The City of Seattle owns the land and the University owns all of the trees and plant collections.