According to Cliff Mass, UW meteorologist, our past winter of 2012-2013 was the most "boring" on record. There were no major weather events such as wind storms, artic blasts, snowfalls in the lowlands or major flooding. This was indeed good news for the UWBG horticulture staff.
Read more »Building the New Zealand Forest, Pacific Connections Update
The 2.5 acre New Zealand focal forest construction project is scheduled to be completed by the end of June. Planting will begin in June. There will be approximately 10,000 total plants representing over 90 taxa for the 9 plant communities that will be represented.
Read more »Cash donation helps vandalized garden recover
In early May UWBG suffered a sever vandalism attack of in the Gateway to Chile garden. This follows similar vandalism last May in the same location and in some cases, the same plants. KOMO news covered the story with an interview with the Manager of Horticulture, David Zuckerman: Yesterday Director Sarah Reichard received a call from a private banker representing an anonymous donor and by late yesterday UWBG had a check to cover the estimated costs to replace plants and repair the damages – $43,000!
Read more »Chile Tour 2011: Exciting Days in the Lake District
Auracaria! Embothrium! Drimys! Oh my! We have had exciting few days in the Lake District, seeing old friends from our gardens and being captivated by new ones. We arrived in the area and nearly immediately went into the Andes to see Auracaria auracana in the wild.
Read more »Chile Tour 2011: Wowed by the amazing gardens
Wow! No wait, that is not good enough. WOW! No, still not enough. WOWWOWWOWWOW!!!! We saw some amazing gardens designed by Juan Grimm, a Chilean architect who has designed over 300 fabulous gardens.
Read more »Chile news is good news!
“Uno, dos, tres, cut!” cried Paige Miller, the Arboretum Foundation’s executive director. Armed with garden shears, dignitaries clipped the bamboo ribbon, officially opening the Gateway to Chile in Washington Park Arboretum’s Pacific Connections Garden. Bathed in sunshine, and on the heels of the Chilean miners’ safe return above ground, the Oct. 17 Gateway to Chile celebration was triply joyous. Watch a 2 1/4-minute video.
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