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Park in the Dark
Boy was I worried about the weather on Saturday June 23rd. It was awful – cold, rainy and windy. Would anyone come out for the scheduled Park in the Dark at Washington Park Arboretum? I was just about...
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Digital Photography Contest for Kids
Hey, Kids! If you are between 4 and 16 get out your digital cameras, visit the Arboretum, take some awesome pictures and send them to us between August 1st and 31st. We’ll announce winners and prizes...
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Amazing Photos from Art in the Park Kids
We haven’t even begun our Digital Photo Contest (starts TOMORROW! August 1st), but thought we would share some of the photographs taken by the Art in the Park Campers here at the Arboretum. These 4th –...
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We Have Winners!
The UWBG Kids Digital Photography Contest was a complete success! We had 12 entries, ranging from ages 7 to 16, who submitted some really incredible artwork. At least one photo of every contestant is...
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Wanted: Volunteer Garden Guides for Saplings
This could be you! If you enjoy being outdoors, teaching and learning about plants of the Arboretum, and you like working with school aged children then you might be a Saplings Garden Guide! Our fall...
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Photo from Contest Winner Gets on City Site!
Congratulations, Annie! Not only for having a photo that was one of the winners in our August Kids Digital Photography Contest, but for one of your photos making it onto the Visiting Seattle page of...
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Fieldtrips in Fall…
are going like gangbusters! Between the months of September and November, we have over 1300 kids signed up for fieldtrips. Our guides have been loving the mild weather and teaching and learning from...
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Training Dates Announced
UWBG School Programs serve over 6,000 kids a year and we could not possibly do it without the help of our volunteers. We are hiring volunteer Garden Guides now and have two dates to get folks started...
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Slowing the Clock with Winter
Before we know it, it will be spring. April will be here and there will be flowers and (more) rain and leaf buds opening. We will continue on with our lives; work, school, exercise, going out and of...
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A Day in the Life
you are outside. The sun is shining, illuminating the new growth on the western red cedars. It’s been a great growing season and the plants at Washington Park Arboretum are thriving. The backdrop of...
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