Ciscoe Morris and friends at the 2013 party.

Opening Night Alert

Early-Bird Ticket Price for Members Ends Tomorrow!

The Opening Night Party and Auction at the NW Flower & Garden Show is coming up fast on Tuesday, February 4. Tomorrow is the last day for Foundation members to take advantage of our early-bird ticket price of $130. After Friday, January 10, the price for a general admission member-level ticket will increase to $145. So get yours now! Call us at 206-325-4510 or BUY A TICKET ONLINE. Don't miss the region's premier garden party! Enjoy fine wines, a buffet dinner, sparkling auctions, and 23 fabulous show gardens - all while supporting your beloved Arboretum.

Drawing of "The Garden of Artful Delights," by Rhonda Bush. Click to enlarge.

Celebrating the Art and Garden of Ginny Ruffner

The theme of this year's Garden Show (February 5 to 9 at the Washington State Convention Center) is "Art in Bloom." All 23 show gardens will explore the use of art and different aesthetics in the home garden. We're very excited for you to see the Arboretum's display, The Garden of Artful Delight, which pays homage to the art and home/studio garden of renowned Seattle glass artist Ginny Ruffner. The display will feature plants and artworks from Ginny's whimsical garden in Ballard plus new, original artwork created by Ginny for the display during a special artist-in-residency program at the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, in early January. 

A new weir system is enhancing soil drainage in the Holly Collection.

Weir Science

UW Students Create Step-Pool Drainage System to Address Problem Site in Arboretum

Saturated soil conditions were causing problems in the Holly Collection at the Arboretum. Then, last year, as a capstone project for their major in Environmental Science and Resource Management, a group of UW students constructed an innovative weir system to help channel water on the site. They also planted the weir with native wetland grasses and ferns to create habitat for local wildlife. Read about the project in the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin.

Our sponsors: The winter 2014 issue of the Bulletin was made possible by: Molbak's, Wells Medina Nursery, The Berger Partnership, Flora & Fauna Books.

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UWBG-trained garden guides lead free tours of the Arboretum from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Sunday. The January tour focuses on tree species in the collection that are considered "living fossils," such as the ginkgo and the Japanese umbrella pine. Visitors will learn about how these species have survived since the time of the dinosaurs. Meet at the Graham Visitors Center.

January 16 "Walks & Talks" to Highlight Bird Foraging