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UW Botanic Gardens Okay, all you rain-fearless folks! Last month's Union Bay Natural Area restoration work party was fabulous, with 80 people showing up. Now we'll see who the exceptionally noble diehards are. And if the sun breaks through and you don't get wet? We'll still think you're exceptionally noble! See you this Saturday 11/7 from 9-11 am.
80 people showed up for our last one - woohoo!
Location:Union Bay Natural Area, UW Botanic Gardens
Time:9:00AM Saturday, November 7th
UW Botanic Gardens Learn about Washington's native rare plants. Wendy Gibble of Washington Rare Plant Care & Conservation (part of UW Botanic Gardens) speaks Thurs 11/5 at a Washington Native Plant Society meeting at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Public is invited!
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A description of the presentation, location and time of the meeting.
UW Botanic Gardens Reserve your space at Val Easton’s book launch (“The New Low-Maintenance Garden”), Center for Urban Horticulture 11/16, 6:30 PM. $18 benefits Miller Library. Plant raffle, slide lecture, dessert buffet, book sales & author signing! Reservations: info@northwesthort.org, Karin 206-780-8172.
Location:3501 NE 41st St., Seatle, WA 98105
Time:6:30PM Monday, November 16th
UW Botanic Gardens October Spooktacular at the Arboretum offers rain or shine Halloween fun for families with kids ages 6-12. Search for freaky fungi, creepy crawlies & hunters that “haunt” the arboretum. Bring your own flashlight! Plus games, crafts. Drop in 4-8pm, $6.
Who's haunting the Arboretum?
Location:Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum
Time:4:00PM Saturday, October 31st
UW Botanic Gardens Walk-ups welcome! (Preregistration is closed.) Pay at the door. Tonight's open house starts at 5:30. The talk on the arboretum and urban sanctuaries starts at 7:00 pm.
Open house & lecture by Scot Medbury
Location:Center for Urban Horticulture
Time:5:30PM Thursday, October 29th
UW Botanic Gardens Plant Collections Manager Randall Hitchin stars in this new Seattle Times video exploring fall color in the arboretum! Watch the video (please wait through the ad). Then visit the arboretum and immerse yourself in these colors!
seattletimes.nwsource.com
UW Botanic Gardens invites you to an evening rich in ideas & explorations, starting with a behind-the-scenes look at our labs, seed vault & greenhouse. Chat with faculty, catch up on the latest student research & enjoy tasty refreshments. Then Scot Medbury will get you thinking about Washington Park Arboretum in new ways & reveal how all... urban gardens can be places of learning, beauty & sanctuary. Join us for this very stimulating fundraiser!
Open house & lecture by Scot Medbury
Location:Center for Urban Horticulture
Time:5:30PM Thursday, October 29th
UW Botanic Gardens Keep up with UW Botanic Gardens' latest news, events & plant profiles. Check out this month's issue of E-Flora. Want to subscribe? See instructions at the bottom of the e-newsletter.
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Oct 10: Create an enduring grove More than 10 years ago, blackberry thickets along Union Bay Natural Area's Wahkiakum Lane were cut, and native trees (aspen, alder, fir, hemlock, cedar) and meadows were planted. ...
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We think you'll love this photo gallery of beautiful Washington Park Arboretum images by Ethan Welty, appearing with article in September's UW Alumni magazine. http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns
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Long before it became fashionable to be green, Seattle was—and continues to be—a green city. And one of the most beloved public gardens in the city, if not the entire Pacific Northwest, is the Washington Park Arboretum.
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September E-Flora coming soon, featuring event & exhibit invitations, garden blooms, people news, family activities & more! Sign up for this free monthly e-newsletter at http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/news
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The Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington is dedicated to research, teaching and public service concerning the selection, management and role of plants and of ecosystems in the urban environment