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In the Arboretum with the total station and other milestones
The Leica Builder theodolite is a central part of the total station. In August 2012 UWBG was awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to create a georeference database of the...
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Celebrating evergreens with stories
Join us Saturday, December 15 from 10:30 to 11:15 am for stories and art. In the Pacific Northwest, we treasure our evergreen forests, and today’s stories celebrate them. After the stories you’ll...
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Stock your library: Shop at the Garden Lovers’ Book Sale
What could be better than a garden full of beautiful plants? A home library full of books about plants! The 8th annual Garden Lovers’ Book Sale is the best source of used books on plants, horticulture,...
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Art Exhibit: Handmade tiles from Artisan Tile NW group
An artisan tile is like a colorful hybrid of sculpture and painting. The Artisan Tile NW group will have handmade tiles on exhibit in the Elisabeth C. Miller Library from September 4 to October 28th...
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How would you use an interactive map in the Arboretum?
Georeferenced Database Project Update After a year of surveying Washington Park Arboretum grid points and digitizing paper maps we have made substantial progress on our georeferenced database project....
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Introducing Leaflet from the Miller Library
We are pleased to announce two new email newsletters: Leaflet and Leaflet for Scholars. These monthly publications showcase Library art exhibits, recommended resources and a complete list of new books...
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Where in the Arboretum? New interactive map answers that question.
A screen shot of the interactive map with pop-up detail for the tree Toona A visitor to the Washington Park Arboretum recently wondered if the “tuna” tree grew among its world class collection of woody...
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Getting Low On Plants? Our Plant Sale Calendar Will Help!
Believe it or not, there are over 100 plant sales in the Pacific Northwest in April. Find rare dahlias or fuchsias at specialty sales or tried and true annuals and perennials at general sales. The...
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Arboretum Map Upgraded for Smartphones
Have you even been deep inside Rhododendron Glen at the Washington Park Arboretum and wondered which direction you should walk to get to the Lookout Gazebo? Or maybe you were standing in front the most...
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New digital collection created to complement UW Botanic Gardens Oral History
Patrons listening to the oral history narrators reminiscing about the Washington Park Arboretum might wonder what the heck they are talking about. Why was there a debate about the purpose of the...
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