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The Washington Park Arboretum is a spectacular urban green space on the shores of Lake Washington just east of downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington. Washington's official State Arboretum contains internationally recognized woody plant collections on 230 acres. Noteworthy are North America's largest collection of Sorbus and Maple, the second largest collection of species Hollies and significant collections of oaks, conifers and camellias.
Moving Forward with the Pacific Connections GardenThe first phase of this exciting new garden in the Arboretum featuring the best & brightest plants from five Pacific Rim countries will be breaking ground this fall, and is scheduled to open in summer 2008. The UW Botanic Gardens is working in partnership with the City of Seattle and Arboretum Foundation on planning the Pacific Connections Garden, which will include plants from Australia, New Zealand, China, Chile, and the Pacific Northwest. More
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens manages the plant collections while the City of Seattle holds title to most of the land and buildings; its Department of Parks and Recreation manages the park functions of the Arboretum. The Arboretum Foundation is the support organization for the Arboretum and, besides providing membership and volunteering opportunities, is raising money for the implementation of the Masterplan of renovating the Arboretum over some 20 years UWBG Fact Sheet (pdf) For more information please see our Extended Version .
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