Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Washington Park Arboretum
- All levels
- 18 and older
- $30
- Earn 300 reward points
- 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
- 2 hours
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UW Botanic Gardens @ 2300 Arboretum Drive E, Seattle, WA
Embark on a captivating journey through the Rhododendron Glen of the Washington Park Arboretum. Delve into the secrets of blooming flowers and rare plant collections. Join us for an enriching experience as we unveil the botanical wonders hidden within this picturesque garden.
Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks Walking Tour: Washington Park Arboretum
Join the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks at Washington Park Arboretum on the third of four walking tours of Seattle’s Olmsted Brothers parks and parkways this summer!
The city first acquired Washington Park from the Puget Mill Company in 1900. By 1904, the city hired the Olmsted Brothers firm to prepare drawings for a roadway alignment through the park. Plans for how a “pleasure drive” would connect Lake Washington Boulevard to the university campus through Washington Park evolved quickly over the next several months.
The Olmsted Brothers firm would not address Washington Park design again until the 1930’s, when James Dawson was hired to provide a master plan for creating an arboretum within the park. Features of the Olmsted Brothers’ plans that are most evident today include Lake Washington Boulevard, Azalea Way, the Stone Cottage and Stone Overlook, and the pond in the Japanese Garden.
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The University of Washington Botanic Gardens is a unit within the School of Environmental & Forest Sciences and encompasses two sites: the Washington Park Arboretum on the south side of Union Bay and the Center for Urban Horticulture on the north side. The 230-acre Arboretum includes a vibrant collection...
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2300 Arboretum Drive E
Seattle, Washington 98112 Broadmoor
2300 Arboretum Drive E
Seattle, Washington 98112
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