Did you know South Seattle College had an arboretum? It is small and lovely and free. The college has a master gardener program. You may bump into some very informative people as you wander the pretty paths. It has an ambitious Chinese garden (The Seattle Chinese Garden) with a wonderful fish sculpture and a peony garden. From the hilltop one can look north at downtown Seattle. The arboretum is open dawn to dusk.
(Photo courtesy of The American Conifer Society)
A walking map of the arboretum.
Directions to the arboretum.
From the South Seattle College website:
The purpose of the Arboretum:
- To provide an outdoor laboratory for landscape students
- To provide an outdoor classroom for the entire college
- To provide a garden sanctuary for the community-at-large
Highlights:
- The Arboretum’s Coenosium Rock Garden contains one of the best collections of dwarf conifers in the United States
- The Coenosium Rock Garden was inducted into the Gardens for Peace program in 2010
- The Landscape Horticulture facilities, including the Arboretum, were awarded a “5-star” Environstar rating in 2010
- The Arboretum became a National Wildlife Federation Urban Wildlife Sanctuary in 2012
- The Arboretum has been “pesticide-free” since 2008
- Articles about the Arboretum have appeared in the Seattle Times, The News Tribune, Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin, Conifer Quarterly, and Crosscut.
Gorgeous pictures and a similar article to this!
Article about the Peace Garden from The West Seattle Blog.
IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE OR CANNOT MAKE IT TO THIS ARBORETUM, VISIT A GARDEN, CONSERVATORY, OR ARBORETUM NEAR YOU. TELL US WHERE YOU WENT IN THE COMMENTS!
its beautiful place .
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First time i went to Arboretum of South Seattle College. It looks like a diminished park. It looks gorgeous.
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its beautiful place
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Mohammed, I hope you enjoy many walks there.
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This is nice landscape!
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This is nice landscape!
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this is nice landscape
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Van Chu, I hope you have a chance to visit there.
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First time i went to Arboretum of South Seattle College. It looks like a diminished park. It looks gorgeous.
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Diem La, Visit again in a month. See how different it looks!
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Yes.I will visit it again in a month. Fall is coming. It’s great.
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A place to relax,peaceful
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Do you walk there?
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Its a beautiful place. I like it there.
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If you enjoy it, you will also like the Washington Park Arboretum.
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Hi My name is Michelle Tapia
this a beatiful place I have one year in the college and never visit this thas good have many different place for visit
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I have one yeat in the college an never visit this place thas really wonderful I like have many place for visit
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Hi, Michelle Tapia, I am so glad you have now seen the arboretum!
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Some students are having trouble responding. This is a test!
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It worked beautifully! Can the students having trouble ask the students who have had success? I have seen many comments! I reply to all those I see.
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It’s really nice. I really enjoy it.
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Libank Ahmed, I do too.
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I went to the south seattle college arboretum park this weekend and last weekend. I was going to this school for about 2 years and I never been to this place. It had beautiful flowers and trees. It also had a big lodge were every one gathered at the end. Thank you for the invite
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Zeinab Mohamud, I am happy for you.
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Nadifo Abshir, I really enjoyed seeing this, it’s beautiful
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I really enjoyed seeing this place
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my name is nadifo, and i really liked this place
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my name is nadifo abshir and i enjoyed seeing this place, it is beautiful.
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my name is nadifo abshir, i really liked it, its beautiful
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my name is nadifo , i enjoyed seeing this beautiful place
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its a beautifulplace
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Nadifo, I agree!
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Arboretum is beautiful place I like that
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Arboretum is beautiful place for seeing I like
This place
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Pankaj Kumar, The arboretum is beautiful.
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It’s nic place to relaxsation
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It is indeed a nice place to relax.
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I visited south Seattle college Arboretum last day,this is a marvelous place.I like it.
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I visited the south Seattle college Arboretum yesterday, this is a marvelous place.I like it.
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My name: Denh thang,I visited south Seattle college Arboretum yesterday,this is a marvelous place.I like it.
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I visited south Seattle college Arboretum yesterday,this is a marvelous place.I like it.
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I think it is marvelous too.
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that is the best place for walking
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It is the best place for walking.
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Yes. It must be nice to walk between classes.
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Its a beautiful place 👍🌸💗
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Yes, it is!
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I loved the place. Has many flowers is beautiful trees.
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I am ready to visit
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Have fun!
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It was very wet and cold. We saw a pond with trees in the back. There were a lot of construction.
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Too bad about the construction.
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This is a peaceful place with many different plants!!! It was cold when I visited, so I hope the next time I am here it is warmer.
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Soon the days will be warmer.
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i really liked its beautifull place and its wonderful day
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my name is Danh Tran says. I visited South Seattle College Arboretum the morning today with my classmate. Over here had big house, big fish, ravine,reef ,and garden . This sights very great.I will come back . I will come back many time later
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I love the fish sculpture.
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