After days of rain in Seattle, the clouds finally lifted and the sun peaked out. My husband and I headed for South Seattle College with a mission to walk through the Arboretum, visit the Seattle Chinese Garden.
The arboretum was established in 1978 after students from the South Seattle College Landscape Horticulture program petitioned for an arboretum to be their laboratory. The five-acre site is located on a bluff at the north end of the campus, with a view of Seattle and Elliott Bay. We saw the best view from the gazebo, although the trees of the West Duwamish Greenbelt are growing up and obscuring the view.
The arboretum serves as a laboratory for courses in plant identification, arboriculture, pruning, irrigation, garden renovation, plant problem diagnostics, landscape management and landscape construction courses.
With so much rain, the trees and plants were lush and beautiful. I enjoyed seeing the various garden sections, and the moss and lichen dripping off the plants and rocks. I appreciated the many benches and arbors and shelters scattered throughout the park, no doubt student projects that can be enjoyed by all. It made me think of many happy days as a student in the Merritt College Landscape Horticulture program.
Later, looking at the walking map, I realized we missed a few sections, and other sections would be enhanced by visiting in other seasons (like the roses and perennials). This is definitely a place to revisit to see what we missed, and to see the trees and plants go through their seasonal cycles.
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| Blue spruce tree in pale winter sun |
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| South Seattle College Arboretum |
The arboretum was established in 1978 after students from the South Seattle College Landscape Horticulture program petitioned for an arboretum to be their laboratory. The five-acre site is located on a bluff at the north end of the campus, with a view of Seattle and Elliott Bay. We saw the best view from the gazebo, although the trees of the West Duwamish Greenbelt are growing up and obscuring the view.
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| View of Seattle from the gazebo |
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| Maple Garden in the winter |
The arboretum serves as a laboratory for courses in plant identification, arboriculture, pruning, irrigation, garden renovation, plant problem diagnostics, landscape management and landscape construction courses.
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With so much rain, the trees and plants were lush and beautiful. I enjoyed seeing the various garden sections, and the moss and lichen dripping off the plants and rocks. I appreciated the many benches and arbors and shelters scattered throughout the park, no doubt student projects that can be enjoyed by all. It made me think of many happy days as a student in the Merritt College Landscape Horticulture program.
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| Milton Sutton Conifer Garden |
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| Welcome shelter for inclement weather |
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| Another shelter |
Later, looking at the walking map, I realized we missed a few sections, and other sections would be enhanced by visiting in other seasons (like the roses and perennials). This is definitely a place to revisit to see what we missed, and to see the trees and plants go through their seasonal cycles.
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| Alpine garden |
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| Arbor in winter |
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| Path through the arboretum |
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