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South Seattle College Arboretum, Seattle, WA

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South Seattle College Arboretum

A free campus garden of plantings on a bluff above downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay, known for its conifer collection.

6000 16th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106 (arboretum sits at the north end of campus, adjacent to the north parking lot) · Seattle, WA

About South Seattle College Arboretum

Established in 1978 by the college and its foundation, this campus arboretum began partly at the request of Landscape Horticulture students who wanted a living laboratory. It occupies a bluff at the north edge of the South Seattle College campus, with views toward downtown Seattle, Elliott Bay and the West Duwamish Greenbelt. The Seattle Chinese Garden borders it. Students in the horticulture program use the grounds for plant identification, pruning, irrigation and landscape construction courses, and many plants on the Washington Certified Professional Horticulturist exam can be seen here. The public is welcome as a garden retreat, and the site has earned several environmental and wildlife recognitions.

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