- South Seattle Community College Arboretum
The South Seattle Community College Arboretum is a convert|6|acre|m2|sing=on
arboretum andbotanical garden located at the north end of theSouth Seattle Community College campus inSeattle, Washington . It is open daily without charge. TheSeattle Chinese Garden is adjacent.The arboretum was established in 1978. As of 2006, its collections include:
* Acer Garden - 40 varieties of
maple s with an emphasis on Asiatic species.* Coenosium Rock Garden - one of the largest collections of dwarf
conifer s on the West Coast.* Mert & Beth Dawley Fern Garden - 20 types of
fern s and a variety of companion plants.* Mabel Davis Memorial Garden - with a fine view of
Elliott Bay and theSeattle skyline.* Entry Garden - a formal display of ornamental
grass es, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, and annuals.* H. C. Erickson Garden -
heather andbirch trees.* Anna C. Mason Garden - an old-fashioned perennial garden.
* Charles and Clark Malmo Rhododendron Garden -
rhododendron species and hybrids with native companion plants.* Sequoia Grove - specimens of giant
sequoia ,coast redwood , anddawn redwood .* Helen Sutton Rose Garden - a classical
rose garden , with more than 100 varietes of hybrid tea, floribunda, grandifloras, and English roses.* Milton Sutton Dwarf Conifer Garden - a collection of
conifer species and cultivars.See also
*
List of botanical gardens in the United States External links
* [http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/arboretum/index.html South Seattle Community College Arboretum]
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