The Arb was named one of the "10 Must-See Gardens" in the May issue of Seattle Metropolitan magazine. http://www.seattlemet.com/slideshows/slide-show-10-secret-seattle-gardens-may-2014#slide=10
Our beloved Coenosium Rock Garden on the Arb's west edge was awarded Reference Garden status by the American Conifer Society, along with a gift of additional trees for the collection. It is one of only five public gardens in the Western region designated by the Society. Its western region president, David Olszyk, described the garden as "a beautiful melding of the obsessive collector and the artist. This place is truly a work of art."
http://western.conifersociety.org/reference-gardens/south-seattle-community-college/
The Seattle Chinese Garden opened to the Arb's east edge creating a shared entrance, so visitors can now saunter through the Arb and visit the Seattle Chinese Garden as well. It makes a really nice walk; and because the pups love it here, the SCG now allows leashed pets to visit with their people.
The Helen Sutton Rose Garden construction was completed, with new raised beds of Montana slate to give the roses more warmth and drainage. And 30-plus MLK Day of Service volunteers moved the shrub roses back into the beds, so I can hardly wait to see the bloom-fest this spring and summer.
Timber Press included the Arb at South in a new and popular book, The Pacific Northwest Garden Tour: The 60 best gardens to visit in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. http://www.timberpress.com/books/pacific_northwest_garden_tour/olson/9781604694512
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