The South Seattle College Arboretum (formerly South Seattle Community College Arboretum, renamed with the college in March 2014) is a 6-acre (24,000 m2)
arboretum and
botanical garden located at the north end of the
South Seattle College campus in
Seattle,
Washington. It is open daily without charge. The
Seattle Chinese Garden is adjacent.
The arboretum was established in 1978. As of 2006, its collections include:
Acer Garden – 40 varieties of
maples with an emphasis on Asiatic species.
Coenosium Rock Garden – one of the largest collections of dwarf
conifers on the West Coast.
Mert & Beth Dawley Fern Garden – 20 types of
ferns and a variety of companion plants.
Mabel Davis Memorial Garden – with a fine view of
Elliott Bay and the Seattle skyline.
Entry Garden – a formal display of ornamental
grasses, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, and annuals.