Gardeners here in the Pacific Northwest are really spoiled for choice. Despite our northerly latitude — we’re actually farther north than Montreal — we can grow nearly anything expect the most tropical or alpine of plants. It’s all thanks to the Pacific Ocean keeping our climate in a comfortable range that is neither too hot nor too [...]

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  If you haven’t heard, the UW Botany Greenhouse will be closing Friday, April 29 to make way for the construction of the new Life Sciences Complex, and we need your help! During the construction of this much needed facility that will support our rapidly growing, diversifying, and collaborative Biology Department, the department’s teaching collection will [...]

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Now that summer has faded into autumn, the promise of heavy gray skies looms before us — an inevitable fate that many of us in the Northwest dread. In lieu of escaping to warmer climates or enduring winter’s relentless somber hold, there is a secret tropical oasis right here on campus that offers respite from the [...]

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