The Grand Opening of the Arboretum Loop Trail is this Sunday, April 8, from noon to 3 p.m. Join us for an afternoon of fun public festivities. Enjoy live music, educational activities, free snacks, food trucks, on-site artists, and more. The UW Drumline will perform right before the  1 p.m. ceremonial "vine cutting" in the Birch Parking Lot, at the south end of Azalea Way.

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Sat, April 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Early Bloomers plant sale returns to the Graham Visitors Center on Saturday, April 14. You'll find a great selection of spring-blooming ephemerals, foliage plants, flowering shrubs, and unusual perennials (including wild-collected native penstemons). All purchases benefit the Arboretum!

Come and get your gear! To help raise funds for the Arboretum, we've created a new line of branded merchandise to sell in the gift shop. It features water bottles, tote bags, caps, fridge magnets, and postcards. Enter our Loop Trail Photo Contest this week and weekend, and your photo may end up being the newest in our postcard series.

Want to learn more about how to design a good garden? In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, Phil Wood kicks off a new, illustrated series called "Elements of Design" with a look at one of the key garden components: structure. Phil explains how you can draw inspiration from nature or formal geometry (or both) to create an underlying order in the composition of your garden.

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For its April Free First Thursday event, the Japanese Garden is hosting a reception for an eye-opening watercolor exhibit by a group of artists from Seattle Parks and Rec's Dementia-Friendly Recreation program. It takes place tomorrow, Thursday, April 5, from 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the Tateuchi Community Room. Admission to the garden is free after 3 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through the end of May.

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