AMERICAN LEGION MEMORIAL PARK In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. THE SCULPTURE COLLECTION —John Muir AT THE ARBORETUM Search for sculptures created by regional and internationally renowned artists. The Evergreen Arboretum Society works with the SMALL URBAN TREE WALK City of Everett Cultural Commission Learn about trees 25 feet tall or less that work well to purchase, display and maintain in small garden spaces. Tree varieties showcase the collection. Most artworks are different leaf colors, flowers and unusual shapes. Ground cover plants and grasses offer alternatives permanent installations. Others are to lawns. part of a rotating exhibit provided by the city. PARKING SNOHOMISH COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS DEMONSTRATION GARDEN Fall in love with perennials! Perennials grow and bloom March through October, die back every autumn and winter, and then return in the spring. The Snohomish County Master Gardeners tend the garden and use it as a classroom to learn plant identification and plant care. In the spring, the perennials are divided, put in pots and sold at a WOODLAND GARDEN & FERNERY plant sale to benefit the program. A truly contemplative Northwest shade ARBORETUM garden invites visitors to walk on a steel ENTRANCE and wood bridge built over a rock-filled HORTICULTURE stream bed among a range of ferns and CLASSROOM hydrangea. Stop to admire the small stone patio nestled in tall evergreens. All the plants chosen work well in wooded or shaded gardens. CONIFER GARDEN Cone-bearing plants live a long time and provide color, texture and a backbone to the garden. The Conifer Garden demonstrates unique pruning techniques for healthy evergreens. VIEWING MOUND Enjoy a moment of meditation with the soothing sound of flowing water from Fibonacci by Pam Hom, a water feature inspired by the discoveries of proportionate geometry found in nature. Catch a sweeping view of the grounds from this high point in the arboretum. JAPANESE MAPLE GROVE Experience the variety and beauty of our Japanese Maple Grove which once earned national accolades in Sunset Magazine. Japanese Maples are prized for their seasonal diversity. They boast spectacular spring foliage, ROCK GARDEN summer shade, stunning fall colors, Immerse yourself in a world filled with and graceful silhouettes and bark miniature conifers, shrubs, perennials color in winter. The Pacific Northwest and bulbs. This garden was built with offers perfect growing conditions for materials that can be easily replicated these beautiful trees. by any garden enthusiast. BACKYARD GARDEN NORTHWEST NATIVE TRAIL Explore the landscape features of Journey along this handicap accessible a typical Northwest home garden. woodland path imprinted with native Creative plant design is used for plant leaves and animal paw prints year-round color, texture, scent, while you enjoy the diversity of native flowers and foliage. plants bordering the path. These plants can all be found growing naturally in the Cascade Mountains and coastal HORIZONTAL ROCK GARDEN region from northern Oregon to Miniature specimens including Vancouver B.C. conifers, shrubs, perennials, grasses and groundcovers thrive in the cracks NATIVAR GARDEN and crevices of beautiful huckleberry Nativars are cultivated varieties of basalt stones. The stones surround native plants. This garden displays Roundness of the Horizon - The the unique ornamental qualities of Fossil, an installation by Katzutaka these plants for use in the landscape. Uchida. Using a combination of The garden culminates at Siblings, a foliage, texture, form and color, the sculpture by James Madison. plantings offer year-round interest. PAID FOR IN PART BY CITY OF EVERETT HOTEL/MOTEL FUND.