Over sixty horticultural and environmental groups meet at the Center, which has meeting rooms, event venues, and greenhouse space available for rental to the general public. The rebuilt Merrill Hall, the first certified “green building” on the UW Seattle campus, houses the Botanic Gardens headquarters, the Elisabeth C. Miller Library and the Otis Douglas Hyde Herbarium.
Gardens at the Center for Urban Horticulture
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- Autumn color in full glory delight visitors to the McVay Courtyard.
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- Visitors enter the main Center entry via the Soest Herbaceous Display Garden.
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- The Goodfellow Grove is a transition garden moving from intensive planting to natives in a natural design.
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- The Seattle Garden Club Fragrance Garden enchants visitors with scent throughout the year.
