horticulture

November 3, 2022

Uprooting exclusivity

The UW seeks to make the Washington Park Arboretum and Center for Urban Horticulture more inclusive.


December 1, 2014

Soil sage

A chef-turned-professor digs into a new crop — turning recycled waste into better soil, better food and better health.


December 1, 2006

2 guilty in bombing

Two defendants pleaded guilty Oct. 4 to participating in the firebombing of the UW Center for Urban Horticulture in 2001.


September 1, 2003

Alien invasion

Hacking away at blackberries in your back yard? You are not alone. Invasive plants are killing off our native species, costing farmers and gardeners $35 billion each year.


December 1, 2002

From the ashes

Four months before 9/11, terrorism struck the UW when arsonists burned down parts of the Center for Urban Horticulture. Today, a new center is about to rise in its place.


September 1, 2001

Arsonists strike

Arsonists burned down Merrill Hall, part of the UW Center for Urban Horticulture, May 21, causing $4.1 million in damage and destroying offices, research facilities and the center’s library.