It’s estimated that 150-200 species of plants, animals, and insects go extinct every 24 hours … not the least of which is the Rhododendron.
Where the Wild Things Grow
West Seattle Garden Tour – Steve Hootman’s Lectures
Steve Hootman 2017 Lecture – West Seattle Garden Tour Steve Hootman 2016 Lecture – West Seattle Garden Tour From the West Seattle Herald newspaper
Spring comes early to Western Washington – Tacoma News Tribune story
Winter gets the cold shoulder as spring comes early to Western Washington
Spring Bloom is Early at RSBG – Federal Way Mirror News Story
Spring Bloom is Early at Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Press Release – Weyerhaeuser Property Sold
Press Release – Weyerhaeuser Property Sold
In the News: Blue Poppy Day – Art in Bloom
Hundreds celebrate Blue Poppy Day in Federal Way | Slideshow May 19, 2015 The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, Pacific Bonsai Museum and the Federal Way Arts Commission played host to hundreds of people for the third annual Blue Poppy Day on Saturday. Attendees celebrated and discovered the amazing world of blue poppies (Meconopsis), as well […]
Press Release – Weyerhaeuser is moving, NOT the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Press Release September 4, 2014 Contact: Katie Swickard 253-838-4646 Ext. 100 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ______________________________________________________________________ What: Weyerhaeuser Company Relocation – the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden and Pacific Bonsai Museum are still in Federal Way Where: Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden 2525 S. 336th Street, Federal Way, WA, located where I-5 and Hwy 18 meet When: Garden […]
Seattle Magazine news story
Visit Federal Way’s Stumpery to Frolic Among Hundreds of Ferns Seattle’s fronded friends flourish at the Stumpery
Take a Stroll Through the Garden
What will you find when you pull off the freeway and set out to explore the RSBG? Meagan McGuire of Seattle Southside shares her thoughts on her insightful blog.
Hootmanodendron: The Big-leaf Rhododendron Garden is Open for Business!
After almost 15 years in the making, we are nearing completion of what will be one of the most spectacular sections of the RSBG – the Big-Leaf Garden. This is the single-largest individual display in the RSBG devoted to a single group or theme in the entire garden. With an almost complete collection of the […]
Property for sale in Sequim, Washington
Thinking about some vacation or retirement property in beautiful Sequim, Washington? The RSBG has a lovely 2 1/2 acre wooded property for sale that is close to town, but just far enough out to feel rural. Proceeds from the sale of this property, which was part of the Rutherford estate, will go into to Rutherford […]
RSBG on Dig In Seattle
Will air on May 21,2013 Will air on May 23,2013
Marianne Binetti interview Steve for the TV show, “Dig In”
Local gardening personality, Marianne Binetti, is the host of the new Dig In® Seattle TV show. Last month filming at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden took place including an interview with Executive Director and Curator, Steve Hootman. The Garden was showing off for the camera with beautiful blooms everywhere. Even a little hummingbird nest nestled into […]
Live Interview with Steve Hootman
Listen to Steve Hootman’s podcast of his live interview with Mike Darcy on his radio show, “In The Garden“, on Sat March 16, 2013.
Video: Federal Way Rhododendron Garden-Best Collection in the World
Uploaded to YouTube by pnwlocalnews on Apr 21, 2010. They call him Plant Hunter. Steve Hootman has been at the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden for 18 years. In those years, he has traveled all over the world, bringing back seeds from rhododendrons found only in the wild. And by wild, that means climbing […]
Botanical garden in Federal Way worthy of taking a rhody trip to see
Great article in today’s Tacoma News Tribune with a nice emphasis on our Rhody conservation endeavors!