Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden

Seattle University's Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden honors Coast Salish culture through four Pacific Northwest eco-regions, featuring native plants with Lushootseed names and cultural significance, teaching sustainable relationships between people and plants.

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The Garden

  • rock engraved with Vi Hilbert Ethnobotanical Garden information
  • oyster shells mixed in the mulch
  • Bench and mason bee house at the Ethnobotanical Garden
  • plant identification sign for vanilla leaf in English, Lushootseed and Latin
  • garden sign embedded in a rock at the Ethnobotanical Garden