Lake Wilderness Arboretum volunteers are re-establishing plant collections into five unique gardens.

Included are the new woodland garden, highlighting existing collections of Japanese maples, hydrangeas and rhododendrons; the perennial garden, anchored by a display of hardy fuchsias gifted by the Northwest Fuchsia Society and the Western Fuchsia Species Society; the legacy garden, which preserves plants propagated by well-known Pacific Northwest gardeners Loie Benedict and Marjorie Baird; the alpine garden, two distinct displays of plants that grow well near or above the timberline and that grow well in rocky, dry conditions and the Smith-Mossman western azalea garden, one of the largest collections of deciduous western azaleas in the world.

In addition, visitors can learn how the native cultures of the Pacific Northwest used their natural resources on the tribal life trail or explore 26 acres of second growth forest hiking easy trails.

The display gardens have been cultivated and maintained by volunteers for 50 years. Take a free guided tour on 10 a.m. Saturday starting at the arboretum’s gazebo.

Visit LakeWildernessArboretum.org, email info@lakewildernessarboretum.org or call 253-293-5103 to volunteer, donate or become a member.