Songs and tales speak of the summer solstice Jun 26, 2008
Celtic harpist Margot Chamberlain and storyteller Diane Edgecomb led a celebration of the summer solstice at the Arnold Arboretum on Friday and Saturday night ... Let it rain, let it blow, we are always singing, Diane Edgecomb said to the 30 Arnold Arboretum admirers huddled under a cedar tree, escaping the occasional downpours along their solstice journey ... Storyteller Edgecomb and Celtic harpist Margot Chamberlain use the Arboretum as a stage, said adult education manager Pam Thompson of... (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Things to do on stay-cation’ in North Texas Jun 25, 2008
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 214-327-8263. Dallas Museum of Art, 214-922-1200. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Green Thoughts: Complex simplicity Jun 25, 2008
Three visits comprised our two-day tour: Planting Fields Arboretum, Old Westbury Gardens, and the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden. Planting Fields was one of the "Gold Coast" great estates, and today is famous for its magnificent trees and shrubs. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Public Safety Log Jun 19, 2008
A caller on Arboretum Way requested assistance with a person that fell ... A caller on Arboretum Way requested an ambulance. (Burlington Union, MA)
Moms decry child-care aid cuts Jun 18, 2008
If you're interested in how your plants survive long cold Minnesota winters, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum's Hardy Plant Research Symposium is the place to be. The symposium, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, features University of Minnesota research scientists, as well as plant breeders from the National Arboretum, the University of Connecticut and South Dakota State University discussing plant breeding and survival in cold climates. (Yahoo News -- Child Welfare)
Check out Smith-Gilbert Arboretum's Friday garden walks Jun 14, 2008
The Smith-Gilbert Arboretum: Home to flowers, birds and sculptures. Betty Edwards walks with a group from Kennesaw United Methodist Church past an Oak Leaf hydrangea at Smith-Gilbert Arboretum ... Located in Kennesaw at 2382 Pine Mountain Road, the arboretum has 16 pastoral acres filled with over 3,000 trees, shrubs and flowers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Annual celebration Jun 12, 2008
Here in New Jersey, there are four such AAS display gardens: Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown, Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick, New Jersey Botanical Garden at Skylands in Ringwood and Hunterdon County Arboretum in Lebanon. Let it be noted that I practice what I preach. (NJ.com -- Times)
Kennebec Sheriffs Office expanding Inmate Garden Program Jun 11, 2008
Through partnerships with the Maine Department of Conservation, Fedco Seed Co., Johnny s Select Seeds, Agway, the Pine Tree State Arboretum, the United Way, Teen Challenge, Monitor of Maine and the Cleaves Family Farm, amongst others, the Sheriff s Office has been able to produce low cost or no cost vegetables for our community. Through generous donations from the mentioned donors, and with the inmate labor, we hope to relieve the burden on the elderly and families this winter, Liberty said. (Courier Publications, ME)
Arboretum Phase II Completed Jun 11, 2008
The Village Heritage Found-ation marked the completion of the second phase of the Village Arboretum Tuesday during a special ceremony ... Working closely with the Parks and Recreation Department, the Village Heritage Foundation is designing and constructing an arboretum to reflect the principles of Frederick Law Olmsted, in hopes of extending the beauty of the original 1895 Village plan out to the park ... Work on the Arboretum will continue indefinitely, but the basic layout should be finished... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Battle over apple moth heats up Jun 7, 2008
Earlier, authors of a report that questioned how much of a threat the moth posed included Daniel Harder, executive director of the arboretum at UC Santa Cruz. Van Rein said eradication plans are proceeding according to recommendations made by a team of entomologists "responsible for the bulk of the world's scientific research on this pest and threat it poses."Pete Goodell, a specialist in integrated pest management with UC Davis based at the Kearney Agricultural Center in Parlier, said... (Fresno Bee)
Insiders give you the real Boston Jun 7, 2008
(The pond is a stone's throw from the 265-acre Jamaica Plain Arboretum. It's the best way to be at one with nature without tangling with Boston's notorious traffic. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
More of this story Jun 7, 2008
" Two, a competing studio is close to finishing a similar script, sending Baum - who believes there's only room in Hollywood for one so-called Jew movie a year - into something of a frenzy. Written by Daniel Goldfarb, directed by Paul Mazursky (director of the 1986 film Down and Out in Beverly Hills, among many others) and featuring actors you might recognize from TV, the tale of jaded Hollywood runs through July 20 at the Hayworth Theatre. Hayworth Theatre, 2509 Wilshire Blvd., (213) 389-9860... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Ted Groszkiewicz, 87, shared art of bonsai May 31, 2008
The memorial service for Thaddeus "Ted" Groszkiewicz, 87, is 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Smith-Gilbert Arboretum in Kennesaw. Mr. Groszkiewicz died of complications from bladder cancer April 19 at his Marietta residence. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Residents Air Concerns on Village Town Homes May 30, 2008
The proposed development, the Tradition of Old Town, is near the Arboretum and is bounded by Magnolia Road, McCaskill Road East and Caddell Road ... "We don't need barren, half-built land across from the Arboretum," Brissette said. (The Pilot Newspaper)
MetroWests Mass Gardens on tour June 6-9 May 29, 2008
The Learning Tours are a new twist on the familiar summer garden tour circuit: an opportunity to spend a morning in a private garden with the designer who created the landscape you re visiting, a premier floral designer, or the specialist charged with preserving and re-creating a one-of-a-kind private arboretum. 1. (Medfield Press, MA)
Colleges Try Composting Waste To Lower Carbon Footprints May 24, 2008
Harvard now composts 22 percent of its organic trash by sending it to pig farms, composting plants and the school arboretum. A major barrier to doing more is a shortage of composting facilities, said Rob Gogan, Harvard's recycling manager. (FOX61, CT)
Show ponders climate change May 23, 2008
The "high emissions" garden, which also factors in the expectation of higher winds and greater variation in rainfall, uses plants which now are taken into a conservatory for protection into the winter: Italian cypress, bougainvillea, leadwort, parrot claw, and hardier cacti and succulents such as aeonium arboretum and aloe. It doesn't have to be that way, contend the students at Writtle College in Essex, the driest county in Britain. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Hamilton NZ Wedding Locations May 22, 2008
The Arboretum is best suited for smaller outdoor weddings, as there are no large open spaces; however, there are several picturesque spots along the walk including two pergolas overlooking small ponds. The walks are covered with daffodils in spring, fairy toadstools in autumn and chickens all year round. (Suite101.com)
Magnolia Springs' Art and Jazz Festival May 17, 2008
According to promotional information, proceeds "will be used to purchase and install two substantial town signs, purchase native trees and plants and install an irrigation system for the resurrected Springs Arboretum.". For information, call 965-3443 or 965-7139. (AL.com)
Change sprouts under city's arboretum manager May 13, 2008
Merrill Jensen was delighted Saturday to discover a splash of yellow - tulips from central Asia he planted last fall - sprouting at the city-owned arboretum ... The plants are one of the first additions the horticulturist made as manager of the arboretum, and they add a new hue to the purple primroses that dominate the landscape this time of year ... Jensen, who is not related to the family the Jensen-Olson Arboretum is named after, has been living on the grounds for one year. (Juneau Empire)
On the Move: Louisiana State Arboretum, Ville Platte May 12, 2008
Because of the varied terrain, almost every type of Louisiana vegetation, except for species found in coastal marshes and on the prairie, grows in this 300-acre state preservation area, the first state-supported arboretum in the United States ... Difficulty -- The land in the arboretum is hilly (unusual terrain for that part of the state) and the trails, though short, could leave the out-of-shape hiker occasionally out of breath ... Strolling the groomed trails of the arboretum through the mix... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Promised Land May 12, 2008
Falk has landed commissions at Middlebury College and the University of Vermont and has taught his approach at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum and the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Vermont. At Lawrenceville School, a private prep school near Princeton, New Jersey, WSD created a design for a sloping lawn to be transformed into a garden that contributes fruits and vegetables to the dining hall. (FastCompany)
Hawthorn Hollow hosts Birds and Breakfast Saturday morning May 10, 2008
SOMERS Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, 880 Green Bay Road, will hold its annual Birds and Breakfast from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The breakfast menu includes pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit and beverages. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Moth-Spraying Foes Plan Events May 8, 2008
On Thursday, a group called San Franciscans Concerned About the Spray has invited experts including UC Davis entomologist James Carey and horticulturist Jeff Rosendale to appear on a panel in the Hall of Flowers at Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park at 7 p.m. Others scheduled to speak are Helge Hellberg, director of Marin Organic, and pediatrician Dr. Stacia Lansman. On Saturday, Stop the Spray Marin is holding a march and rally from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the southwest end of the Corte Madera... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
L. L. Bean plans Old Orchard store May 6, 2008
As part of a plan to open three new stores in the U.S. this year, Freeport, Maine-based L. L. Bean has leased space for a 30,000-square-foot store at the Arboretum of South Barrington shopping center ... "We've been anticipating that their commitment to Chicago would include a multiple-store strategy," says Arboretum developer Michael Jaffe, president of Northbrook-based Jaffe Cos. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Studying Abroad in Nottingham May 4, 2008
The campus is located just minutes away from the Old Market Square, The Royal Centre Concert Hall, Victoria Shopping Centre and Arboretum Park. Ideal Location. (Suite101.com)
Scenes of renewal Apr 23, 2008
Bristol has stately buildings and a mansion complete with an arboretum. Barrington is a wealthy town, a desirable home to those who make their money in Providence. (Boston Globe)
Green champs Apr 22, 2008
And at Rimba Ilmu Botanic Garden in Universiti Malaya, some 2,000 native rainforest trees provided by Tunas Harapan are flourishing in the Kingham Arboretum. I just wanted to grow trees, never expecting it to grow to this extent, says the retired planter, 72. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Restoring an arboretum Apr 21, 2008
Northwest, a Missouri Arboretum, lost approximately 80 trees and hundreds of others were damaged. Northwest President Dean Hubbard said after losing so many trees in the ice storm, Northwest was going to restore and improve its arboretum ... Northwest's arboretum had approximately 3,100 trees and 125 different tree varieties. (Maryville Daily Forum, MO)
ComEd Celebrates Earth Day With Tree Planting and Other Volunteer Activities Around Chicagoland Apr 18, 2008
ComEd employees will begin planting more than 100 oak trees donated by the company on Earth Day, April 22, at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill ... "But this is just one small part of what ComEd is doing to benefit the environment. We are walking the talk with an aggressive plan to be more energy efficient and lower our own carbon footprint in everything we do. For ComEd, every day is Earth Day." In addition to planting trees at the Morton Arboretum, ComEd is participating in a variety of other... (PR Newswire)
Gardiner citizens are called to battle invasive enemy Apr 18, 2008
Pied is a former employee of the states Department of Conservation and the current education director at the Pine Tree State Arboretum. She is also the milfoil project coordinator for the Friends of Cobbossee Watershed. (Courier Publications, ME)
Flowering tree evaluation in May Apr 18, 2008
The East Tennessee State University Arboretum staff is looking for volunteers to assist with a Flowering Tree Evaluation ... With grant support from the Harris Fund for Washington County, the ETSU Arboretum planted many unusual trees throughout the ETSU campus during 2003-2004 ... ETSU Arboretum staff will compile the results from this and a previous survey. (East Tennessean, TN)
Students Hurt When Bus Hits Overpass In Seattle Apr 17, 2008
The bus was traveling on Lake Washington Boulevard in the Washington Park Arboretum when it struck the low-clearance pedestrian bridge Wednesday evening ... Helicopter video also showed a sign indicating a 9-foot clearance under the bridge, an old brick-and-concrete structure in the Arboretum, an internationally recognized collection of trees and plants in a 230-acre space east of downtown Seattle and south of the University of Washington. (KIRO TV, WA)
Guest Commentary: Finding your Acton Arboretum Apr 17, 2008
Have you admired the gardens at the Acton Arboretum for years ... Why not head over to the Acton Arboretum ... The Friends of the Acton Arboretum (FAA) received a grant a few years ago from the William P. Wharton Trust to make educational, pocket sized cards just for visitors. (Acton Beacon, MA)
A vision of flowers to come Apr 15, 2008
In less than a month, the Arnold Arboretum will be a lilac-lover's paradise during the 100th anniversary celebration of Lilac Sunday ... Arnold Arboretum's Hunnewell Visitor Center, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain. (Boston Globe)
Annual plant sale set for Sunday Apr 9, 2008
Proceeds from this sale have almost innumerable uses, a few of which are student scholarships, Cal Poly's Leaning Pine Arboretum, local school greenhouse and scholastic projects, and the Drought Tolerant Garden on West Central Avenue. Any plants left over will go to the city, schools and to various local nonprofits such as hospitals and convalescent centers. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Longview Arbor Day celebration Wednesday morning Apr 9, 2008
Wednesday s celebration will include the planting of a Russian Olive tree, a unique addition to the park s Willis Arboretum. An additional arboretum tree will be planted to replace one lost in a windstorm last fall ... Visitors will be invited to stroll the lake after the event and view the over 100 specially marked trees along the banks that comprise the Willis Arboretum. (Longview Daily News, WA)
SWROC to host Horticulture Day April 11 Apr 3, 2008
Following Poppe is Jeffery Johnson, a horticulturalist with the Uni-versity of Minnesota's Landscape Arboretum. Johnson is going to be lecturing on conifers for the garden. (Redwood Falls Gazette, MN)
Plants play an important role Mar 25, 2008
The program will include plant exploration and early plant explorers of China; Ed Hedborn, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Ill. Plants For Today; In Search of New Plants; Recent Discoveries; Plants in Print: The Age of Botanical Discovery; and The Story Behind That Plant: Fernwood's Plant Collection. (Niles Star, MI)
Spring-blooming Asian Witchhazels Mar 22, 2008
Arboretum staff published descriptions of these first seedlings raised at the Arboretum in 1929 ... Arboretum staff organize collection trips to ensure proper identification and growth of witchhazels destined for garden/landscape cultivation ... The Arboretum maintains a large and significant witchhazel collection. (Suite101.com)
Exhibits to see at U.S. botanical gardens Mar 22, 2008
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville: 828-665-2492. Through May 11, "Dr. Entomo's Palace of Exotic Wonders" features live and mounted insects, from scorpions to tarantulas. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Gardening conference features trees, rocks, Western Mar 21, 2008
Mark Hughes will address "The High-Plains Arboretum -- Wyoming's Best Kept Horticultural Secret.". Mike Kintgen will speak on "Rock Gardens for Four Seasons of Interest.". (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Traveling to the Southwest for a little sunPosted 4 hours, 0 minutes ago. Mar 16, 2008
Of course, the outdoors beckoned us after months inside, so we headed first to Boyce Thompson Arboretum, just a short drive from Mesa, near Superior. This gave us the first opportunity to see desert plants in bloom. (Lima News, OH)
10 ways to enjoy season of rebirth Mar 15, 2008
Visit your local arboretum or botanical garden ... Boyce Thompson Arboretum (www. (AZCentral -- Home)
Art, natural history shows amid flowers Mar 8, 2008
NORTH CAROLINA ARBORETUM: Asheville, N.C., or 828-665-2492. Through May 11, Dr. Entomo s Palace of Exotic Wonders features live and mounted insects, from scorpions to tarantulas. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Report says moth isn't so dangerous, questions Calif spray plan Mar 8, 2008
Furthermore, the state should nix plans to spray the pheromone because the conditions aren't in place for a successful eradication campaign, said its author Daniel Harder, the executive director of the arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Steve Lyle, a spokesman for the state agency, said Friday officials were carefully evaluating the report but found it lacked hard data. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Experts question plan to spray to fight moths Mar 7, 2008
"It's not such a nasty pest. You're not going to see a plant succumbing to the light brown apple moth," said botanist Daniel Harder, executive director of the Arboretum at UC Santa Cruz ... "There's no reason to believe it's going to be more of a problem in California than any other native moth in the Tortricidae family," said the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum's Harder, who went to New Zealand to research the moth after he learned it was trapped in California last year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Take coverWhy we should value city trees instead of chopping them down Mar 5, 2008
We also suffered the removal of beautiful specimen arboretum grown trees from a roundabout close to M1 Junction 14 so that the road could be slightly widened. If a little care had been taken not all the trees had to be removed. (BBC News -- Science)
All artists, artisans and crafters called to summer garden show Mar 3, 2008
The event takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7 at the Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Garden, presented by The Courier. Individuals who incorporate garden and nature themes and/or materials into their work, as well as those who create work that can be used, worn or displayed in the garden or home are wanted. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The Greenville Garden Club supports daffodil as city flower Feb 27, 2008
First, it is a means for the club to raise funds for our many community projects, such as the Cypress Preserve, the Winterville Mounds, and the courthouse arboretum ... at the Cypress Brake, and at the courthouse arboretum. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Officials want feds to call vine endangered Feb 26, 2008
To regenerate the Phyllostegia hispida, a scientist who discovered 10 wild plant vines in the Puu Alii Natural Area Reserve on Molokai collected seeds from a mature plant and sent them to the Lyon Arboretum for propagation. Cuttings were taken from some of the other vines. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Community news Feb 26, 2008
Master gardener volunteers work in the extension office, the Pitt County Arboretum, meet with garden clubs, worth with youth groups and answer questions at health fairs and gardening shows. The fee is $70 for training materials. (The Daily Reflector)
It's wildflower season Feb 23, 2008
If you're driving to Superior, stop at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, where you can walk the trails, take a guided tour or bring a picnic ... Boyce Thompson Arboretum: At mile marker 223 on U.S. 60, about 55 miles east of central Phoenix ... 520-689-2811 or arboretum. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Fernwood plans Spring Symposium Feb 22, 2008
Plant Exploration and Early Plant Explorers of China: Ed Hedborn, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Ill. Hedborn has been the Plant Records Manager and Plant Recorder for The Morton Arboretum for the past 30 years ... He is responsible for life-history information about all plants in the Arboretum's living plant collections from 1922 to the present. (Niles Star, MI)
UNCW: a water conscious community Feb 22, 2008
As the weather warms, we will need to irrigate to preserve the plants that contribute to the beauty and ecology of our arboretum campus. I urge each UNCW student, faculty member and staff member to make a personal commitment to water conservation. (The Seahawk, NC)
Green Thoughts: Private Eden Feb 20, 2008
" Doug should know--he is an experienced plantsman himself, having worked for the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. At Pine Hollow, he's done everything from plant propagation and deer management to keeping records on the 2,300 plants. He is also assisting the arboretum's transition into a non-profit entity open to visitors. Since even the smallest garden happily subsides into chaos within a fortnight, gardeners will appreciate the Herculean task of keeping 20 acres of arboretum in... (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Arizona's wildflowers blooming brilliantly Feb 19, 2008
Other popular spots to view wildflowers include Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior and Saguaro National Park outside of Tucson. When conditions are right, Phoenix residents can see wildflowers at South Mountain Park and Dreamy Draw Park in the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. (AZCentral -- News)
Plants, trees can thrive in a wet-lawn area Feb 16, 2008
U.S. National Arboretum. Send questions to Sandy Feather by e-mail at or by regular mail c/o Penn State Cooperative Extension, 400 N. Lexington Ave., Pittsburgh 15208. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Valentine's Day cheered Feb 15, 2008
At the Arnold Arboretum the first leafing out of a particular willow tree was recorded for 25 years. The date ranged from March 27 to May 1, a difference of 33 days. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Vireya rhododendrons still prize to behold Feb 14, 2008
It and several other Lakeside hybrids were created by the late Peter Sullivan of the Strybing Arboretum. Many of Sullivan's own plants wound up in the garden of St. John's Church in the Mission District. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Corporate cafeterias go the green, healthy route Feb 8, 2008
Cox Enterprises' eco-friendly corporate cafeteria in Atlanta has an eating area in an arboretum. Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. (USA Today -- Jobs)
Forcing the branches of early flowering shrubs Feb 6, 2008
Years ago, Dr. Wyman, at the Arnold Arboretum, actually tested forcing times for 35 shrubs and trees. He cut them on Jan. 28 and again on March 18 and recorded the number of days to sprouting, also the normal outdoor blooming date. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
2/14-17: Language of Flowers, Chocolate Tasting Feb 4, 2008
Where: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, on U.S. 60, 3 miles west of Superior ... Details: 1-520-689-2811, arboretum ... This annual event opens up the historic Smith Building lecture hall at Boyce Thompson Arboretum to curious visitors wanting to get a glimpse of the Language of Flowers exhibit and hear from flower experts. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Ruth's Chris to replace JK's at North Hills Feb 1, 2008
Big Steaks owns a Ruth's Chris Steak House at The Arboretum at Weston retail center in Cary, and it will open its third Triangle restaurant adjacent to a newly opened Hilton Garden Inn at the Renaissance Center at Southpoint across from The Streets at Southpoint mall. Its first Wilmington steak house will open May 1 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Well-traveled avian lover to share unusual insights Feb 1, 2008
Cynthia plans to visit the ponds along the Scottsdale Greenbelt, the Verde River, the Gilbert Riparian Preserve, and Boyce-Thompson Arboretum State Park. All this costs $60 if you are a Desert Botanical Garden member, $75 if not, and you may sign up online or by calling the garden at 480-941-1225. (AZCentral -- News)
