Solar-Powered Irrigation System Unveiled At U.S. National Arboretum May 12, 2009
ScienceDaily (May 11, 2009) The U.S. National Arboretum is "going green" with the installation of its first solar-powered drip irrigation system that will save electricity and water at the 446-acre facility operated by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Washington, DC. ... The new system is part of a long-range plan to update and improve the arboretum grounds ... The workshop attended by arboretum staff, contractors and homeowners provided hands-on instruction on how to construct and use... (Science Daily)
A passion for the perfect pear May 5, 2009
"Our arboretum has more than 30 varieties," he says. "We provide old and new varieties to commercial growers who want to diversify by grafting a different type of pear onto an old tree.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The World Is Our Lab May 2, 2009
Strybing Arboretum in Golden Gate Park. This "urban oasis" lets visitors wander through acres of flowering plants and gardens from around the world. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Annapolis plots clean energy park May 1, 2009
The park is also slated to host renewable energy job training, educational activities and demonstrations in a garden and arboretum. The land is bordered by Interstate 97 and Route 50. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Grant could provide start to arboretum Apr 28, 2009
DeValerio revisited with the board plans to create a walkable corridor along Alligator Creek stretching to Rowell Lake, which would include an arboretum, a nature park and a nature trail ... The arboretum, a botanical garden devoted to trees, would be developed at a small wooded area in the southwest corner of the recreation park on Edwards Road ... Footpaths through the arboretum would be planned and constructed, and desirable specimens would be planted alongside the existing plants and trees. (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Fresno State named Tree Campus USA member Apr 28, 2009
Ryan McCaughey, manager of grounds and the arboretum at Fresno State, said the school became one of three universities in the state to be designated a Tree Campus USA member. The other two are UC Davis and UC San Diego. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
You say KILLameeter, I say kil-OM-ater Apr 28, 2009
My Oxford English Dictionary says that a botanical garden of trees, an arboretum, should be said ar-BOR-atum; most Canadians say arbor-EET-um. I'm afraid there is just no correct pronunciation of those words: They vary. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Town works to become a Tree City with annual Arbor Day celebration Apr 28, 2009
Sort of an arboretum. That s part of the program that Guy put together, said Thibodeau. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Revving up for Longview History Month Apr 20, 2009
Also named the Frank Wills Arboretum, the Lake Sacajawea walk will note history, trees, flowers and wildlife. May 30, at 11 a.m., tours of the Monticello Hotel and Civic Center. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Greet the Sun in Gisborne, New Zeal... Apr 17, 2009
Eastwoodhill Arboretum: Encompassing 135 hectares, this internationally renowned woodland park represents the largest collection of Northern Hemisphere trees and shrubs in the Southern Hemisphere. ($10, Open daily 9am-5pm. (Suite101.com)
Making Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor proud Apr 16, 2009
parks department had to have mimicked Tim Allen's character on "Home Improvement" after blasting ground squirrels from their burrows at the Finch Arboretum with the Rodenator ... Right, then the arboretum, which showcases PLANTS, could be out of business. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
From the Editor: How does your garden grow? The Bee knows Apr 12, 2009
Arrington also is running a series on drought-tolerant plants, drawing on a list of 100 from the University of California, Davis, arboretum. Amid our drought, many gardeners welcome practical guidance on plants and methods that minimize water waste. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Where blooms first blush Apr 12, 2009
Daffodil Days are on at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, R.I. (BLITHEWOLD MANSION, GARDENS AND ARBORETUM) By Globe Correspondents / April 12, 2009 ... Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum stretches its celebration of the early bloom with Daffodil Days from yesterday through May 3 ... Maybe the biggest bloom celebration in Boston takes place on Mother's Day, May 10, when the Arnold Arboretum will hold the 101st Lilac Sunday. (Boston Globe)
> David Wolff: 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Apr 11, 2009
The area is home to 11,000 trees and Carolyn H. Wolff Park, a permanent, three-acre urban arboretum that contains more than 83 native Texas hardwoods. The park is named in memory of his mother, from whom he developed his passion for trees. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Difference between ripping and digging Apr 11, 2009
March 20th, 2009I attended a Soybean Symposium at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, near Chanhassen. Copyright. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
How does their garden grow? Apr 9, 2009
Your yard might not be a blooming bonanza - yet - but you can see how spring has sprung at Free Walking Tours at the Arnold Arboretum ... Meet at the Hunnewell Building Visitor Center, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, Boston. (Boston Globe)
College still plans for a third phase Apr 9, 2009
Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 1:59 PM MDT Gillette College officials hope to add an arboretum and an area designated for businesses to the growing campus, but it may not happen anytime soon ... College officials hope that by planning an arboretum now, it could be a great educational tool for the whole community for the 50 years or so ... The point of the arboretum is to grow different trees and plants that are native to the area to educate the community on what can be grown, Andersen... (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Carroll Wood, 88; botanist nurtured flora and humans Apr 9, 2009
A curator emeritus at the Arnold Arboretum, he could also explain such arcane phenomena as why earthworms tug twigs partway into the surface of a yard, leaving a vertical array that looked like a tiny denuded forest on the lawn ... Portions of the study have been published in the Journal of the Arnold Arboretum and Harvard Papers in Biology, said Norton G. Miller, who collaborated on the project and is principal scientist, botany, at the New York State Museum in Albany. (Boston Globe)
2009 Shanghai Flower Exhibition to kick off Apr 1, 2009
A citizen takes pictures of tulips at the Shanghai Arboretum of Shanghai, east China, March 30, 2009. The 2009 Shanghai Flower Exhibition is scheduled to kick off on April 3. (People's Daily Online, China)
Free and cheap in D.C. Apr 1, 2009
At the National Arboretum in northeast D.C. you'll forget you're in Washington until you see the original Corinthian columns from the U.S. Capitol. It's not near a Metro stop, but there's ample free parking. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Yard spring cleaning Mar 25, 2009
Visit a local arboretum or botanical garden for ideas. Comparison shop just as you would if buying a new car or TV. Visit several nurseries and home-and-garden centers to see what's available, from fertilizers to plants. (AZCentral -- Home)
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While the Prairie Arboretum - a 40-acre site on the south edge of the campus - isn't an official Schmeckfest venue, guests are invited to spend time on the walking paths that wind through trees and ponds, in the gazebo and at the interpretive center, which is open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.. A community effort. (Freeman Courier, SD)
Flood of 2009 begins Mar 24, 2009
March 20th, 2009I attended a Soybean Symposium at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, near Chanhassen. March 19th, 2009I drove up to Stearns County to visit and interview Michele and Marv Rohe, dairy producers we have followed through the winter. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Hawks and eagles, Part two Mar 21, 2009
March 20I attended a Soybean Symposium at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, near Chanhassen ... I attended a Soybean Symposium at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, near Chanhassen ... March 20th, 2009I attended a Soybean Symposium at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, near Chanhassen. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Spring's blooming shrubs offer color, fragrance Mar 20, 2009
I still remember the first time I met Corylopsis pauciflora, Buttercup Winterhazel at the Scott Arboretum on the Swarthmore College campus. Years later this shrub still charms me in late winter to early spring with its fragrant pale yellow bell-shaped flowers hanging from bare branches. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Rare Hawaii vine added to endangered list Mar 19, 2009
The Lyon Arboretum in Honolulu, Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Molokai, and other organization have been growing specimens that may be used to plant the vine in the wild, the agency said. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Growing a garden of culinary herbs Mar 18, 2009
"But you have to plant a lot of it," said Chrissy Moore, curator of the National Herb Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum. She grows a perennial species called creeping savory, which is still a valuable culinary herb used to season vegetables and soups. (AZCentral -- Home)
Plant found only on Molokai makes endangered species list Mar 18, 2009
A variety of organizations such as the University of Hawaii's Lyon Arboretum on O'ahu, the National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kaua'i, and Kalaupapa National Historical Park on Moloka'i are propagating plants that may be used for outplanting into suitable habitat. Land managers from Hawai'i's Department of Land and Natural Resources have fenced some plants to protect them from feral ungulates, and The Nature Conservancy continues to control feral pigs and alien plants within the Kamakou... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Police log: March 9 - 16 Mar 17, 2009
2:44 p.m.- Dispute on Arboretum Way ... 10:45 p.m.- Police responded to a dispute on Arboretum Way. (Canton Journal, MA)
1,000 trees, shrubs to be planted along Beltline Mar 12, 2009
Atlanta middle school students will plant 1,000 trees and shrubs Thursday as part of an arboretum encircling the future Beltline ... Trees Atlanta spokeswoman Cheryl Kortemeier said the middle school is along the first piece of the Atlanta BeltLine Arboretum, a one-mile path next to the abandoned train tracks ... Kortemeier said the arboretum s theme for the West Connection is ethnobotany, or how trees and plants are used as medicine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Pagan Symbols: Spring Flower, Cryst... Mar 11, 2009
Other flowers, like lilacs grow, on large bushes and aren t suited for the indoors unless one is rich enough to afford an arboretum, a place where trees, shrubs and plants are grown. Some might be able to afford an area for botanic garden, perhaps, a small hot house where plants can be cultivated. (Suite101.com)
Public gardens in Midwest getting ready for spring Mar 10, 2009
Helen S. Layer Rhododendron Garden in the Holden Arboretum, Kirkland, Ohio, 20 miles from Cleveland ... Longenecker Horticultural Gardens at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, Madison. (Yahoo News)
'Spotty' wildflower season has arrived Mar 9, 2009
Boyce Thompson Arboretum: At mile marker 223 on U.S. 60, about 55 miles east of central Phoenix. 520-689-2811 or. (AZCentral -- News)
Kidnocker: It’s March in the garden Mar 8, 2009
Check Web sites for dates of sales at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tohono Chul Park, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, and Desert Survivors among others. So you can see what a busy month March can be in the garden. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Learn about sustainable lawns, gardens Tuesday Mar 6, 2009
Edelstein is a landscape designer who trained at the Landscape Institute of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. She is a certified Massachusetts arborist and accredited with NOFA as an organic landcare professional. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Arbor Day celebrations Mar 6, 2009
"Our goal is to protect the beauty of the Plaza, which is really an arboretum," Rusert said. "It's really important that we consider the long term preservation of this incredible urban park.". (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Flowering trees yield great returns in these tough times Mar 6, 2009
Last summer, when I visited the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha s Vineyard, many of their stewartias were in bloom, including the tall stewartia, Stewartia monadelpha, Stewartia ovata and Stewartia pseudocamellia. It was hard to pick a favorite, as they were all beautiful. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
County conservation board celebrates 50 years Mar 5, 2009
We're planning a trip to the Minnesota Arboretum and Como Zoo in June. In August we'll possibly take a trip to Sioux City to visit the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Museum and the Sgt. Floyd Center. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Short train trip is quaint, fun Feb 27, 2009
(), which encompasses 295 acres and features the Bob Campbell Geology Museum, walking trails and a 70-acre arboretum. For more information, visit. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Visiting Blarney Castle and the Bla... Feb 27, 2009
In the arboretum see the colorful displays of copper beech, ornamental pear, southern beech, nothofagus and evergreen oaks. Blarney Village. (Suite101.com)
Spring Wildflowers in Phoenix Feb 26, 2009
The arboretum offers guided spring wildflower tours each year; visit their website for full details. Common Wildflowers. (Suite101.com)
San Francisco is a bird watcher's paradise Feb 24, 2009
at the Chain of Lakes and Strybing Arboretum. Birds: white-throated sparrow, hooded merganser, gadwall, chestnut-backed chickadee, hairy woodpecker, violet-green swallow, tree swallow, Wilson's warbler, California quail. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Mass disappearance of bees discussed at WVWA Feb 20, 2009
He keeps the majority of his hives in public areas like Morris Arboretum, Wissahickon Valley Watershed and Pennypack Trust. Bobb spends the summer, spring and fall months traveling to each of his hives. (Springfield Sun, PA)
Orchid shows brighten up winter Feb 20, 2009
Western North Carolina Orchid Society Show, "Orchid Mystery: Journey to the Far East," March 28-29, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, N.C.. OTHER GARDEN SHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS: In addition to the Philadelphia Flower Show, which is the largest of its kind, many localities and botanical gardens host major events to celebrate the flowers of spring. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Phoebe Chapman, 92, icon of arboretum, pillar of neighborhood Feb 17, 2009
For regular visitors to the Arnold Arboretum, entering its wondrous botanical world via Arborough Road in Roslindale has been a must for more than six decades because of Phoebe Chapman. She lived in a home evocative of an English cottage at the dead-end of the road abutting the arboretum and was most often outside, tending her garden or sitting on her porch ... Her grandson, Richard Brandariz, of Portsmouth, R.I., described her as "quite an icon of the arboretum" and recalled how she would show... (Boston Globe)
JOAN ELIZABETH McCALL HAUB Feb 11, 2009
She was an active member of several organizations and clubs: The Boone Garden Club, Dayton Wranglers, Ogden Saddle Club, Iowa Quarter Horse Association, DAR, Republican Party of IA, IA Arboretum, IA State Horticultural Society and the American Diabetes Association. Joan was a friend to all, whether two-legged or four-legged, plant or animal. (Ogden Reporter, IA)
Trees make room for parking at Erdenheim Feb 11, 2009
According to Bob Gutowski, director of programs at the Morris Arboretum, the time it takes for smaller trees to grow to full-size depends on a variety of factors including the type of tree, the care they are given - particularly in the first three years as the trees develop their root systems - and the weather. "You won't see much growth until after those first three years, but [in general] you are looking at a 35-year window to get to similar height," he said of the biggest trees. (Souderton Independent, PA)
China celebrates Lantern Festival with lamps, flowers Feb 8, 2009
More than 150 plants with their names carrying the character "Deng" or "lantern" were exhibited in the Shanghai arboretum, some even with their shape resembling a lamp. Lantern Festival, which fell on the fifteenth day of the first month in China's lunar calendar, was seen as end of the Spring Festival. (Xinhuanet, China)
Police Reports Feb 8, 2009
4:54 p.m. - Unknown subject broke three windows on the front of the victim's residence in the 6000 block of Arboretum Drive. 5:09 p.m. - Unknown person(s) damaged victim's vehicle with unknown sharp object in the 5000 block of Baton Rouge Boulevard. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
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)
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)
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)
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)
