ONSITE | Six Sessions: Fridays, April 5 – May 10, 9 – 10 a.m. The Arboretum’s Plants of Promise Garden, with its paved pathways and springtime palette, invites a slowing down to take in the deep peace and simple joys of this mindful meditation that is welcoming to all. Each practice begins with a series […]
ONSITE | Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. When we think of flowers in the spring, our attention often is turned towards the numerous showy flowers found on herbaceous plants on the forest floor. If we look upwards, however, we learn to notice the many species of mountain trees that also begin blooming […]
FIELD | Five Sessions: Wednesdays, April 3 – May 8 (No Class April 10), 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. + (Hikes may go longer.) In this entirely field-based class led by Naturalist Scott Dean, you will learn to identify native mountain flora on the trail by training your eyes and using a non-technical dichotomous keying […]
Arboretum Reads Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas Tallamy ONSITE | Two Sessions: Thursday, April 4 & 18, 3:30 – 5 p.m. Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants […]