by Whitney Smith | May 3, 2017 | Community, The Arboretum
As temperatures rise and plants continue to emerge throughout Western North Carolina, so does the list of activities, events and festivals for locals and tourists to enjoy. From Mother’s Day celebrations, to recreational outings, to weekend festivities, there is a...
by Whitney Smith | Apr 26, 2017 | Horticulture & Landscape
Just one year ago on April 22, 2016, The North Carolina Arboretum unveiled the first-ever standing sculpture of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture. Olmsted’s career, vision and influence has touched many – in fact, his vision of...
by Whitney Smith | Apr 19, 2017 | The Arboretum
As a certified master gardener, Joyce Weinberg users her talents and experiences to lead groups on the Arboretum’s Guided Garden Tour, held every Friday at 10 a.m. through October. In 2003, she became a Buncombe County Master Gardener after being an Illinois Master...
by Whitney Smith | Apr 12, 2017 | Nature, The Arboretum
The North Carolina Arboretum’s youth education program is designed to prepare children across North Carolina to succeed in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Annually, the Arboretum serves more than 26,000 school-aged youth through...
by Jonathan Marchal | Apr 5, 2017 | Impact, The Arboretum
AmeriCorps, a federal program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, utilizes more than 75,000 individuals, also known as “members,” annually. These members accomplish a wide variety of tasks that align with the AmeriCorps Member Pledge: I will get...
by Clara Curtis | Mar 29, 2017 | Horticulture & Landscape
When is the spring season these days? In February this year, Western North Carolina enjoyed warm, spring-like weather that made the tulips jump, buds swell and sap rise. Gardeners were out and about mulching and cleaning gardening beds of debris and leaves, wearily...
