RIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the largest selection of native plants for more than 20 years, announces its Spring Open House & Native Plant Sale weekend, April 26–28, 2019. The sale benefits the Arboretum’s education programs and affords the public an opportunity to learn about the Delmarva’s native plants and their […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD, – Dust off your running shoes and start training to hustle for the herd! Runners, walkers, families and nature enthusiasts are invited to Adkins Arboretum’s 14th annual Arbor Day Run on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s goat herd, used for targeted grazing of invasive species. Featuring 5K and 10K races, […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD — There’s mystery, beauty and food for thought in Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Adkins Arboretum’s 20th annual Juried Art Show. On view in the Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center through March 30, this exhibit was juried by Julie Wills, Assistant Professor of Studio Art and Interim Director of the Kohl Gallery […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Adkins Arboretum has announced the 2019 lineup for its popular Soup ’n Walk programs. Discover green plants in winter, early blooms and wildlife, ephemeral flowers, sure signs of spring, meadow grasses, fall color and plants that feed animals through winter. Following a guided walk through the Arboretum’s forest, meadows and wetland, enjoy […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – With the theme “Flower Power,” the 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show will pay tribute to the enormous impact of flowers on our lives. Join Adkins Arboretum on Monday, March 4, 2019 for a bus trip to experience the nation’s largest and longest-running horticultural event. From the first blooms of spring in the home […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD — Icicles, dinosaurs, wiggly worms and more! Celebrate the seasons and engage your young child with nature with Adkins Arboretum’s Acorn Academy Nature Preschool programs. The series of 10 classes for three- to five-year-olds is offered in either Tuesday or Wednesday sessions beginning Feb. 26 and 27, 2019. Programs run from 10 to […]
Continue ReadingRidgely, MD – The exquisite beauty of seeds and fading flowers graces Paige Billin-Frye’s photographs as she captures plants at the end of their life cycles. In her show Small Worlds, on view in Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center December 4, 2018 through February 2, 2019 this Washington artist finds velvet-toned elegance in a bit of […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD — Adkins Arboretum in Ridgely, Md., will sponsor its 20th annual Juried Art Show, to exhibit in February and March 2019. The theme of the show—Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—celebrates the Arboretum’s mission of conservation. The Leon Andrus Awards, named in honor of the Arboretum’s first benefactor, will be given […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD – Learn how you can plant trees and shrub to nurture local birds, bees, butterflies and other creatures when author Ginger Woolridge speaks on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Adkins Arboretum. A trained landscape architect and garden consultant, Woolridge is co-author with Tony Dove of Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern […]
Continue ReadingRIDGELY, MD — In 2016-2017, Corps member Kathy Thornton (now the Arboretum’s Land Steward) organized an All Hands on Deck workshop for the Conservation Corps to learn from renowned landscape designer and author Claudia West and to help her install a 4,500-plant plug design for the Arboretum Entrance Garden. What used to be mostly mulch […]
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