Run and Hide isn't a viable defense strategy when your roots are stuck in the ground. So plants have evolved a dizzying array of defense mechanisms to help them ward […]
Jump in where you see fit for our Three Steps to Plant Addiction lecture series, because there's always room for one more plant! Join Yew Dell’s top plant geeks for […]
We move from the shade garden to the sun garden with our March Plant Release. This selection of plants has the big, bold and beautiful flowers you think of when […]
Whether it's butterflies, bees, birds, or other wildlife, garden plant selection can have a huge impact on what you attract to your garden as well as how your garden supports […]
We are kicking off a new series – Bad Sci-Fi Movies and Real Plant Science – with the 1960 classic film The Little Shop of Horrors. After watching this movie, […]
We look forward to welcoming you back to the gardens for Opening Day 2023. We’ll have our traditional plant sale with hellebores and other spring ephemerals starting at 10am until […]
Join Grounds Assistant Storm Fraley for a Plant Walk focused on some of his favorite things in the Gardens: Woody and Shrubby Things. This Plant Walk is included with Admission. […]
This event was moved from April 5th. Rounding up the rest of the plants we will offer this spring the April Plant Release will have trees, shrubs, annuals and even […]
Get your gardening tools ready for spring planting! Executive Director, Paul Cappiello, and Heimerdinger Cutlery President, Carl Heimerdinger, will work their magic on spades, hoes, pruners, and other hand tools […]
Get a behind-the-scenes look at our Big Bloom re-envisioned! Join Garden and Arboretum Manager Sayde Heckman on this three-part series to learn how the displays came together, her focus on variety and diversity […]
Join Emma Stidham, mom, wife, and horticulturist with more than 15 years of experience in vegetable gardening, public gardens, and retail sales, as we continue our Vegetable Garden Planning series. Each quarter […]
Join us for this exciting new effort that will allow us all to explore the most local of food and the best chefs around, all in unique settings you’ll not […]
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