As the temperature warms up and things start blooming, are you itching to visit some of the beautiful gardens around your home or while you’re travelling? One of the benefits of your current FOSA membership card is the Reciprocal Admissions Program (RAP), which gives you special admission privileges and discounts at 345+ participating gardens throughout North America as part of the AHS Reciprocal Admissions Program.
The Blandy Book Club will meet virtually on Thursday, January 27 to discuss "Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures" by Merlin Sheldrake. For more information, contact Ariel Firebaugh, our Director of Scientiic Engagement.
By Jack Monsted, Assistant Curator, Native Plant Trail
Winter at Blandy. The holidays have just passed, and the quarters building is still bedecked with greenery from our winter wreath-making workshops. As the festive afterglow of the holiday season wanes, we begin the long, slow journey towards spring.
In 2011, a group of bicycling arborists paused at the Arboretum and planted 35 trees in an hour. That planting kicked off our Community Forest, a multi-year tree planting to expand the forest for wildlife near the front entrance. Civic organizations and school groups continued planting trees over the years, and the Community Forest is thriving.
As temperatures fall and the days shorten, most of Virginia's native plants go dormant, but some hardy plants have evolved the ability to tough out winter's weather while others leave behind conspicuous stems, seeds, and berries. Learn more in our seasonal guide to exploring the Nancy Larrick Crosby Native Plant Trail. And come out for a visit.
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In 2011, a group of bicycling arborists paused at the Arboretum and planted 35 trees in an hour. That planting kicked off our Community Forest, a multi-year tree planting to expand the forest for wildlife near the front entrance. Civic organizations and school groups continued planting trees...
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Thursday, January 16th
Step-by-step presentation on how to start a native wildflower patch from seed. Visit our website for more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
Tuesday, February 4th
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Tuesday, March 4th
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Tuesday, April 1st
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