2023 Tree of the Year: Allegheny Serviceberry
The State Arboretum of Virginia Names the 2023 Tree of the Year: Allegheny Serviceberry
Garden Fair Tickets On Sale Now!
New climate change talk just in time for Earth Day
AL GORE’S CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT – UPDATES ON A CHANGING WORLD
2:00-4:00 PM | Sunday, April 16th
We know it’s happening, carbon pollution from fossil fuels is warming our planet and throwing natural systems out of balance.
What's Blooming at Blandy in March
Several star magnolia trees can be found blooming in the Magnolia family section of the arboretum. Find their flowing white blooms beginning mid-March. Visit our What's in Bloom page for more early bloomers you're likely to see at Blandy this month.
Trees of the Year
New StoryWalk® at Blandy!
We've teamed up with Winchester Community StoryWalks® to create a brand new StoryWalk® at Blandy!
Spring is just around the corner!
A sign of spring on a wintery day! The winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) is blooming along the stone wall on Dogwood Lane.
Frederick County 4th grade Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
Garden Fair Vendor Applications Due
Applications are due now. Join us and thousands of plant enthusiasts for this Mother’s Day Weekend tradition! Learn more and apply today!
Sold out talk features boxwood expert!
Lynn Batdorf, retired Curator for the National Boxwood Collection at the U.S. National Arboretum and author of numerous authoritative texts on boxwoods, will be giving a talk in the Blandy library from 10:30-12:00 Saturday, February 4th. Proceeds will go towards the care and maintenance of the arboretum's boxwood collection. This talk is sold out!
Pages
News & Announcements
Spotlight
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 community tree planting to expand the forest for wildlife near the front entrance. See the forest today!
Events
Sunday, January 26th
-
Hot Chocolate Hike: American Chestnuts
- Start time: 02:00pm
- End time: 03:00pm
-
Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate (or tea!) as you find out all about the American Chestnut. Visit our website for more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
Tuesday, February 4th
-
Blandy Photography Club Meeting
- Start time: 06:00pm
- End time: 08:00pm
-
To learn more, send an email to blandyphotographyclub@gmail.com
Thursday, February 6th
-
Blandy Sketch Group
- Start time: 12:30pm
- End time: 03:30pm
-
The Blandy Sketch Group is a dynamic group of artists who work in the visual arts and who all share a love of the natural world as inspiration for their artwork. The Blandy Sketch Group is open to any artist, beginner or professional. This month, we will be meeting in the Blandy LibraryVisit our website for more info- https://blandysketchgroup.wordpress.com/
-
What's New at the Arboretum?
- Start time: 07:00pm
- End time: 08:00pm
-
Tune in to this virtual program to learn about recent additions to the arboretum's collection! Visit our website for more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
Saturday, February 15th
-
Hot Chocolate Hike: Bodacious Birds
- Start time: 02:00pm
- End time: 03:00pm
-
Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate (or tea!) and spy on our feathered friends. Find out how birds find food and shelter in the wintertime. Visit our website for more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
Sunday, March 2nd
-
Coastal Plain Fossils (Ages 8+)
- Start time: 02:00pm
- End time: 03:00pm
-
Find out all about fossils, and take home a fossil of your very own! Visit our website for more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks