A winter scene with trees and snow
A winter scene with trees and snow

Landscape Improvement Project Underway for Peetwood Pavilion

March 25, 2022 -- Stephanie.Swaim

With a breathtakingly beautiful view of the Native Plant Trail meadow and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Peetwood Pavilion for Environmental Education has become one of the most popular locations at Blandy since it first opened in 2005. Located about 50 yards east of the visitor parking lot, Peetwood Pavilion is primarily used for Blandy’s K-12 school programs. Over the winter it’s received a major facelift, funded with the support of the University of Virginia’s Arboretum and Landscape Committee as well as the Foundation of the State Arboretum.

New Winter StoryWalk(R)!

Update: This StoryWalk® was removed at the end of February. Stay tuned for more seasonal StoryWalks® in the future!

For the next few weeks, you can enjoy a good book and learn about wintertime wildlife while you walk along the Native Plant Trail!

Blandy's new winter StoryWalk® consists of a series of signs spaced at regular intervals. Each sign bears one page of Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner. You and the young naturalist in your life can read the book a page at a time as you walk along the trail.

Arboretum Project Begins

January 31, 2022 -- Stephanie.Swaim

A very large section in the eastern end of the arboretum fell out of active management in the 1980s, and has since become covered in invasive buckthorn and autumn olive trees that provide little food for wildlife and crowd out all other plant life. In late January, we began removing 2.5 acres of these trees, beginning the long process of transforming this degraded part of the arboretum into a beautiful, diverse forest.

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It's a magical time of year at Blandy Experimental Farm! Arboretum staff spent several days preparing and collecting materials for our Holiday Workshops and creating a winter wonderland of festive decorations for our main building. Come enjoy the scenery!

Events

Sunday, December 17th

  1. Cool Conifers
    • Start time: 02:00pm
    • End time: 03:00pm
    • Enjoy a mug of hot chocolate (or tea!) and meander through Blandy’s conifer collection with a naturalist! Brush up on your conifer id skills and learn about these unique trees! For more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks

Tuesday, January 2nd

  1. Blandy Photo Club Meeting
    • Start time: 07:00pm
    • End time: 09:00pm
    • To learn more, send an email to [email protected]

Thursday, January 25th

  1. Blandy Book Club

Tuesday, February 6th

  1. Blandy Photo Club Meeting
    • Start time: 07:00pm
    • End time: 09:00pm
    • To learn more, send an email to [email protected]

Thursday, February 22nd

  1. Blandy Book Club