Heads up! VDOT will be repaving Blandy's main entrance road this week. While cars will be able to enter Blandy from Route 50 while the crew is working, there may be delays. Consider using Blandy's back entrance off of Berrys Ferry. Apologies for the inconvenience!
Thanks to our partners at Winchester Community StoryWalks® , we're ready to roll out a brand new (bilingual!) StoryWalk®---Señorita Mariposa by Ben Gundersheimer!
For the next few months, you can read all about monarch migration a page at a time as you explore the Native Plant Trail Meadow at Blandy.
The two public bathrooms at the Quarters building will be closed due to renovations over the next few weeks. We can't wait to show off the new and improved restrooms in September!
In the meantime, alternative restrooms are available at Peetwood Pavilion, the Picnic Grove, and the overflow parking lot. So sorry for any inconvenience!
Plein Air at the Arboretum 2023 is the State Arboretum of Virginia's inaugural plein air event. This four-day event begins on Wednesday, September 27 when artists will gather to paint on over 700 acres of picturesque gardens, meadows, lakes and trails, wetland, woodlands, and the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains that surround the arboretum. It will run through Saturday, September 30th.
4:00-5:30 PM | Saturday, August 5th
Tonight's outdoor screening of the nature documentary Wings of Life has been rescheduled due to a power outage that is expected to last through the evening. So sorry for the inconvenience! The program has been rescheduled to 8:30 Friday, August 4th.
Plein Air at the Arboretum 2023 is the State Arboretum of Virginia's inaugural plein air event. NOVA Plein Air Artists is proud and honored to partner with Blandy Experimental Farm/State Arboretum of Virginia in Boyce, VA on this fun, artistic venture.
A wall comes alive with a frenzy of digger bees! Come check out the action. Click for more information.
Thanks to our partners at Winchester Community StoryWalks® , we're ready to roll out a brand new (bilingual!) StoryWalk®---Forest: ¡salvemos los bosques! by Brendan Kearney!
For the next few months, you can read all about the rainforest adventures of Finn and his dog Skip a page at a time as you explore the Native Plant Trail Meadow at Blandy.
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!
Today
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
Tuesday, March 4th
To learn more, send an email to blandyphotographyclub@gmail.com
Thursday, March 6th
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/
Thursday, March 20th
Virtual program featuring a Blandy graduate student! Visit our website for more information and to register: https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
Thursday, March 27th
For more information, visit: https://blandy.virginia.edu/book-club
Virtual talk featuring a Blandy grad student! Visit our website for more information and to register! https://blandy.virginia.edu/content/programs-workshops-walks
