The Dawes Blog

This will be a shortened description this week with Plant Sale coming up Saturday.  Lots of prep work yet to go. And still lots of color to see – although the landscape there are a lot of different greens to see – but I know most don’t want to look at a color so boringly [...]

This is an informal blooming journal from Director of Horticulture Mike Ecker. For specific information on the location mentioned below, please call 740.323.2355 or email us at information@dawesarb.org. It’s greener than last week, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other colors to see.  A fine viewing example is from Center Point looking down the hill.  Some heirloom [...]

This is an informal blooming journal from Director of Horticulture Mike Ecker. For specific information on the location mentioned below, please call 740.323.2355 or email us at information@dawesarb.org. I love spring! The Japanese Garden in particular embodies my love of nature and horticulture. The garden is ablaze with various colors of green, red, pink with a freshness [...]

This is an informal blooming journal from Director of Horticulture Mike Ecker. For specific information on the location mentioned below, please call 740.323.2355 or email us at information@dawesarb.org. Blooming Now – April 25, 2013! Well, bit of frost over weekend did a number on some of last week’s flower show. Most magnolias with flowers out are browned [...]

This is an informal blooming journal from Director of Horticulture Mike Ecker. For specific information on the location mentioned below, please call 740.323.2355 or email us at information@dawesarb.org. Blooming Now – April 16, 2013! The witch-hazels are done. I guess 4 months of blooming was enough. Most cherries are in full bloom – Japanese Garden and [...]

Megan  Fleischer, The Arboretum’s Display Garden Manager, gives seasonal gardening tips in her periodic blog. Spring is here—hooray!  No really, March 20th is the first day of spring!  You know, the time of year where temperatures won’t drop below 40 degrees at night and will reach at least 60 degrees daily, right?  Ha, I can dream.  [...]

Maple Syrup Madness is going on February 23 – March 9 Monday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm Sundays, 1 – 4pm The sugar moon shone brightly all the way to the forest floor.  The previous day’s snow showers had clung to the windward side of the tallest tree trunks.  The snow had melted midday but [...]

The last Saturday of every January a grafting workshop is held, which, for most people, represents the first and only time they will enjoy the experience of grafting woody plants. In this program, each grafter gets a feel for the knife and can put two plants together cleanly with the help of Horticulture expert and Propagator [...]

It’s as if someone creeps out in the middle of the night with paint buckets full of rich reds, oranges and yellows and a strong desire to paint every leaf in sight.  The change happens so suddenly.  One day we’re sitting outside enjoying the green of summer and the next we’re knee-deep in autumn, admiring [...]

Help keep our planet clean by using a recycling bin instead of a trash can for many of your household materials.  Most can be used and reused to ensure a more Earth-friendly life cycle.  Think about setting up a composting area and buying products that are made with post-consumer waste or recycled materials.   Plastics [...]

Tips that could help turn your backyard desert into an oasis Between dry spells, 100-degree temperatures, and summer storms that tear up trees and flatten flowers, your garden is probably looking a little worse for wear.  If you’ve noticed any of these warning signs, please contact us immediately for garden resuscitation*: Tumble weeds are rolling [...]