October 19, 2023
The Dawes Arboretum is excited to announce the sixth annual Winter Wonders Walk 2023! This spectacular display of our grounds will take place on November 30, […]
October 18, 2023
Written by Greg Payton, Director of Living Collections Every fall, I get a lot of concerned callers asking why their pines (or other conifers) are losing […]
September 28, 2023
Written by Greg Payton, Director of Living Collections Many people consider spring the best time to plant trees and shrubs, but many types of trees are […]
September 7, 2023
You may have noticed many large Colorado spruce (Picea pungens) looking poorly, dying from the bottom up and looking thin. We are in the midst of […]
August 30, 2023
We are excited to share with you that during the month of September, members of The Dawes Arboretum can enjoy free admission at Franklin Park Conservatory. […]
August 29, 2023
The Dawes Arboretum is hosting its fall plant sale on Saturday, September 30 on the Visitors Center Deck. The sale will feature a great selection of […]
August 28, 2023
Join us at The Dawes Arboretum for a day of fall fun from 12-3pm on Saturday, September 30th for the Fall Plant Sale, live music from […]
August 14, 2023
A native shrub that you should see this season is summersweet clethra (Clethra alnifolia). This species is native to the eastern United States, primarily the Coastal Plain […]
July 21, 2023
The Dawes Arboretum’s tree collections include rare species and selections from all over the world. Many were collected as seeds from the wild in their native […]