The Dawes Arboretum is a protected natural haven where everyday adventurers escape the ordinary.
Written by Greg Payton, Director of Living CollectionsEvery fall, I get a lot of concerned callers asking why their pines (or other conifers) are losing so many needles- mostly in the middle.…
Autumn, one of the perfect times to get outside and enjoy the warm color palette that nature presents. Here at The Dawes Arboretum, treetops are now starting to glisten bright shades of yellow…
Written by Greg Payton, Director of Living CollectionsMany people consider spring the best time to plant trees and shrubs, but many types of trees are better planted in late August,…
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 an uptick of Rhizosphaera Needle Cast disease (most…
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. This a reciprocal agreement, so members of…
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 plants well suited to fall planting. Arboretum…
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 Wind and Wood Players, and live tag and release of Monarch…
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 from the New England…
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 ranges and some are named selection…
Many visitors are artistically inspired from their trips to Dawes, but one man chose to write a concertino! Daweswood Suite was composed by Rick Sowash in 1980, an artist-in-residence that wrote…
