Celebrate the Spooky Season at The Dawes Arboretum! Join us on October 27, 2021 from 5:30 to 7pm dressed in costume and walk the Parkwoods Trail […]
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 […]
The Arboretum is a very special setting for educating and inspiring the public to be a part of conservation. Visitors can have an up-close encounter with […]
Take a visit to the Cypress Swamp and along with wood frog egg masses, you may notice wood frogs just hanging out on […]
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, […]
Areas that were covered in the yellow blooms of goldenrod in the late summer are now replaced by fluffy goldenrod seedheads. These goldenrod […]
Holly, the bright red berries on vibrant greenery that one may use to decorate with during the holidays. This is mainly what we might think of […]
It’s easy to get excited about plants leafing out but you should be suspicious of anything leafing out this early. Pictured is an invasive […]
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 […]