Friday, February 16 – Sunday, March 18 9am – 4pm Daily Closing reception, Juror’s Talk, and Winning Artist’s Slide Show March 18, 2pm – 4pm To enter: Please click here to review the rules for entry All artwork must be delivered to the Arboretum any time between 9am and 4pm from Monday, Feb. 5th through…
If you are familiar with Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, you’ve surely delighted in the spring display of azaleas, mountain laurels, and rhododendrons. You have probably also witnessed the summer wildflowers and the corresponding menagerie of bees, butterflies, and birds of all kinds. Then, of course, comes fall and its vibrant collage of colors unmatched by…
December 6, 2017 – In December 2017, Steve Wright, Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Director of Horticulture and Curator of Plant Collections, received one of the two prestigious Chanticleer Scholarships. Since 2008, The Chanticleer Scholarship in Professional Development has promoted creativity and leadership by providing public garden professionals across the country with financial support for academic…
Red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) is an attractive multi-stemmed deciduous shrub that maintains great horticultural interest throughout the seasons. Beautiful corymbs of showy white flowers appear in April, and the leaves change to a bright red color as fall arrives. The glossy red fruits ripen in the fall and persist well into winter. These fruits are…
Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata), or woodland phlox, is a slow-growing herbaceous groundcover belonging to the Phlox plant family Polemoniaceae. At maturity, wild blue phlox can reach 12-18 inches in height and 8-12 inches in spread. The opposite, narrow leaves are slightly pubescent just like the stem. One subtle feature to observe is that the…