Led by Steve Wright, Director of Horticulture/Curator of Plant Collections at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Fall is a great time for planting.  The heat of summer has passed but there is still time for newly-planted roots to establish before heaving frosts begin. You can think of late-season planting as a head start on the next […]

Get your creative juices flowing and join us as we draw our way through Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens! In this morning of “graffiti with permission” we will use sidewalk chalk to illustrate a mural stretching from the Green Ribbon Native Plant® Gardens near the John J. Willaman Education Center through the forest, and all the […]

Led by John Cassels, Hamilton Educational Fellow and Bonsai Enthusiast Bonsai is an ancient art form that has existed for centuries.  It inspires creativity and connects people to the natural world.  However, not everyone knows how to train a tree to grow into a miniature living masterpiece.  If you have been considering picking up Bonsai […]