Spring Trunk Show II: Tree Transformations opens March 19
Popular tree trunk artist Virgil Leih returns with a new collection.
Meet-the-artist talks and tours March 20-21, 1-3 p.m. Great Hall.
Spring Equinox Stroll
Saturday, March 20, 10:30 a.m., free to members/$5 non-members, meet at the Oswald Visitor Center
Take a stroll with an Arboretum gardener to check the signs of spring, including what’s budding at the Arboretum. The vernal or spring equinox commemorates the sun shining directly on the equator and the length of day and night are nearly equal. Meet at the Oswald Visitor Center.
Ornamental Grasses
Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $30 member/$40 non-member (fee includes gate admission), Snyder Auditorium
Attend this gardening school class to discover which perennial and annual ornamental grasses are easy to grow in your garden.
Plantinfo Mini-class
Wednesday, March 23, 10:30 a.m., Oswald Visitor Center classroom, free with gate admission
Learn tips on using the web-based Plantinfo resource just in time to get ideas for planning your flower and vegetable gardens.
Weekly Sunday Brunch
Extended through March 21, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., $13.99 adults; $7.99 for under 10 years
A delicious array of hot and cold breakfast entrees. Menu changes weekly, but typically includes made-to-order omelets, breakfast meats, potatoes, fruit, lunch items and more Arboretum Restaurant.
24th Annual Sugarbush Pancake Brunch
Saturday & Sunday, March 27-28, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
$9 member/$11.50 non-member, $6 children ages 4-7 and under 3 free
Maple Syrup Tours, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., March 27-28
Before or after brunch, visit the Maple Room and learn about maple syruping and see how trees are tapped.
Tulips Time is Near
Take in the tulips this spring at the Arboretum gardens, with more than 32,000 tulips and 6,000 pansies. Thousands of bulbs planted last fall by landscape gardener Duane Otto and team of staff and volunteers will soon be in bloom along the entrance drive, in gardens outside the Oswald Visitor Center and Snyder Building and in the annual garden.
Duane promises a spectacular display of flowering tulips in pink, lemon yellow and deep purple. Nearly 18,000 bulbs of mainly late flowering tulips includes 3,600 double tulips, color splashes of ‘Yellow Mountain,’ ‘Blue Spectacle’ and ‘Upstar' and ‘Pink Lemonade,’ a mix of pink and yellow tulips. The Frances DeVos Home Demonstration Garden will feature a unique mix of the tallest tulips available. Best chance to see the biggest splash of spring color will be around Mother's Day, May 9.
Save the Date!
Family Easter Brunch – April 4
Plantcetera: Annual Plant Info Fair – April 10