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Sept. 12, 2008
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CONTENTS
- Gardens in their Glory
- Crunch! AppleHouse Opens!
- Cooking & Clicking Events
- Call for 'Waterosity' Entries
- New Website Blog
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Gardens in their Glory
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This is our favorite time of year… a time to slow down and reflect, a time for rambling in the rustling leaves, a time for cold noses and hot tea! Here at the Arboretum, we are enjoying spectacular "grand finale" shows in our annual and perennial gardens. The recent rains gave our roses a needed jolt and they are rewarding us with blossoms a plenty. Check out "Freckles" in the Shrub Rose Collection. It's a beaut! The dahlias and mums are other "must-sees." September is truly beautiful here... one of the best times to visit.
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Crunch! AppleHouse Opens!
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The wait is finally over! The quaint old apple-sorter is fired up and running at the Arboretum AppleHouse, delivering freshly picked Zestars, Chestnut Crabs, Asanis, Ginger Golds and other tasty varities to eager customers. Located at the intersection of State Hwy. 5 & Rolling Acres Road, just over a mile west of the Arboretum entrance, the AppleHouse is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. You’ll also find garden-related gifts and fresh, local produce! Call 952-443-1409 for the latest updates on available varieties of apples.
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Cooking & Clicking Events
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Don’t let the kids have all the fun! Here are some enticing and fun “back to school” opportunities for adults:
· “Cooking with Restaurateurs of the Year" Class featuring Chef Mike Phillips of Craftsman restaurant, Thursday, Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Enjoy several courses, complemented by Minnesota wines. $50 members/ $60 non-members.
· “Minnesota Homegrown Cooking Retreat” Sept. 26-28 will spotlight Lucia Watson (Lucia’s), Anna Christoforides (Gardens of Salonica), Greg Reynolds (Riverbend Farm), plus our own chef Jenny Breen and others in a three-day celebration of Minnesota cuisine, beer and wine. All inspired by Renewing the Countryside’s “Minnesota Homegrown Cookbook.” $195 members/ $215 non-members.
· “Arboretum in Fall Color” Four-Day Photography Class with John Gregor, Friday-Monday, Oct. 10-13, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Enjoy field explorations and classroom sessions ranging from shooting to post-processing. $595 members/ $625 non-members.
· Coming up! Cooking with celebrities featuring Sue Zelickson and Peter Olin.
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Call for 'Waterosity' Entries
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Hard to believe, but we’re already looking ahead to summer 2009! “Waterosity: Go Green with a Splash” is the theme of our 2009 summer exhibition, which will include a juried display of 10 innovative designs that explore the interplay of people, plants and water. Anyone interested in submitting a proposal to enter the exhibition is invited to attend a mandatory info session here onThursday, Oct. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. Please RSVP with Thom Dreeze at 952-443-1425 or dreez001@umn.edu.
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'Nature Notes' Blog Debuts
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We are very pleased to announce the debut of Nature Notes blog on the Arboretum website. Arboretum naturalists Matt Schuth and Julia Bohnen will use this space to report what’s happening in the gardens, meadow, bogs and forest. And you’re welcome to add your observations! We hope you’ll check it out!
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