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October 6, 2009
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CONTENTS
- Fall Colors Abound
- Autumn Unplugged
- At the Arb this Weekend
- Coming Monday: 2010 Exhibition RFP Pre-proposal meeting
- Behind-the-Scenes Walks
- Pea Pods for Preschoolers Fall Series
- Travel Opportunities
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Fall Color Abounds
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With the metro area’s most diverse collection of Minnesota trees, golden hues are seen in the redbud, silver and sugar maples, butternuts, walnuts, green ash, hackberry and honeylocusts, while the viburnum, American bladdernut, highbush cranberry, buckeye, red maple and Virginia creeper are casting off vivid hues of maroon. The prairie is brilliant with blue, purple and white asters, goldenrod, brown-eyed susans, sunflowers, bluestem grasses, switchgrass and Indian grasses. It is estimated that peak color will occur around Oct. 10-20.
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Autumn Unplugged presented by COUNTRY Financial
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At the Arb this Weekend
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Weekend Apple Tastings
1-3 p.m., Sat. & Sun., Oswald Visitor Center, free
Taste and rate the latest test apples developed by the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center and talk to a Master Gardener.
Weekend Family Fun
Noon-4 p.m., Sat. & Sun, Marion Andrus Learning Center, free. Enjoy the Minnesota Healthful Harvest with apples, pumpkins, and gourds, oh my! See which Minnesota grown foods are being harvested this fall.
Bulbs: Fall Planting for Spring Color
The Gardening School offers this class from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, Snyder Classroom 2, $30 member.$40 non-member. Fall is the time to plant tulips, daffodils and interesting minor bulbs such as scilla, and dwarf iris for spring blooms. Learn which bulbs are hearty for Minnesota gardens.
Book Signing Sunday
1-3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 11, Arboretum Gift Store
Author Jim Gilbert will sign his book “Minnesota Nature Notes.” His book will also be available for purchase in the Gift Store.
Growing Orchids Class
1-3 p.m., Azalea Classroom, $30 member/$40 non-member. Learn which orchids do well in Minnesota homes. Participants will receive an orchid.
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Coming Monday: 2010 Summer Exhibition RFP Pre-Proposal Meeting
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3-5 p.m., Mon., Oct. 12, MacMillan Auditorium, Oswald Visitor Center.
Powerhouse Plants, the Arboretum's 2010 summer exhibition, will feature an outdoor juried exhibit of five interactive, dynamic public artworks to be displayed for the duration of the exhibition which will run from June 5 through Oct. 10. Artists, designers, educators, performance artists, scientists and all interested parties are invited to enter this juried exhibition. Powerhouse Plants will explore the energizing links between plants and people. The Oct. 12 meeting is mandatory for anyone interested in submitting a design proposal and will include walking tours of potential installation sites. Design submissions are due Nov. 20 and winners will be announced Dec. 7. If you're interested in attending the pre-proposal meeting, RSVP by noon Fri., Oct. 9, with Sandy Tanck at 952-443-1451 or tanck001@umn.edu.
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Behind-the-Scenes Walks for the Curious: Fall Vineyards & Winery Tour
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Escape to Miami, Key West & Puerto Rico
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Minnesota weather getting you down? Why not escape to Puerto Rico on Dec. 3 or Miami & Key West on Feb. 18. If Puerto Rico is your destination, don’t delay, register at the link below. The deadline is Nov. 3. Learn more about both travel opportunities at the link below.
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Join Pea Pods for Preschoolers: Fall Series Begins in October
9:30-11 a.m., 3-5 years & adult, $90/child of member or $108/child of non-member for the series, includes admission for one adult partner
Pea Pods for Preschoolers provides an opportunity for you and your special little one to experience the enchantment of and our connections to the plant world. Weekly themes delight the young learner through planting, art, sensory and science discovery zones, action and music, story time and outdoor and greenhouse adventures. Come play and learn about nature!
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