Adkins Arboretum Holds Spring Native Plant Sale to Benefit Education Programs
Adkins Arboretum will hold its annual Spring Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arboretum Visitor's Center in Ridgely, MD. (Complete story)
Sense of Place, Paintings by Terry Wolf, on View at Adkins Arboretum
April 8, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
Sense of Place, an exhibit of paintings by Church Hill artist Terry Wolf, invites viewers to explore nature through landscapes that expertly capture a vivid wilderness of color. The show is on view through May 30, with the public invited to a reception on Friday, April 18 from 5 to 7 p.m. (Complete story and photo)
Celebrate Arbor Day with Native Trees
March 28, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
From blooms in spring, to shade in summer, to colorful leaves in fall, trees provide beauty in the landscape. (Complete story and photo)
Adkins Arboretum Hosts Race to Celebrate Arbor Day
March 28, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
Runners, walkers, families and nature enthusiasts are invited to enjoy emerging signs of spring as they travel the Arboretum trails when Adkins Arboretum hosts its third annual Arbor Day Run Saturday, April 12. (Complete story and photo)
Adkins Arboretum Offers Journal Writing with Nature Series
March 20, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - Discover nature through art and words in Adkins Arboretum’s Journal Writing with Nature Series, a unique three-part workshop that allows participants to associate with nature, unleash the imagination, and take paper to pen to let their words flow. (Complete story)
Adkins Arboretum Sponsors Spring Garden Symposium May 16
March 6, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
Adkins Arboretum will host the 2008 Spring Symposium on Friday, May 16 from 8 a.m. to 4;30 p.m. at Chesapeake College, in Wye Mills, MD. Titled Earth’s Green Mantle—How It Works, the Symposium will provide an introduction to the fundamental scientific principles behind pressing conservation issues. (Complete story)
Adkins Arboretum Offers Soup 'n Walk Program
March 3, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - To feed the mind and nurture the body, Adkins Arboretum will offer a Soup ’n Walk program on Saturday, March 15. The program includes a guided walk, a delicious lunch and a chat about the nutrition behind the meal with nutritionist and Arboretum docent Julianna Pax. (Complete story)
Adkins Arboretum Announces Spring Preschool Programs
March 3, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - Adkins Arboretum will again offer its popular programs for three- to five-year-olds this spring. Classes are offered as a series of six programs and are available in Monday or Tuesday sessions. (Complete story)
Adkins Arboretum Announces Summer Kids Camps
February 28, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
Summer belongs to children, and summertime is wondertime at Adkins Arboretum! The Arboretum’s Creative Kids Camps series affords children an easygoing, relaxed atmosphere where creativity and fun flourish. (Complete story and photo)
Adkins Arboretum Exhibits Annual Art Competition Show
February 12, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
This year’s Art Competition at Adkins Arboretum brings together an impressive mix of paintings, photographs, ceramics and sculpture created by 22 artists. (Complete story and photos)
Carmean Appointed as Arboretum Campaign Chair
February 7, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - Adkins Arboretum announces the appointment of Arboretum Trustee Kathy Carmean of Ridgely as chair of the Arboretum’s first capital campaign to build a new visitor’s center—The Campaign to Build a Green Legacy. (Complete story and photo)
Adkins Arboretum Announces New Trustee Appointments
February 4, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - The Adkins Arboretum Board of Trustees welcomed five new Board members at its January meeting.
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Adkins Arboretum Offers Soup 'n Walk Program
January 30, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - To feed
the mind and nurture the body, Adkins
Arboretum will offer a Soup ’n Walk program on Saturday, February 16. The program includes a guided walk, a delicious lunch and a chat about the nutrition behind the meal from nutritionist and Arboretum docent Julianna Pax. (Complete story and photo)
Adkins Arboretum Names Beverly Gemmill 2007 Volunteer of the Year
January 30, 2008 - Ridgely, MD -
Growing up in Massachusetts, Beverly Gemmill and her mother had a deal: she would clean the house if her mother would tend the garden. “I didn’t like pulling weeds,” she recollects. “I always had some flowers in the yard, and I was interested in wildflowers, but that’s as far as it went.” (Complete story and photo)
Adkins Arboretum
Announces Preschool Programs
January 14, 2008 - Ridgely, MD - Adkins
Arboretum will again offer its popular
programs for three- to five-year-olds this
winter and spring. Classes are offered
as a series of eight programs and are available
in Monday or Tuesday sessions. (Complete
story.)
Adkins Arboretum
Announces Adult Education Programs
January 14, 2008 - Ridgely, MD
- Adkins
Arboretum is offering a full slate
of programs in February, March and
April focusing on winter gardens, spring
flowers, and art inspired by nature.
(Complete story.)
