Out and About in the Arboretum

The graceful, arching branches of forsythia are graceful and showy. This fast-growing, hardy shrub blooms early, providing a sunny sight before the rest of the landscape greens up.

Over the years, we have often had a nest built in our parking lot garden — perhaps they are scouting for this year’s nest??

The month of March often brings pops of color throughout the Arboretum, and after such a white winter, we are all so pleased to enjoy some color. Keep an eye out on the buds of the trees and shrubs as we move through the rest of the month.

Pussy willow is the name given to smaller species in the Salix genus when the furry catkins appear in early spring. The North American native plant Salix discolor, a deciduous shrub, is the most common species.

Witchhazel, Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold Promise,’ is a flowering shrub that is prized for its spidery bright yellow blooms that arrive in late winter or early spring, before the foliage opens.

For some of us, snow cover can make winter complete.