Out and About in the Arboretum

[su_row][su_column size=”1/2″][su_spacer size=”10″]As we move further into the month of September, the Lumberton Campus Meadow is giving yet another wonderful show of native wildflowers and grasses. Miriam Swartz led an educational walk in the Meadow to share the fall season blooms and grasses. Of particular note right now are the Blue Lobelia, Pink Turtlehead, Purple Top Grass and the Horsemint.

This past week, three groups of native shrubs have been introduced and planted in the Arboretum on the Medford Campus. As you walk through the Pinetum on the way to Court 26, you will note these new plantings of Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Mindia’ Coppertina, Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice,’ and Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur.’ These shrubs will offer fragrance and flowers throughout the

Winterberry, Ilex verticillata, is a deciduous shrub native to our area. During late summer green berries form on the shrubs. As we move into the fall and winter seasons, what are now relatively inconspicuous berries become bright red in color for all of us to enjoy and for birds to feast upon through the winter months. If you look closely,

[su_row][su_column size=”1/3″][su_spacer size=”10″]This time of the year brings about the harvest of the season. On the Medford Campus to the rear of the Lois Forrest Nature Center you will find an assortment of gardens in full swing. Herbs, vegetables, and flowers are in abundance and being enjoyed by all. The colors, scents and sightings of butterflies are a feast for

[su_row][su_column size=”1/3″][/su_column] [su_column size=”1/3″][su_spacer size=”10″]Thanks to the Crape Myrtle trees, we are currently enjoying pops of vibrant pink color throughout the Arboretum. Trees of the  Lagerstroemia  genus thrive in the heat of the season. You can easily view a number of Crape Myrtle trees as you enter the parking lot for the Community Building on the Medford Campus. The brilliant