Special Interest
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
We held our annual Crum Creek Cleanup event on Thursday, May 5th. It was a gorgeous and very productive day. We had 41 participants cover the Crum Woods from the north end of the woods to the south end. Volunteers picked up trash from the woods and creek, cleared out water bars, pruned branches and pulled invasives. Thanks to everyone who came out for a rewarding morning of work.
Here are the totals for trash we took out.
3 tires
2 fibergalss poles
45 bags of trash
1 metal strap
1 large concrete blob
Picnic table parts
Various wood
1 Wooden bear
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
Looking for new ideas for summer containers? In mid-May, the Arboretum will be putting out lush hanging baskets of tropicals. Named “Burle basket” after the renowned Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, these baskets are a creative way to make an impressive, three-dimensional impact with tropical plants.
The base of the structure is a wire frame, in either a half sphere or conical shape. The frame is then filled with sphagnum moss, which effectively retains the moisture for the plants. Next, a good quality, moisture retaining soil is added. When placing the plants, it is best to start at the bottom…
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Friday, April 22nd, 2011
In recent years, the Dean Bond Rose Garden has been hit hard by rose rosette disease. This is a disease believed to be caused by a virus that has been spreading through much of the wild rose population of the United States for years. It is of great concern to the nursery industry and to many home gardeners because it is known to be lethal to the wild multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) and it is potentially lethal to many ornamental rose species and cultivars. The disease is known to be spread only by a very small, wind-dispersed eriophyid mite, Phyllocoptes…
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