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The Sweetest Figs
Henriette Troiano, born Enrica LaVerghetta and called Nan by her friends and family, was born in Italy in 1918. She was one of three children of the LaVerghetta family, who [...]
The American Chestnut
Do you remember the Longfellow poem which begins "Under a spreading chestnut tree the village smithy stands"? Everyone reading this poem when it was written in 1842 would have recognized [...]
Composting: From Trash to Treasure
When it comes to gardening, you have black gold right at your fingertips and may not even realize it. What I mean by that is that your yard waste and [...]
Gertrude Smith Wister’s Legacy
Gertrude Smith Wister played a major role during the formative years of Tyler Arboretum. Her influence can be seen in our plant collections - the Rhododendron Garden, the Pinetum and [...]
Search and Destroy: Another Side of Vegetable Gardening
This month we will increase our knowledge about how to help prevent harmful pests and weeds in the garden, and what to do when they start to impede you from [...]
Dick’s Trilliums
Have you come across small fenced-in areas along the Minshall Trail (white blazes) just outside gate two or along the Dismal Run Trail (orange blazes)? Chances are you have come [...]
Tree Giveaway for Tyler Members
Saturday, April 24, 9:00 am to when all 100 trees go to good homes First come, first served! COVID 19 RULES APPLY: Please wear your mask and practice social distancing. [...]
Spring Cues and a Changing Climate
For some people, when they hear the term “spring”, their minds fill with bright, colorful images of flowers in bloom. For others, it's frogs singing, the smell of mulch or [...]