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Restoring the Natural Rain Cycle
After the past few weeks, I think we’ve all got rain on the brain. Following a few days of misty, soggy weather, everything can start to feel saturated. While it’s [...]
Telling Tyler’s Story
I miss family gatherings. I remember all of the uncles and aunts with cousins gathered at Nai nai (maternal grandmother in my dialect) and Gong gong (maternal grandfather) for our [...]
A Sweet Gift
Maple trees have special significance in American culture. They provided our own homegrown source of sweetener when honey was unavailable and cane sugar needed to be shipped to the colonies. [...]
The Journey of Hope
This is the story of Thomas and Margaret Minshall, Quaker immigrants from England who crossed an ocean in 1682 to set up a homestead in the Americas. They wanted to [...]
Planting Seeds as an Act of Hope
“When life hands you dirt, plant seeds.” – Matshona Dhliwayo Now more than ever seems like a good time to have a vegetable garden, even if you have never had [...]
Small Fruit Winter Care
On the far side of Lucille’s Garden, opposite from the path leading to the Native Woodland Walk, is where you will find our bramble patch. A bramble is any rough, [...]
Owl Prowl – At Tyler Arboretum
Tyler Arboretum held an Owl Prowl on Sunday, January 16th. Despite the frigid temperature and early hour, eight intrepid owl prowlers gathered at 6:00 am to search the Arboretum [...]
Part 2: Lucille’s Garden — Answering the Call
Almost every day at Tyler, we have volunteers who help us maintain our grounds, grow vegetables, collect data, share expertise with visitors and much, much more. As a nonprofit organization, [...]