August 11, 2023

Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shweta Basnett to speak on Rhododendron pollinators

By Juliana S. Medeiros, PhD, Plant Biologist

Plants

Visiting Fulbright Scholar Dr. Shweta Basnett will hold lecture to highlight global diversity of Rhododendron pollinators and sensitivity to climate change. Dr. Shweta Basnett, Fulbright Scholar, University of Maryland, will... more

July 28, 2023

Analyzing Wildflower Phenology Across Botanical Gardens

By Chelsea Miller, PhD, Ecologist

Plants

In addition to being beautiful public greenspaces, botanical gardens and arboreta house valuable biological information. These living museums present a unique opportunity for scientists in the form of ready-made experimental... more

July 26, 2023

Holden Researcher Will Study How Microbes Alter How Plants Respond to Climate Change with Prestigious Award from the NSF

By Anna Funk, Science Communications Specialist

Soils

There’s an entire universe of microscopic life, living in us, on us, and all around us, too small for the naked eye to see. The more researchers learn about these... more

May 8, 2025

It’s Poppin’: May 8

By Alexandra Faidiga, Assistant Curator

Plants

The photos speak for themselves this week—it’s definitely poppin’ out there! The arboretum really shines in May with fragrant lilacs blooming in the Display Garden and rhododendrons of every color... more

May 2, 2025

It’s Poppin’: May 2

By Alexandra Faidiga, Assistant Curator

Plants

Welcome back to It’s Poppin! This week in the gardens, time is flying—some of the trees and shrubs we highlighted just last week, like fragrant viburnums and serviceberries, have already... more

April 24, 2025

It’s Poppin’: April 24 (Tulip Time!)

By Alexandra Faidiga, Assistant Curator

Plants

The weather seems to have finally broken this week and you can tell in our gardens. Magnolias, fragrant viburnum, tulips and wildflowers abound at both campuses, and new plants are... more

March 5, 2025

How Nonnative Plants Respond to Climate Change: Holden Arboretum Researchers Report

By Anna Funk, PhD, Science Communications Specialist

Plants

Scientists agree: Global warming is real, and it’s happening today. Here in northeast Ohio, we can most clearly see the signs during spells of too-warm-too-early weather in the spring or... more

January 16, 2025

Seedling Scramble: How Warming Changes Plant Communities

By Anna Funk, PhD, Science Communications Specialist

Plants

Kirtland, OH — Our world is warming, and how exactly that will affect our ecosystems is a critical question. As the climate shifts, plants and animals are already responding in... more

January 8, 2025

Holden’s Wildflower Garden Is a Living Laboratory for Climate Change Research—Here’s What Our Researchers Have Learned

Plants

Public gardens like the Holden Arboretum and the Cleveland Botanical Garden are great places to visit. But patrons exploring the latest Frost event might miss that behind the scenes, these... more

May 24, 2024

Meet the Future of Rhododendron Research

By Juliana S. Medeiros, PhD, Plant Biologist

Plants

Members of the Medeiros Lab in the Holden research department organized an Early Career Researcher Mini-Conference and research poster session at the American Rhododendron Society Annual Convention which took place... more

December 6, 2023

Snow and Dormancy: A Delicate Balance Threatened By Climate Change

By Beck Swab, PhD, Director of Conservation and Community Forestry

Wildlife

As winter blankets the world in a pristine layer of snow, a silent transformation takes place in the natural world. Snow cover and dormancy are interconnected elements in the delicate... more

November 29, 2023

Rhododendron minus: A colorful mystery wrapped in a riddle

By Juliana S. Medeiros, PhD, Plant Biologist

Plants

Rhododendron minus is a woody evergreen shrub native to the southeastern United States, with a range that extends from North Carolina and Tennessee south into Georgia and Alabama. Across this... more