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June 7, 2024
It’s Poppin’: June 7th
By Alexandra Faidiga, Plant Recorder
June sometimes feels like a lull between the spring wildflowers that we eagerly anticipate in April and May and the bold, colorful blooms of mid-summer. This week, let’s take a... more
June 7, 2024
Seeking to Understand Disease Resistance in Crabapples
By Maris Hollowell, Emily Lewis, Na Wei
Unseasonably warm spring weather threw a curveball at researchers at the Holden Arboretum, who study the flowering time, pollinators, and microbiomes of crabapple trees. The crabapple plot at the arboretum... more
June 3, 2024
An Update on our Feathered Friends
By Matt Edwards, Animal Care Specialist
Within the next few weeks our male red bishop weaver birds will have their breeding plumage completely grown in and be ready to begin their summer courtship displays. Their display... more
May 29, 2024
Teaming Up to Find the Pinxterbloom Azalea
By Kara Grady, Conservation Horticulture Assistant, NOWCorps
While our coworkers celebrated spring at the arboretum, May 1st found Connor and I, as well as Greg Payton Kady Wilson of the Dawes Arboretum, in Shawnee State Forest in... more
May 28, 2024
A Guide to Pinching Seedlings
By Rob Dzurec, Horticulturist
As spring blooms with promises of new beginnings, gardening enthusiasts eagerly sow seeds, nurturing their dreams of lush greenery and vibrant blooms. Among the many techniques to ensure healthy growth,... more
May 24, 2024
It’s Poppin’: May 24th
By Alexandra Faidiga, Plant Recorder
The unseasonably high temperatures this week have been a clear reminder that summer is right around the corner. Between grilling, chilling, swimming, or any other Memorial Day weekend activities you... more
May 24, 2024
Meet the Future of Rhododendron Research
By Juliana S. Medeiros, PhD, Plant Biologist
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
May 22, 2024
Beech Leaf Disease Research Update: The Impact on Microbial Communities
By Anna Funk, PhD, Science Communications Specialist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (KIRTLAND) May 21, 2024 – Beech leaf disease is an emerging threat to American beech trees in the Great Lakes Region and northeastern U.S. Caused by a non-native,... more
May 21, 2024
Saving a Rare Rhododendron Species
By Kara Grady, Conservation Horticulture Assistant, NOWCorps
Saving the locally extinct, Bog Labrador Tea Rhododendron. What does the future hold for this bog-loving species of native rhododendron? more
May 17, 2024
It’s Poppin’: May 17th
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
Holden Arboretum While the rhododendrons and azaleas as still the show, I’ll start this week by showing you several of our late spring bloomers that are opening now in the... more
May 16, 2024
Cleveland Botanical Garden is Ready for Summer Sunshine with New Displays, Experiences & Events
(CLEVELAND) May 16, 2024 – The Cleveland Botanical Garden comes to beautiful life this summer with new sights and experiences all season long. A full calendar of summer events awaits... more
May 16, 2024
Spend Summer at Holden Arboretum with Pollinator Express, Concerts in the Forest, Firefly Hikes and More
(KIRTLAND) May 16, 2024 – The Holden Arboretum welcomes the summer season with a new railroad exhibit Pollinator Express, a calendar filled with outdoor events and experiences, and gorgeous grounds... more
May 10, 2024
It’s Poppin’: May 10th
By Alexandra Faidiga, Plant Recorder
Calling all azalea admirers! This is the weekend to visit the Holden Arboretum or the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Our azaleas are in their prime and boasting an excellent display this... more
May 9, 2024
It’s Poppin’: Leach Research Station
By Kara Grady, Conservation Horticulture Assistant, NOWCorps
It’s spring, which means that plants are popping at the David G. Leach Research Station! Home to Holden’s premiere rhododendron and azalea collection, our site near the shore of Lake... more
May 3, 2024
It’s Poppin’: May 3rd
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
Does it feel like summer yet? We sure have had a run of warm weather, and this has jump started our blooms. At the botanical garden, the trees are looking... more
April 26, 2024
It’s Poppin’: April 26th
By Alexandra Faidiga, Plant Recorder
Welcome back to It’s Poppin’, and happy Arbor Day! Although it’s been a chilly week, it hasn’t stopped our gardens from poppin’. Enjoy the warmer weather this weekend and come... more
April 24, 2024
Leapin’ Lupines!
By Dawn Gerlica, Senior Horticulturist
Renovating the Sand Prairie in the Myrtle S. Holden Wildflower Garden It’s not quite the phrase from the musical, ‘Annie’, but it does convey the shock of the renovation work... more
April 19, 2024
It’s Poppin’: April 19th
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
It’s absolutely poppin’ out there! Don’t let the grey skies keep you from a technicolored adventure this weekend. At the Cleveland Botanical Garden, it’s tulip time! Yes, there are other... more
April 18, 2024
Pollinators are Pulling into the Station at the Holden Arboretum this Summer
April 16, 2024 (KIRTLAND) – Pollinators are pulling into the station at the Holden Arboretum. Get ready to be inspired by an imaginative world of miniature trains and botanical structures... more
April 12, 2024
It’s Poppin’: April 12th
By Alexandra Faidiga, Plant Recorder
It has been an unforgettable week for northeast Ohio! Whether you were downtown or in the suburbs on Monday afternoon, at 3:13pm we were all gazing skyward to witness the... more
April 11, 2024
Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden Celebrate Arbor Day with FREE Admission, Tree Seedling Giveaway, & More
April 11, 2024 (CLEVELAND) – Get ready to show your love of trees in honor of this year’s Arbor Day on Friday, April 26, 2024. The Cleveland Botanical Garden... more
April 10, 2024
Delighting in Daffodils
By Stefanie Verish, Horticulturist
On these gray-cast and chilly days of early spring, bright spatterings of daffodils are like displaced sunshine, coaxing from us hope and smiles for fairer days to come. They stand... more
April 5, 2024
It’s Poppin’: April 5th
By Tom Arbour, M.En., Curator of Living Collections
Spring blooms arrived early this year, but then cold weather set in and pressed pause on our floral displays. The recent heavy rains and cool temperatures mean that spring is... more
April 2, 2024
Ohio’s Native Rhododendrons
By Kara Grady, Conservation Horticulture Assistant, NOWCorps
I love native plants, especially the prairie plants of my home state, Iowa. So when I first moved out to Ohio, I knew I’d be learning the new names and... more
March 29, 2024
It’s Poppin’: March 29th
By Alexandra Faidiga, Plant Recorder
Welcome back! It’s still early spring and the gardens are starting to ramp up. Here are some new blooms to check out at both of our campuses this weekend: Holden... more
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