EVENTS
Spring Nursery Opening Weekend Spring has been slowly making its presence known at the Arboretum. Emerging skunk cabbage in the woods of Blockston Branch, the appearance of robins, and warming temperatures all make for an exciting time of year! The Spring Nursery Opening Weekend will be just as exciting. The Arboretum offers the region’s largest selection of ornamental native plants, and this season’s offerings will include an assortment of woodland flowers and spring ephemerals (those that disappear once they have flowered). Selections include cranefly orchids, commonly found on the Arboretum grounds, trillium, Jack-in-the-pulpit, and many more. ‘Creel’s Quintet’ sumac is a new shrub offered this spring. Its compact female form, coupled with purple fall colors and an interesting leaflet arrangement, make it the perfect sumac for smaller gardens.
Arbor Day Run Saturday, April 5 Registration 8–8:45 a.m., Healthy Kids Dash at 8:50 a.m., 5K at 9 a.m.
As a participant in the Marylanders Plants Trees Program, the Arboretum offers a $25 discount on any tree or shrub priced $50 and higher. A wonderful selection of larger trees is available for sale this spring: American beech (the Arboretum’s Native Tree of the Year), oak, magnolia, dogwoods, yellowwood, and silverbell.
Fee: $25 ages 16 and up, $15 ages 15 and under. The Healthy Kids Dash is free.
Join fellow runners and nature enthusiasts for the ninth annual Arbor Day Run. Participants will catch glimpses of spring as they travel the cross-country course plotted along the Arboretum’s network of scenic forest and meadow paths. Post-race festivities include refreshments, awards, and children’s activities. Register online at TriSportsEvents.com or in person at the Arboretum front desk.
The Opening Weekend sale will be held in the Visitor’s Center front parking area. Members, including those who join on any sale day, receive a 10% discount on plants, gift shop items, and books. Members who join at the Contributor ($100) level and above receive a 20% discount on plants. Sale days are crowded, so please leave dogs at home. For more information, visit adkinsarboretum.org or call 410-634-2847, ext. 0. Following the Opening Weekend, the Native Plant Nursery will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, through October.
Members-only Sale
Friday, April 11, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Shop the Members-only Sale for the best selection. New members are welcome! Local musicians Ampersand will play folk and historical music during sale hours.
Public Sale Days Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, noon–4 p.m.
Local musicians Driven Women will play old-time music during Saturday’s sale hours (see page 22).
Having recently relocated to the Eastern Shore from upstate New York, Ampersand will perform Friday, April 11 at the Members-only Sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The group plays a variety of acoustic music, from historical tunes and songs (Colonial American, Civil War Era) to blues songs of the 1920s and ’30s, to modern folk music.
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Used Book Sale The Arboretum is accepting donations of gently used gardening and nature-themed books and magazines. Donations may be dropped off at the Arboretum Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Shop for books and magazines at great prices on the sale days! 4