Registration is required for all programs. Register online at adkinsarboretum.org, call 410-634-2847, extension 0, or e-mail info@adkinsarboretum.org. Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to program start.
FAUNA AND FLORA Spring Ephemerals: The Fleeting Flowers Sunday, April 27, 1–2:30 p.m. Free for members, free with $5 admission fee for nonmembers Registration required. Limit: 20
Discover the botanical treasures of early spring: trout lilies, Virginia bluebells, spring beauties, pink lady’s slipper, and more. Spring at Adkins Arboretum offers a dazzling diversity of flowers that emerge and are gone in a blink. Join Arboretum docent and Maryland Master Naturalist Margan Glover on a walk to find these early flowers, sure signs of spring!
Eat the Landscaping Sunday, May 18, 1–3 p.m. Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens
F ee: $15 members, $20 non-members
Add beauty to your gardens and food to your table by mixing ornamentals and edibles in your landscaping. Elizabeth Beggins will inspire you to step outside the boxwood with vegetables, fruits, and herbs sure to enliven your planting beds and supplement the foods you prepare. All you need is some sun and some creativity to become a successful edible gardener. This program offers the complimentary option of a light seasonal lunch if desired. Contact Ginna Tiernan at gtiernan@adkinsarboretum.org or 410-634-2847, ext. 27 if you wish to enjoy the lunch option. Lunch begins at 1 p.m.; the program follows at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 18, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Fee: $65 members, $80 non-members includes transportation, driver gratuity, admission, and guided tour
Longwood Gardens is a living expression of all that its founder, Pierre S. du Pont, found inspiring, meaningful, and beautiful. From the intricate fountain systems to the meticulous gardens to the architectural grandeur, aweinspiring discoveries await at every turn. The focus of the day will be the new Meadow Garden, recently expanded from 40 to 86 acres with additional open meadows of native flowers and grasses, wetlands with moisture-loving plants and animals, a birding overlook high on a hill, four pavilions, the historic Webb Farmhouse, and galleries and additional seating throughout. The design approach of this newest garden demonstrates best practices in stewardship, preserving and improving the quality of its environmental resources—its ecosystems, biodiversity, water, soil, air, and human connections. There will be plenty of time to explore the other gardens and to lunch at your choice of cafés.
Foraging Sunday, June 8, 1–3 p.m. Fee: $15 members, $20 non-members Registration required. Limit: 35 Bill Schindler, Ph.D. returns to the Arboretum to lead this hands-on workshop that will immerse participants in the exciting, sustainable, and nutritious world of foraging for wild plants. Go into the field to learn how to identify, harvest, and prepare many of the season’s wild edibles. It doesn’t get more local or organic than this!
The bus departs from Aurora Park Drive in Easton at 8 a.m. and from the Route 50 westbound Park and Ride at Route 404 at 8:20 a.m. An additional stop at the 301/291 Park and Ride for Chestertown-area participants will be added upon request. The bus will depart from Longwood Gardens at 3 p.m. and will return to Aurora Park Drive at approximately 5 p.m.
Dr. Schindler is a professor of anthropology and archaeology at Washington College. His research focuses on prehistoric foodways and technologies. He incorporates wild foods into his and his family’s diet on a regular basis. Please note that foraging by individuals is not permitted on the Arboretum grounds.
Please contact Ginna Tiernan at gtiernan@adkinsarboretum.org or 410-634-2847, ext. 27 with your pick-up location.
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