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Fall,
2003
CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF
CONNECTICUT FLORA
An All-Day Symposium sponsored by the Connecticut Botanical
Society and co-sponsored by the Arboretum
Sunday, September 13, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Registration, continental
breakfast, and keynote speaker at Oliva Hall; Blaustein Humanities
Center for workshops and lunch. $60 for CBS and Arboretum members
and $70 for non- members. CALL PROMPTLY TO REGISTER
This all-day symposium sponsored
by the Connecticut Botanical Society and co-sponsored by the Arboretum,
is a celebration of the 100th birthday of the Connecticut Botanical
Society (www.ct-botanical.society.org). . Michael Donoghue, the
keynote speaker, is a Yale Professor and Director of the Peabody
Museum. The seventeen workshops for which you can choose three,
include workshops on herbs, notable tress, identifying wildflowers
in winter, unraveling grass identification, moss gardens, and
many more. Sign up on Saturday for Sunday field trips.
A TREE ID WORKSHOP
A Walk with Jim Luce, Supervisor of Grounds, Saturday, September
27th from 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at New London Hall, Room 112.
$12 for members and $15 for non-members. Registration is required
and covers the cost of book.
Although there are several
ways to identify trees, the focus of this workshop with Jim Luce
is identifying trees by their leaves. Often people are not aware
that most trees have alternate leaves, but a few groups have opposite
leaves, and only rarely are the leaves whorled. Is a leaf smooth,
wavy, serrated, doubly serrated, or lobed? This workshop will
give answers to all of these questions, and participants wil leave
with the ability to go out and readily identify the various trees
they "meet." The registration fee includes a tree identification
book, Trees of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada
by William M. Harlow, which participants will take home. If
you already own this book, you may deduct $7 from your registration
fee. The book is essential for participation in the class.
ANNUAL FALL FOLIAGE WALK
"Now is the time of illuminated woods . . . every
leaf glows like a tiny lamp; one walks through their lighted halls
with a curious enjoyment." John Burrows
A Noonday Walk with Glenn Dreyer, Arboretum Director, Saturday,
October 18th, noon to 1 p.m. Meet at the main entrance of the
Native Plant Collection on Williams Street. Registration suggested.
FREE.
Join Glenn Dreyer on this noontime walk to enjoy nature's spectacular
display of color this autumn. In addition to pointing out the
species with the most colorful foliage, Glenn will discuss the
chemical process behind this phonomena.
10th Annual Fall Plant
Sale
Saturday October 18, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Harkness Chapel Green
(Across from Harkness Chapel and adjacent to the college entrance
on Williams Street)
If you want to give your newly
acquired plants a chance to establish themselves and develop a
healthy root system, FALL PLANTING can help you do just
that. A wide selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs, ferns,
and ornamental grasses will be offered this year at the Arboretum
Fall Plant Sale, including shadbush, roses, fringetree, holly,
lilac, mountain laurel, viburnum, and many more. (Click
here for plants being offered.) Pumpkin Corner will return
this year with an artist available to paint a face on the pumpkin
of your choice to brighten up your home for the fall season. Also
back will be Volunteer Corner containing plants donated by Arboretum
volunteers and members. Volunteer Corner gives people a chance
to spruce up their home landscape at minimal prices. Be sure to
take a chance on the Weeping Chinese Dogwood that will be raffled
off. No need to be present at the time of the drawing to win this
beautiful specimen. Need help selecting the appropriate plants
for your site? Advisors will be on hand to give you advice on
the choosing, planting and care of your new selections. All plants
are of the finest quality, and many are difficult to find at retail
nurseries.
A Bonsai Demonstration by
Tom Lee, of the China Trade Bonsai Society, will be presented
at 11:00 a.m. at the site of the sale. Using a Rhododendron, Mr.
Lee will create an outstanding Bonsai, for which a silent auction
will be held, starting with a price of $25.00. You do not have
to be present to win. There will also be a bonsai table with creations
by the Society on display.
This sale is a public service
and fundraiser, operated and organized by the Arboretum volunteers
and staff. It provides a means for people to acquire native and
non-native choice plants used in and promoted by the Arboretum.
ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE ARBORETUM
A walk/lecture with Harold Juli,
Professor of Anthropology
Sunday, October 19, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Meet in front of the
Athletic Center. Registration suggested. FREE.
The rich array of clues left behind by Native Americans are a
window through which we may glimpse the lifestyles of former occupants
of the land. Professor Juli will lead participants to several
sites and give brief on-site lectures about Native American pre-history
in the Arboretum and in this region in general. Since the early
1970's, the Anthropology Department has used the Arboretum for
archaeological field studies. Participants will have the opportunity
to purchase the Arboretum bulletin, Archaeology in the Connecticut
College Arboretum, written by Dr. Juli. Wear comfortable shoes
and clothing appropriate for walking in the woods.
IN HARMONY WITH NATURE
. . . SALT
SALT (Smaller American Lawns
Today) - An all-day Seminar
Saturday, November 8, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. in Olin Auditorium
$49 for members and $58 for non-members
Registration fee includes buffet lunch, breaks, and handouts.
Books will be available for purchase.
This "In Hamony with
Nature" seminar will demonstrate how to cut back on the size
of your lawn, while retaining and increasing its natural beauty.
Whatever your reason for wanting to cut back on the size of your
lawn, this all-day seminar will give you the tips needed to get
started. Speakers include Mike Nadeau, designer and building of
ecological landscapes, who will speak on "Going Natural:
Exploring the Links Between our Gardens and the Earth;" Ruth
Parnall, landscape architect and environmental educator, who will
demonstrate how to turn your one acre lot into a naturalistic
landscape; Sally Taylor, Professor Emeritus of Botany, who will
demonstrate how flowering shrubs can be used to shrink the size
of your lawn; Stepanie Cohen, Director of the Landscape Arboretum
at Temple Ambler and garden writer, who will speak on the best
selections of perennials for giving your garden native appeal;
and Sheila Wertheimer, landscape historian and designers, who
will show how to make native ornamental grasses part of your naturalistic
home grounds.
The SALT movement was conceived
by the late Dr. William A. Niering, internationally reknowned
enviornmentalist and botany professor at Connecticut College,
and was named by his wife, Catherine Niering. SALT promotes the
practice of designing environmentally sound landscapes that encourage
biodiversity.
A
Holiday Nature Boutique
A Holiday Gift-Buying Opportunity
Friday, December 5th
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Olin Lounge
Do you dread shopping at the
malls during the holiday season? The Arboretum offers an alternative
way of finding outstanding quality gifts for your nature-loving
friends and family. Stewart Nye hand-wrought jewelry; Buttermilk
Lane jewelry, handcrafted from real flowers; Arboretum-made wreaths;
books galore; botanical skin care products; terrariums, decorative
vinegars and oils; bonsai; t-shirts; cards; air plants; photography;
both decorative and functional hand-made birdhouses; holiday plants;
bowls and bookends; educational toys; stocking stuffers, and much
much more--everything offered is of the finest quality and is
either from nature or about nature. The line of Usborne children's
books and kits will be back this year. These books are an outstanding
educational tools for teaching children of all ages about nature.
Many are linked to internet sources, giving your child the opportunity
to further explore his/her topic of interest. (Click
here to view our ever-growing list of items available.) Shop
leisurely in a friendly, festive environment with advisors available
to help you make the "perfect" selections. Rest and
enjoy some holiday refreshments before leaving to go home and
wrap your holiday gifts!. You may find that for your nature-loving
family and friends, you will not even need to go to the crowded
malls this holiday season.. Cash, check, Visa, and MasterCard
are accepted.
The Holiday Nature Boutique
is a fundraiser, and is organized and operated by Arboretum staff
and volunteers.
LET'S TRIM A NATURALISTIC HOLIDAY TREE!
A Celebratory Event with the Arboretum Staff
Friday, December 5, 1 to 3 p.m. in Olin Lounge. FREE.
Drop by the Olin Lounge to
hang your naturalistic ornament on the Holiday Tree place in Olin
Lounge in celebration of nature's bounty and diversity. Bring
berries, shells, conifer cones, flowers, or anything else from
the natural world to beautify the tree. At the same time, you
ar welcome to shop at the Holiday Nature Boutique which will be
in full swing in the lounge at this time. Enjoy a cup of mulled
cider and some holiday refreshments before departing. Naturalistic
tree-trimming is a celebration of the diversity of nature and
a reminder of the need to conserve natural resources. The tree
will be later planted on the campus.
CREATING HOLIDAY WREATHS
A Worshop with Jeff Smith, Arboretum
Horticulturist
Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m. to noon; New London Hall, Greenhouse
$23 for members and $27 for non-members
Registration required.
This is not just a workshop,
but rather a festive Arboretum event that takes place each year
during the holiday season. Seasonal music will be playing, and
Jeff Smith, Arboretum Horticlturist, will have a kettle of mulled
cider brewing. After a brief demonstration, Jeff will teach you
the art of wreath-making. Everyone goes home, not with just an
ordinary wreath, but one of great beauty, to adorn your home throughout
the Holiday Season. If you want to be a part of this workshop,
be sure and register NOW as the enrollment is limited. Bring prunig
shears if you have some and any special ribbon or ornament you
may want to add to your wereath. Everything else will be provided.
Arboretum
Autumn 2002 Program Schedule
September
4 Connecticut Forest and Park Association
- A Field Day
21 An Equinox Walk
at Gungywamp - A Swamp Walk
28 A Tree ID Workshop
- A Walk
October
5 9th Annual Fall Plant Sale
19 Annual Fall Foliage -
A Walk
23 Art in Nature - A
Lecture/Demonstration
26 Perfect Botanical Arrangement
- A Workshop
November
9 Let's Go Natural -
A SALT Seminar
December
6 Let's Trim a Holiday Tree
- A celebratory event with Arboretum staff
6 Botanical Boutique -
Canceled for this season.
7 Creating Holiday Wreaths
- A Workshop
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- New Directions in the American Landscape
January 9th & 10th, 2003
This seminar, designed for landscaping professionals, will
be held at Connecticut College. Although conceived for the professional
, non-professionals may also attend. For further information,
call the Arboretum office at (860) 439-5020.
"Capturing the Beauty of Nature 2003" - a photography
contest. If you start shooting now, you will be able to capture
the beauty of nature in all of the seasons, and have something
wonderful to enter in our annual photography contest.
May 14, 2003 is the deadline for entering.
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"It was a morning in early
summer. a silver haze shimmered and trembled over the lime trees.
The air was laden with their fragrance. The temperature was like
a caress. I remember - I need not recall - that I climbed up
a tree stump and felt suddenly immersed in Itness. I did not
call it by that name. I had no need for words. It and I were
one." -- (Bernard Berenson)
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Connecticut Forest and Park Association
- Saturday, September 14, 2002
Start your morning off with a cup of
coffee and pastry at Buck Lodge. Then join Dr. Chrtistine Small
Assistant Professor of Botany, and Dr. Robert Askins, Professor
of Zoology, for brief reports of the status of long-range vegetation
and the bird census studies. These studies have been ongoing
at the Arboretum since the 1950's. A guided tour of the Native
Plant Collection and a tour of the Natural Area will be given.
Bring a bag lunch, if desired, and eat in the Outdoor Theater
at noon with other participants. Remember to wear comfortable
walking shoes. This field day is being co-sponsored by the CFPA
and the Arboretum.
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- An
Equinox Walk at Gungywamp Swamp
- A Swamp Walk with Stan Gaby, local
geologist
- Saturday, September 21st, 2002
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- Gungywamp Swamp is characterized by dramatic
rock outcroppings and north-south cliff walls; relics of the
ice age of the Thames River. Join Stan Gaby for this walk when
he will discuss the significant geology and astronomy in the
enigmatic stone structures of this famous site. Hike various
trails around Latham Lake. Enjoy, explore and see geological
and archaeological features of the Gungywamp. View the path of
water torrents as the ice cap receded 12,000 years ago and evidence
of astronomy in some of the stone structures. Wear comfortable
walking shoes.
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- A Tree
ID Workshop
- A Walk with Jim Luc, Supervisor
of Grounds
- Saturday, September 28th, 2002
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- There are several ways to distingish between
a sugar maple and a Norway maple or a pin oak and a white oak.
The focus of this workshop, however, is to learn to identify
trees by their leaves. Are you aware that most trees have alternate
leaves, but a few have opposite leaves, and only rarely are the
leaves whorled? Is a leaf smooth, wavy, serrated, double serrated,
or lobed? You will leave this class knowing the answers to all
of these questions and much more. This workshop/walk will give
you a greater appreciation for every tree you "meet".
Jim will start the class inside with a brief lecture, and then
you will go outside to experiment with your newly acquired knowledge.
The registration fee includes a tree identification book, Trees
of the Eastern and Central United States and Canada by William
M. Harlow that participants will take home. If you already own
this book, you may deduct $7.00 from your registration fee, but
the book is essential for participation in the class.
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- 9th Annual
Fall Plant Sale Saturday,
- October 5, 2002
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If you want to give your newly acquired
plants a chance to establish themselves and get a start on the
next growing season, planting in the fall can do just that. A
wide selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, and bulbs will be
available this year at the Arboretum Annual Fall Plant Sale.
Pumpkin Corner will be back again this year with our artists
waiting to paint a special face on the pumpkin of your choice
to brighten up your home this fall. Also back again this year
is the Volunteer Corner containing plants that have been donated
by Arboretum volunteers and members. This year these plants will
be offered at prices that everyone can afford. If you are on
a limited budget this year, Volunteer Corner gives you a great
opportunity to spruce up your home landscape at very little cost
to you. The volunteers are happy when their "extra"
plants find good homes. Be sure and take a chance on the Paperbark
Maple tree that is raffled off the day of the sale. If you need
advice on planting and caring for you selections, Arboretum staff
and volunteers will be on hand to give you the information that
you need. All of the plants offered are of the finest quality,
and many are difficult to find at retail nurseries.
This sale is a public service and fundraiser,
as is organized and operated by Arboretum volunteers and staff.
It provides a means for people to acquire native and non-native
plants found in the arboretum.
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- Annual
Fall Foliage Walk
- A Walk with Glenn Dryer, Arboretum
Director
"Even if something is left undone,
everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn."
-- Elizabeth Lawrence
You must take time to watch the leaves
turn, and this walk with Glenn Dreyer is the opportune time to
do so. Not only will you have the opportunity to view a spectacular
display of color, but Glenn will describe to you the chemical
process behind this great phenomenon. During the walk, he will
point out species with the most colorful foliage.
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Art in Nature
- A lecture/demonstration with Charles
Chu,
- Artist and Professor emeritus
of Chinese.
This evening with Charles Chu is one you
will not want to miss. Dr. Chu, an accomplished painter, calligrapher,
and teacher, will be with us for an informal evening of discussion
in the Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room in the Shain Library.
He will have some of his artistic works with him, and the audience
will be given the opportunity to discuss various works with him
and to ask questions. Chu's paintings, exhibitions, and public
demonstrations are well known in New London and beyond. In 1985
Charles' friend, Tobby Griffis, proposed that they build a collection
of East Asian art for the college. The Chu-Griffis Asian Art
collection is housed in the Shain Library (more that 140 items).
The collection has been shown at the Lyman Allyn Museum, New
London Art Society Gallery, Wesleyan, Eastern Connecticut State
University and Florida State University.
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The Perfect Botanical Arrangement
- A Workshop with Carol King,garden writer and lecturer
Did you ever want that "perfect floral
arrangement" for complementing the exact period of your
home decor? To purchase such an arrangement is not an easy task.
Now you can create one for yourself. Join
Carol King for this workshop and learn to design a flower arrangement
to complement a specific space in you own home, using readily
available materials. Need a bouquet for a mantle, coffee table,
hall table, or a dining room table? Your arrangement will coordinate
perfectly with the style, color, and size of the space you want
to fill.
Best of all, once you learn the technique,
you will be able to adapt it to different seasons and to whatever
flowers are available. You will learn the importance of proportion,
good foliage, and how to make flowers last longer.
Please bring: the dimensions of your table
top or mantle, and a simple, opaque wide mouth container that
coordinates with your decor and that fits the space you have
in mind. It could be a bowl that matches your china, a mixing
bowl or a basket with a liner. Let your imagination soar! The
only requirements are that it has to hold water and have a fairly
wide opening at the top. No tall vases. Solid colors usually
work better than busy patterns. Every thing else will be provided.
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- Let's
Go Natural
- SALT - Smaller American Lawns Today
- A SALT* Backyard Landscaping Seminar for Homeowners
Since we have entered the 21st
century, a new paradigm has been emerging, involving a critical
look at our outdated mode of maintaining lawns larger than needed.
There is a move toward smaller lawns, or even the elimination
of lawns. *The SALT (Smaller american Lawns Today) movement was
conceived by the late Dr. William Niering to promote the concept
of designing environmnetally sound laowns that encourage biodiversity,
rather than wiping it out.
This seminar is designed for the homeowner
who wants to have amore naturalistic home landscape, but is not
sure where or how to start. Our seakers include Laura Eisner
'77 Landscape Designer and President of Horticultural Resources,
speaking on "Why Go Natural? Tips from one Landscape Designer";
Glenn Dreyer, Arboretum Director, "Rooting out those Invasive
Exotics"; Heater Crawford, CT Sea Grant, Coastal Resources
educator, speaking on "Clean Waters: Starting in Your Home
and Yard"; Lisa Gould, Executive director of the Rhode Island
Natural History Survey,on "Creating Backyard Habitat for
Wildlife: Making Room for diversity"; and Larry Weaner,
principal of Larry Weaner Landscape Design and developer of New
Directions in the American Landscape, speaking on "Why Use
Native Plants?". The program will be followed by guided
walks in the Native Plant Collection of the Arboretum. Books
relevant to the topics will be on sale during breaks.
This program is being co-sponsored by the
New London county Soil and Water Conservation District.
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- Let's Trim a Holiday
Tree
- A Celebratory event with the Arboretum Staff
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- Drop by Olin Lounge to hang your naturalistic ornament on
the Holiday Tree placed in the lounge in celebration of nature's
bounty. Bring berries,conifer cones, flowers, shells or anything
else from the natural world to make our tree festive. At the
same time, the Botanical Boutique will be in full swing, and
you are welcome to shop if you wish. Before leaving, be sure
and have a sip of mulled cider and some holiday refreshment.
Tree-trimming is a celebration of the diversity of nature and
a reminder of our need to conserve natural resources.
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- Botanical Boutique
- Unfortunately, this event
is canceled for this year.
Everyone has family or friends for whom
they want to find a unique Holiday gift. If that person loves
nature, you probably can find that perfict gift right here at
the Arboretum Botanical Boutique. You will find items that simpl;y
are not available anywhere else. Books, games, artwork, posters,
stationary, terrariums, air plants wreaths botanical jewelry,
and much more will be in stock. New selections will be added
this year. This Holiday Botanical Boutique is a fundraiser,
and is organized and operated by Arboretum staff and volunteers.
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- Creating
Holiday Wreaths
- A workshop with Jeff Smith, Arboretum Horticulturist
Each holiday season, members and friends
of the Arboretum gather in the Greenhouse in New London Hall
and begin to celebrate the holidays. Festive music plays, and
Jeff Smith, Arboretum Horticulturist, has a kettle of mulled
cider brewing. Then the fun begins. After giving a brief demonstration,
Jeff teaches the participants the art of wreath-making. Everyone
goes home, not with just an ordinary wreath, but rather one of
great beauty to grace their home throughout the Holiday Season.
If you want to be part of this festive occasion, be sure to register
early as there is limited enrollment. Bring with you pruning
shears if you have them. Everything you need will be provided,
but if you would like to add a special ribbon or ornament to
your wreath, just bring it with you.
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