March 16, 2011
This Edition: Spring Quiz Heritage Tree Talk Going Green in the Garden: Sustainable Strategies for Ontario Home Landscapes Talk New Summer Garden Birds Booklet Make a Donation Workshops What to See Currently at The Arboretum Answers to Quiz
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Spring QuizSpring is on the way! To get you ready, here are some closeups of Arboretum signs of spring. Can you figure them all out? Answers are at the bottom of the newsletter or in some browsers you can mouse over the picture and it will show the answer.
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Tuesday, March 22 or Wednesday, March 23 | Pruning |
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Friday, March 25 |
Ecological Vegetable Garden |
March 18 |
Saturday, Mar. 26 |
Herb Gardens |
March 18 |
Friday, April 1 |
Ducks |
March 25 |
Tuesday, April 5 |
STARboretum |
March 29 |
Friday, April 8 |
Urban Wildlife Habitat Gardening |
April 1 |
Friday, April 15 |
Warbler I |
April 8 |
Saturday, April 16 |
Youth Photography |
April 8 |
Saturday, April 30 |
Tried and True Garden Plants for Our Area |
April 22 |
Friday, May 6 or Saturday, May 7 |
Spring Wildflowers: Beyond the Field Guide |
April 29 |
Saturday, May 14 |
Garden & Wildflower Photography |
May 6 |
Sunday, May 22 |
Small Ponds: Design, Construction & Maintenance |
May 13 |
For further information and / or to register please call Bev Healy at 519-824-4120 ext. 52358.
Please note that a decision is made on the registration deadline as to whether the workshop will run or not, based on the minimum number of required registrants. You may still register after the deadline as long as the workshop is running and there is space.
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The Arboretum is on Facebook. Check us out at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/The-Arboretum-University-of-Guelph/226671253176?ref=ts
Click on the "Like" icon on our page and let all your friends know about it.
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Pileated Woodpeckers (our largest woodpecker) are making themselves heard in The Arboretum. This sign of spring will hopefully result in a nest of raucous young!
For recent sightings please check out our website. You can view past months as well as current months. There are some great photos on these pages.
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Daffodil |
Eastern Chipmunk |
Fairy Shrimp |
Redbud |
Mourning Cloak Butterfly |
Spring Peeper |
Groundhog |
Red Winged Blackbird |
White Trillium |
Our entrance is on the south side of College Avenue; 150 metres west of Victoria Road. The Arboretum Promenade (formerly Arboretum Road) is not open to vehicular traffic. Please visit our website for a map and directions.
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