The Landis Newsletter

Fall 2024

Volume 42 , Number 3


From the Director’s Desk: Where to See Big Trees -- Locally! (Part II)

So you want to see a “Big Tree” but aren’t sure where to start? After my previous newsletter article addressing this topic, several people have asked for more big trees...

Fred Breglia

Landis Portraits: Bruce Bonacquist

Bruce Bonacquist enjoys the element of surprise found within nature.

“I like to be surprised, and if you just look around you, are always going to be surprised by something,” he...

Morgan McClary

A Day in the Life of the Nicholas J. Juried Meeting House

Day breaks at the Arboretum. The first rays of sunlight touch the Nicholas J. Juried Meeting House on the hill above the Farmhouse. It is the beginning of another day...

Jim Paley

News and Muse from the Bluebird Trail

All nest monitoring is conducted in accordance with The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Nestwatch Nest Monitoring Manual. All monitoring data is entered into the Nestwatch database, and an end-of-year summary...

Shayne Mitchell

Evergreen Memories:  Pass-Along Plants

Gardeners celebrate the moment, relishing a perfect blossom, a bountiful crop of vegetables, a fortuitous combination of colors. They look to the future: to the next year to rectify mistakes...

Nolan Marciniec

Reciprocal Gardens  Membership Benefit:  Visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Spring and fall, you mark your calendars to be sure you don’t miss Pick of the Pots (POPs), Friday nights before the plant sales. As a Landis member, you enjoy...

Louise Polli

Landis Portraits: Shayne Mitchell

“It’s a great place to experience nature,” Shayne Mitchell said, “a great place to meditate.” He said that the Shanti Vun Meditation Garden held a special appeal to him, as...

Nolan Marciniec

Landis Honors Volunteers at Annual Appreciation Event.

On a beautiful early fall afternoon, Landis board members and volunteers met for the annual Arboretum Volunteer Appreciation Event. Food and drink are supplied by the Board as a small...

Sam McClary (Group photo credit: Lei Pollard / Mountain Eagle)

From the Garden: Introducing the Geophytes

Gardeners know that the fall is the time to plant bulbs for a spring display. Given the trend of planting native species, I wondered if there were any bulbs native...

Erin McKenna Breglia

Your membership dollars are critical to our economic viability and the sustainability of our collections, grounds, and educational programs. You can help by joining or renewing your membership . Consider renewing at a higher level. Encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to do so as well. Give the gift of membership to the beautiful Landis Arboretum!

Our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies

We have good friends in the community that help the Arboretum in a number of ways.
Please consider patronizing our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies!

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