The Landis Newsletter

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...