The Landis Newsletter

From the Director’s Desk: No Mow May/Low Mow Spring!

No Mow May or Low Mow Spring means exactly what it sounds like: not mowing or low mowing your lawn for the month of May with a goal of helping...

From the Garden: Daylilies in Bloom!

Now that our resident woodchuck family has – hopefully – relocated, we anticipate the return of daylilies in bloom!

Not actually a true lily, a daylily is a flowering perennial...

A Field Guide to Evergreen Trees

They’re the stars of the holiday season. They brighten the whole drab winter with their warm, festive greenery. But during the summer, the evergreen trees lose their starring role—they’re completely...

Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum - Shawn Bevins

Shawn Bevins is serious about volunteering – with a smile. At plant sales, he’s one of the parking lot regulars, in the company of his son...

Man and Best Friend at the Landis Arboretum

When I first make people’s acquaintance, they are generally surprised to learn I have a Pomeranian. Apparently, I don’t strike people as the “soft and...

Yoga in the Grass at Landis

The Landis Meeting House is the site of weddings, memorials, star parties, and, now, yoga. On a glorious Sunday afternoon, certified instructor Vanessa Chambers invited participants to spread their mats...

First Houseplant Swap Grows Interest in Landis

A houseplant swap allows people to diversify their collection in a cost-effective way, or get rid of plants they no longer need; and sometimes a pet or space issue is...

Summer Nights

Fred Lape’s poems are often rooted in his childhood experiences at Oak Nose Farm, the site of the present-day Landis Arboretum. They often juxtapose the domestic and the cosmic, one...

A Most Successful Sale!

Thanks to our wonderful community and the best volunteers ever, our Signature Spring Plant, Book, and Bake Sale was a resounding success. Here are a few images from the sale.