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2024
October
From the Director’s Desk: Where to See Big Trees -- Locally! (Part II)
Landis Portraits: Bruce Bonacquist
A Day in the Life of the Nicholas J. Juried Meeting House
News and Muse from the Bluebird Trail
Evergreen Memories: Pass-Along Plants
Reciprocal Gardens Membership Benefit: Visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Landis Portraits: Shayne Mitchell
Landis Honors Volunteers at Annual Appreciation Event.
From the Garden: Introducing the Geophytes
June
Don't Miss These Upcoming Activities at Landis!
The Arboretum’s Battle Against Invasive Species
From the Director’s Desk: Where to See a Big Tree -- Locally! (Part 1)
A Close Encounter of the Wasp Kind
From the Garden: The Ever Popular, Low Maintenance Iris
News and Muse from the Bluebird Trail
State Museum to Preserve Landis Herbarium
The Magic of Volunteering
On the Road Again
March
Landis Signature Spring Plant Book and Bake Sale
Landis Houseplant Swap!
A Shallow Dive into Vernal Pools
Never Underestimate Nature: Rejuvenating Old Apple Trees
News and Muse from the Bluebird Trail
Landis Membership Away from Home
How to Avoid Houseplant Heartbreak
From the Garden - Gardening with Paper Mulch: Making of a Horticultural Myth
From the Director's Desk: The Renewed Landis Grown Project
Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum - Bruce Kearns
"Taking Big Steps": Nicholas J. Juried Family Foundation Gifts
2024 Activities at Landis: The Makings of an Exciting Year!
February
The George Landis Arboretum 2023 Annual Report
2023
October
The Landis community mourns the loss of Anne Donnelly on October 4, 2023
From the Director’s Desk: Update on the Big Tree Search
From the Garden: Your Autumn Garden Must Haves!
Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum - Chuck Mueller
Volunteers Celebrate Meeting House Renovation
Apples and Man: A Book Review
Volunteers and Donors Renovate Meeting House
Landis 5K: A Perennial Tradition
Landis Office Hours
Litter of Pigs
Scenes from a Plant, Book, and Bake Sale
September
Lichens
June
From the Director’s Desk: No Mow May/Low Mow Spring!
From the Garden: Daylilies in Bloom!
A Field Guide to Evergreen Trees
Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum - Shawn Bevins
Man and Best Friend at the Landis Arboretum
Yoga in the Grass at Landis
First Houseplant Swap Grows Interest in Landis
Summer Nights
A Most Successful Sale!
April
It's almost time for Landis' Signature Plant, Book, and Bake Sale!
March
From the Director's Desk: Confessions of a Big Tree Hunter
From the Garden: Beneficial Insects
Things Are Looking Up
S-L-O-W Birding: A Primer for Beginners
Book Review: “The Nature of Oaks”
Re-thinking Garden Pests
At the HVCC Flower and Garden Show: Landis Volunteers
Barn Swallows
Picturing Landis through the year
2022 Annual Report
2022
September
From the Director’s Desk: Landis Trails, New Map and Guide
From the Garden: Gardens Within a Garden
Welcome Darkness!
Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum: Susan Strangia
Volunteers Turn Jungle into Dream: Shanti Vun Meditation Garden Open for Enjoyment
Spend a “Second Saturday” at a Landis Arboretum Used Book Sale
Trees and Shrubs for Fall Color
Spotlight on Sponsors: Wellington’s Herbs and Spices
September 2022 Volunteer Appreciation Event
August
Landis Forest 5K - August 6, 2022
Reciprocal Admissions: The Wonderful Landis Membership Benefit that You May Not Know About
June
Don't Overlook Your Reciprocal Admissions Privilege
May
Scenes From the Spring Plant Sale
From the Director’s Desk: Q&A, Part III
From the Garden: Milkweeds for Monarchs!
Life and Death on the Lawn
Chasing the Impossible: Deer-Proof Shrubs
Landis Website: New and Easy to Use
In Praise of the Humble Rain Barrel
Landis Portraits: A Series About the People Behind the Plants at the Arboretum
Spotlight on Sponsors: Southside Beverage
Arts @ the Arb: A Focus on the Artwork of Anne Jaster
Recipe: Wild Ramp Pesto
March
From the Director's Desk: Q & A with Fred Breglia
Second Sunday Snowshoe: A Chance to Explore and Learn
Hello, Puddle! Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review
Babes in the Woods
The Landis Calendar for 2022 is Ready!
Mark Your Calendars for the Spring Plant, Book, and Bake Sale
From the Garden: The Rainbow Connection
Arts at the Arb
Let's Get Sowing! A Quick Tip for Growing from Seed
Spring Ephemerals and Wildflowers at Landis
New Man in Town
Landis Portraits: Floyd A. Guernsey III
Keeping Time at Landis
January
2021 Annual Report
2021
October
Spotlight on Sponsors: Faddegon's Nursery
Fred Lape's Apples and Man
September
The Same Venus
Landis Day at Grapevine Farms
Drum Circles at Landis: A Transformative Experience
From the Directors Desk: Q & A With Fred Breglia
Landis Portraits: Morgan McClary
Dragonflies and Damselflies: Learning New Skills and Making New Friends
Landis' Betty Corning and her Clematis
From the Garden: Native Plants in the Garden
Mysterious Mushrooms
The Veteran Tree: A Survivor
June
Landis Portraits: Janka Bialek and Pam Trickett
The Magic Cicada
Jean Beaudet, Friend of Landis
From the Garden: The Power of Flowers
From the Director's Desk A Changing Climate: New Problems, New Solutions
Changing Times, Changing Calendar
Native Curiosity - Ed Miller: Landis Marks the 20th Year of the Native Plant Collection
The Bur Oak: A Meditation on a Tree and Time, Fathers, and Sons
Our Fern Glen at Landis
Spring Awakening: A Hike at Landis Arboretum
March
Landis Portraits: Wendy Kass
Meeting Mr. Lape
From the Director's Desk: Technology Reshaping Arboriculture
Roots and Shoots: Anticipating the Spring Plant Sale
Volunteers and Landis: A Perfect Pairing
In Remembrance: Louis Suarato
Spotlight on Sponsors: Country Boy Realty
Container Gardening: Plants in Pots
From the Garden: Let's Make a Compost Pile!
2020
December
2020 Annual Report
October
Fingers Going, Fingers Comng
September
From the Garden: "Pass Along" Gardening
Spotlight on Sponsors: Stewart’s Shops
Seedtime
Farming, by Fred Lape
In Memoriam: Agnes DeKay, 1925-2020
From the Director’s Desk: Managing the Landis Arboretum During a Global Pandemic
David Roy, Bevins Family Receive Landis Awards
June
Landis Arboretum Named Old Growth Forest Headquarters
Ginkgo biloba: A Bearer of Hope
Fern Seed: A Fable
LANDIS PORTRAITS: Anne and Pat Donnelly
We Appreciate: Boy Scout Troop 501
Midsummer Pause: A Poem by Fred Lape
Little Green Thumbs: Introduce Your Kids to Gardening
In Memoriam: Anne Jaster (1937 - 2020)
A Message from the Communications Committee
March
LANDIS PORTRAITS: Vijaya Luxmi
A Fond Remembrance: Peter Rumora
Ethical Foraging at Home and Afield
From the Director's Desk: Grant Assists Buckleya Collection
Attention, Please: FINAL Notice
Breathe Easy
Spread Your Wings, Flaunt Your Antlers at Landis
Spotlight on Sponsors: Lancaster Development, Inc.
Landis Meeting House Shelter Benefits Community
Just for Kids: The Frog Chorus
From the Garden: Pollinators in the Garden
Roots and Shoots: Rare Plants Come to Landis
2019
September
Grandfather and Boy: A Poem by Fred Lape
Gershwin at Landis
Winter Birding for Families
The Amazing Slug
From the Director's Desk: A Real Life Lorax
Landis Portraits: Gus Polli
"The Collector's Corner:" Roots and Shoots
From the Garden: This Fall, Introduce Your Kids to the Garden!
Meet Our Support Staff
June
Schoharie Lily Festival, July 13
Spotlight on Sponsors
This Native Plant: Faxinus americana
LANDIS PORTRAITS:: Nan Williams
The Care and Feeding of Hummingbirds
From the Director's Desk: Update on Oak Wilt and Landis
SAND: A Poem by Fred Lape
Landis Celebrates Volunteers September 29
Just for Kids: What's Bugging You?
Small Shrubs and Fall Color
From the Garden: Don't Let Ticks Kick You Out of the Garden
March
Celebrate Spring: Russian Spinach Soup
Try UniGuide at Landis – and Beyond!
We Appreciate: An Eagle Scout at Landis
Just for Kids (and the Young at Heart): Tracking the Timberdoodle
Pokeweed: Patience is a Virtue
“The Year Everything Changed”: An Unpublished Work by Fred Lape
LANDIS PORTRAITS: Sue Tricario
From the Garden: Health Benefits of Gardening
Spring Plant Sale: Something Old, Something New!
From the Director's Desk: Preserving the Legacy of Fred Lape
Ed Miller: Renaissance Man
Adventures to Cherish: Remembering Ed Miller
January
2019 Annual Report
2018
October
The Dirt: Behind the Scenes at Landis, Fall 2018
Plant Sale Raffles Become a Tradition
An Historical Timeline of the Landis Arboretum
The Healing Power of Plants: Donna Vincent and ARC
Landis Portraits: Vince DeSantis
Landis Thanks Volunteers, Honors Nan Williams and Sue Tricario
Landis Volunteers Also Serve the Community
From the Meeting House Deck: A Scoutmaster's Perspective
A Little Known Landis Treasure: Buckleya distichophylla
American Chestnut Project at Landis
From the Garden: Butterfly Gardening
In Praise of Fuzzy Caterpillars
From the Director’s Desk: Notes from the 2018 ISA Conference
June
The Dirt: Behind the Scenes at the Arboretum
Every Garden Has to Have a Tree: A Local Community Garden
View from the Meeting House Deck: The Perspective of Two Visionaries
Rosy Beet and Bean Salad
Travels with Amy: Getting the Best Out of Your Reciprocal Admissions Member Benefit
Landis Portraits: Scott Jackson
Esperance, New York: Fred Lape's Home Town
A Very Brief Guide to Gardener’s Latin (and Latinized Greek)
"Writing in Harmony with the Natural World" Offers Creative Opportunity
From 6 to 76: All Ages in the Running
A Very Important Question: Do You Like Butter?
From the Garden: Two Classic Garden Pests -Slugs and Aphids
From the Director’s Desk: Building Better Soils for Better Results
March
Central Park Zoo: The Macaw Takes a Bath
Gardening Apps: Getting Techie With It!
Ann Bevins’ Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake
View From the Meeting House Deck: A Young Mother’s Perspective
Landis Portraits: Amy Howansky
In Memoriam: Art Coleman (1939 - 2018)
Some Like It Cold
From the Garden: Plants to Dye For
From the Director's Desk: Prehistoric Plants That Stand the Test of Time
January
2017 Annual Report
2017
July
Anne Jaster's Botanical Drawings: A Retrospective
Landisaurus Roams the Arb
Esperance Museum Educates and Inspires
From the Director’s Desk: Trails at Landis
The Dirt: Behind the Scenes at Landis
Summer Squash Casserole
We Appreciate: Key Bank
A Tangled Tale
View from the Meeting House Deck: A Herbalist’s Perspective
Catching Up with the Boys of Landis
Landis Portraits: David Roy
Landis Portraits: Steven Cushing
The Arboretum’s Dragonfly Lady* Introduces Robin Kimmerer, The Moss Lady**
Lessons from Sweetgrass
A Goldenrod Safari
From the Garden: Keep Pests Away the Chemical Free Way!
May
Missing (PDF available)
March
Carrot-Ginger Soup
Landis Portraits: Bill and Roberta Winsman
“There’s a Place”: Intern Produces Landis Video
Spotlight on Sponsors: Delaware Engineering, D.P.C.
We Appreciate: Greenhouse Restoration
To Puddle or Not To Puddle
From the Meeting House Deck: An Astronomer’s View
From the Garden: Weed Suppression Tips to Stay Chemical Free
From the Director's Desk: Landis Announces the Great Oak Hunt!
2016
December
Decorating with Native Greenery
A Winter Montage at Landis
A Look Back in Time: A Musical Evening in the Farm House
Almost Time for Second Sunday Snowshoe!
Landis Wish List
Marketing the Arboretum: Getting the News Out
Celebrating the End of Gardening Season: Butternut Squash Soup
Landis Portraits: Mark Baptiste
Do Birds of a Feather . . .
From the Meeting House Deck: A Forester's Perspective
The Oak Hotel
From the Garden: What Landis Gardeners Do to Beat the Winter Blues
From the Director's Desk: Giving Thanks!
October
Another Successful Landis Perennial Forest 5K Walk-Run
Fall Plant Sale a Riot of Color, Blessed by Good Weather
A Remembrance
From the Director's Desk: The Death and Rebirth of Our Great Oak
Spotlight on Sponsors: Fenimore Asset Management and FAM Funds
Find Your Sweet Spot at Landis Come Spring
Duckweed: Not Just for Ducks
From the Meeting House Deck: A Writer’s View
Landis Portraits: Peter Rumora
From the Garden: A Busy Year in the Garden -- and It’s Not Over Yet!
Gail Browning, Peter Rumora Receive Arboretum Awards
Mowing the Meadow
June
Creature Creations - Larger Than Life - at the Arboretum
New Arboretum Gate Policy
Volunteer Appreciation Party
Royal Beauty: Marie Antoinette…and Poison Ivy?
It's a Summer Picnic at Landis!
From the Meeting House Deck: A Birder's View
Bake Sale Faves - Gluten Free Carrot Cake
Memorial Trees
Landis Portraits: Darcy and Chet Zink
Attracting Attention
Volunteerism: A Poem
A Message and an Invitation
From the Garden: Volunteers in the Garden, Human and Otherwise
From the Director's Desk: The Right Tree for the Right Site
March
Renewing your Membership – or Joining for the First Time
Everything was About the Kids
Spotlight on Sponsors: NBT Bank of Duanesburg
Landis Portraits: Chandra and Emma Burkhart
Propagation Update
From the Meeting House Deck: A Geologist’s View
Celebrate the Spring Gardening Season: Asparagus Rarebit
Lichens: Nature’s Pollution Monitor
From the Directors Desk / From the Garden: Essential Tools for Gardening and Pruning
2015
December
Landis through the Seasons - A Gallery
Almost Time for Second Sunday Snowshoe!
Don't Know When to Quit - The American Beech
Video Focuses on Thacher Park
Birds who Call Landis Home
Celebrate the End of the Gardening Season: White Bean, Butternut Squash, and Kale Stew
Spotlight on Allies: New York State Bluebird Society
Landis in 2025: The "Futuring" Project
An Awareness, an Avowal - and an Appeal
Landis Portraits: Florence Grimm
In the Winter Sky
New Year's Resolutions
From the Garden: Bringing the Outdoors In
From the Directors Desk: The Latest on New York State's Top Six Insect Threats
October
Florence Grimm, Wendy Kass Honored at Volunteer Appreciation Event
Harvest Time Restoration Wellness Retreat
September
Let Us Introduce Ourselves: Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy
ARC: Our Partner Through the Years
The 2015 Landis Perennial Forest 5K Walk / Run: What a Day!
Oaks: An Appreciation
An American Garden
Fur- and Family-Friendly Landis
Focus on Supporters: Dr. Russell Newkirk
Sculpture Installation at the Arboretum
Landis Portraits: Jeanne Post-Sourmail
From the Garden: Dividing Perennials - When, How, and What Then?
From the Director's Desk: An Obituary
July
From the Directors Desk - Mulch: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
From the Director's Desk - Mulch: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Scenes from the Spring 2015 Plant, Book, and Bake Sale
Landis is Ready for her Closeup!
From the Garden: Themed Containers at Landis
Going Native with Fiddlehead Creek
Landis Gardens at the Bull’s Head Inn
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Message from “The Bookies”
Spotlight on Allies: Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce
Nature’s Crayons
“S’cary Leg Runners” Anticipate Landis 5K
Landis Portraits: Karl Gustafson
Ed Miller Receives MHLC Award: MHLC Inaugurates Partnership with Landis
March
Photography Contest Winner Announced
Date Changes for 2015 Activity Calendar
Highlights in Landis' Dark Skies
Ferns Added to Miller Native Plant Trail
Behn's Best for Landis
Landis Portraits: Ann Bevins
Buds: Springs Yet to Come
From the Garden: Landis Plant Sale Welcomes Novice Gardeners
From the Director's Desk: Springing Forward
2014
December
Photo Essay: Landis in Winter
The Great Oak - Then and Now
In the Greenhouse: Propagation Afoot!
The Golf Cart: New Accessibility for All!
Second Sunday Snowshoe!
From the Director's Desk: Sustainability
Landis Links . . . to the Schoharie Valley Association
What's Up (and Around) at the Meeting House
Landis Portraits: Anita Sanchez
Time to Think about Membership Renewal
Ever Green
Wildlife Rehabilitation: Saving the Wild Among Us
From the Garden: Garden Club Gathers to "Cuss and Discuss"
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