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Mountain Gordlinia
These two Mountain Gordlinia trees (x Gordlinia) were planted in the fall of 2019 on Tawes Plaza. They are an intergeneric hybrid between Gordonia and Franklinia. This hybrid does appear to have hybrid vigor as we have had problems trying to grow both of the parents in the past.
Frederick Douglass Square Refreshed
Notice anything different in front of Hornbake Library? We recently completed a renovation of Frederick Douglass Square. This award-winning landscape design is filled with Maryland native plants, to honor one of Maryland's greatest men, Frederick Douglass. These perennial plants include variegated palm sedge, blue fescue, Walkers Low cat mint, North wind blue switchgrass, and Goldstrum black eyed susans. Learn more about this area here: https://arboretum.umd.edu/frederick-douglass-square
You Need a Hobby and Gardening May Be It
Turning to hobbies can help us cope with stress, alleviate mental health issues, encourage an active lifestyle, and much more. But what if you don’t know what you'd like your hobby to be?
Nest Boxes at the Outreach Center
Although they look like small bird houses, the 5 little nest boxes on the perimeter of the Arboretum Outreach Center gardens are actually trap nest boxes for the spring queens of hornets and yellowjackets. Research Entomologists Drs.
Cicadas by the Millions
Cicada Damage Protection Signage - "We have installed netting to help protect this tree from periodical cicada damage." Lawnmower? Chainsaw? Incoming biplane? Space Godzilla vs. Mothra? Nope, that’s just the sound of the periodical cicada singing its little heart out.
Walk Maryland Day with a New StoryMap!
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped highlight the importance of walking as a critical aspect of human well-being, not only for transportation and access, but active recreation and exercise.