Join us as we kick off a new season of our popular “Tranquility Walks.” Use your senses, your breath and focused attention to make your entire being available to the many elements of nature that can mend and renew your body, mind and spirit. Leave feeling renewed, refreshed and re-energized.
View event website »This interactive workshop will review best practices for harvesting and storing seeds to maintain viability and guide participants, step by step, in preparing a limited selection of flower, herb and vegetable seeds from plants grown in the Conservatory’s Giving Garden for storage until the 2024 growing season. Weather permitting, the workshop may include a short visit to the Conservatory’s behind-the-scenes Giving Garden to see the mature plants and harvest a few seeds directly.
View event website »This festive, family-friendly event includes activities, entertainment, and trick-or-treating in the Garden. Visitors can participate in creeptastic educational activities about trees and spooky botanicals. Costumes are encouraged!
View event website »From September 15 through October 15, National Hispanic Heritage month will be celebrated with an interactive bilingual story! Start inside the main gate and follow the signs through the gardens to read a story. The StoryWalk® is a wonderful way for readers of all ages to combine literacy skills and healthy exercise while enjoying the surroundings. The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.
View event website »You’re invited to an evening of conversation and connection with the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum at Glacial Till Cider House & Tasting Room in Ashland (1419 Silver St.). We’ll have a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres to enjoy, along with brief update from NSA Executive Director Hanna Pinneo.
View event website »Walk the spooky, scary trails at the Northland Arboretum for our 21st annual Haunted Trail fundraiser! With low, high, and insane scare options, there’s certainly enough fun for everyone. The artistry and creativity won’t disappoint, and the terrifying trails will make your hair stand on end. The trail ends with games, treats and entertainment. Concessions are available at the beginning of the trail and are cash-only.
View event website »Join us for the Arboretum’s inaugural AppleFest, featuring a variety of family-friendly activities highlighting apples. We will celebrate the apple industry and the University of Minnesota’s rich history of apple research with apple bingo and trivia with local Arboretum celebrities, orchard tours, apple tasting, lawn games, music by Traveled Ground, and apple-themed concessions, including beverages, food trucks and vendors.
View event website »Sundays in September (10, 17 & 24) free admission for Party on the Porch! Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the ambiance of live music in the Terrace Garden! Purchase a delicious food item or beverage from SDSU Catering! Food/beverage available from 12:00pm-3:00pm and live music from 1:00pm-3:00pm.
View event website »Master Gardener Elaine Fritz spends much of her time caring for the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum and its ecosystems. Within the Arboretum are a varied collection of flora that represent manicured as well as natural settings. Elaine will take you on a “state of the Arboretum” tour to familiarize you with our local plants, and to answer questions across the gamut of possible topics that interest you.
View event website »Come play with dirt, express your creativity, and learn about the soil and substrate needed, as well as the care and maintenance to have a lasting succulent arrangement with Moss Hunters. In this workshop, participants will choose 3 succulents and construct a container garden of their own to take home. All supplies provided.
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