With four truly distinct seasons, the Arboretum always has something new to experience. Sights, smells, sounds and textures are here to invigorate and rejuvenate.
The grass Prairie Dropseed shimmers in front of Monarda bradburiana and Salvia nemorosa seedheads in the West Meadow's Spiral.
New York Ironweed grows to 7’ tall in the West Meadow’s Rain Garden.
Cardinal flower and Obedient Plant are a striking combination.
Silverrod and Gray Goldenrod occur naturally along the bedrock outcrops in the West Meadow.
Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower,) Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (slender mountain mint) and a variety of sedges bloom in the Education Center’s new Rain Garden.