News & Updates

Photographers are encouraged to enter their best shots of their own home gardens or yards or public green spaces into the first ever SHR National Public Garden Week...

Written by Eric Kimbrel, Director of Horticulture Winter is gone now but winter weeds persist! I see chickweed species and bittercress creeping up in the landscape and...

This article was guest written by Todd Forrest, Arthur Ross Vice President for Horticulture and Living Collections, The New York Botanical Garden. Todd is one of our...

Written by Lauren Garcia Chance, Director of Research and Conservation There are many things that are unique to the Southern Appalachians; the use of the word holler as...

This article was guest written by Greg Paige, Director of Horticulture & Curator, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory Arboretum. Greg is one of our key speakers for...

Plants are incredible. We may seem biased in saying so, but we figure if you’re reading this, you probably have an idea of this yourself. Over the last century, humans...

As the plants become dormant and hibernation falls on the land, I become aware of how automated the ecosystems are.  Despite the harsh winter conditions headed our way,...

What was your first memory of ‘being’ in nature? The first recollection of sitting back, looking around, taking a deep breath, and connecting? In recent decades, fewer...

by Sean Halloran, Plant Propagator, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University In September, the Arnold Arboretum once again visited Southern Highlands Reserve as part...