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• Gardening with Native Plants: Subdued Landscapes October 30, 2023

  This month brings shorter days, low sun angles, frost, cold rain, wind, and low cloud cover. The vivid colors of October are replaced by the… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: October Changes Everything September 28, 2023

  While every month heralds some change in our gardens and landscapes, October brings transformation. Leaves and temperatures fall, animals may begin hibernation, migrating birds depart… Read more

• Art on View: Seen/Unseen Outdoor Sculpture September 28, 2023

  The Arboretum is hosting an exhibition in Longenecker Horticultural Gardens featuring sculptures by UW Art Department graduate students. Seen/Unseen is a collection of large-scale, site-specific… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Silphium Summer August 29, 2023

  During the past month, the Arboretum and the Madison area have experienced extreme or severe drought. Apparently unaffected by the dry conditions, the four Silphium… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Summer Bees July 3, 2023

  In Madison, July is the warmest (on average) and the second wettest (on average) month of the year. Extreme heat and significant drought can also… Read more

• ­­Celebrate Citizen Science Month April 3, 2023

  April is Citizen Science Month! Join the UW–Madison Arboretum to celebrate citizen and community science projects and the volunteers who help create knowledge about our… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Early Flowers April 3, 2023

  April brings many transitions in the garden: temperatures rising, days lengthening, buds breaking, animals and insects emerging, seeds germinating, and more gardening. The land comes… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Flowers for Spring and Early Summer March 1, 2023

  Spring arrives this month, with meteorological spring on March 1 and astronomical spring (the equinox) on March 20. The meteorological season marks the beginning of… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Halfway to Spring January 30, 2023

  February is usually snowy and cold but always the shortest wintry month. Thawing and increasing daylength hint at the end of winter and the beginning… Read more

• Fall Planting of Rare Trees in Longenecker Horticultural Gardens January 3, 2023

  While most people think of spring as ideal for planting trees and shrubs, fall is also a great time to plant woody plant species. In… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: A New Year January 3, 2023

  January brings cold and snowy days to the garden as well as indoor planning for the next growing season. It’s a good time to envision… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Winter Reading November 30, 2022

  December brings the shortest days of the year, the first days of winter, and weather to match. Gardening tasks may be limited by snow and… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Late Fall November 1, 2022

  In November, days become shorter and colder. Snow may fall by the end of the month and frosts are common. Now limited to warmer days… Read more

• Jumping Worm Research Enhanced by Student Researchers September 29, 2022

  Non-native invasive species can negatively affect the conservation of native species, restoration goals for natural areas, and general ecosystem health. At the Arboretum, we manage… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Seasonal Change September 29, 2022

  Some months hold more seasonal change than others. In October, the first frost may arrive, daylength and temperatures decline, fall color develops fully, and winter… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: The Latest Asters August 30, 2022

  September brings the end of the flowering season as fall arrives in native plant gardens. A few flowers may linger into October, but this month… Read more

• The Longenecker Horticultural Gardens Lilac Collection August 30, 2022

  The Longenecker Horticultural Gardens lilac collection dates to the Gardens’ inception in 1935 and remains one of the largest collections in North America. While numerous… Read more

• Gardening with Native Plants: Summer Shift August 1, 2022

  August brings mostly warm days, and perhaps subtle cooler hints of fall. It can be a rainy month, or a time when dry conditions deepen. Read more

• Monarch Butterflies Have Been Declared Engangered. What Can We Do to Save Them? July 24, 2022

  Ayesha Rascoe speaks with conservation biologist Karen Oberhauser about why the migratory monarch butterfly was just declared endangered, and what can be done in response. Read more

• Sustainable Lawn Care July 18, 2022

  The Arboretum’s mission and land care work focuses on conserving and restoring natural areas. We also manage dozens of acres of lawn, mostly in our… Read more