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"Preserve" Art Installation Hosted at the Arboretum June 10, 2025
“The City of Madison Arts Commission is proud to announce the installation of Preserve, a temporary environmental art installation, which is now on display at… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Garden Animals June 2, 2025
June brings the longest day lengths, warm temperatures, and usually ample precipitation. Plants grow rapidly and summer blooms begin. This month, garden tasks… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Sun to Shade May 1, 2025
Wisconsin spring is in full swing in May and change is everywhere – budding, germination, decomposition, emergence, migration, fresh new growth, and warmth. Read more
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What's in Bloom? April 7, 2025
This page offers bloom updates for popular trees and shrubs in Longenecker Horticultural Gardens and native plants in the Wisconsin Native Plant Garden and natural areas. Read more
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Taking the Next Step for Pollinators: Musings of a People and Nature Researcher April 3, 2025
February 13, 2025. I traversed a snowy Arboretum with arcing trees layered in glittery white piping to attend the morning Winter Enrichment lecture… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Helping Pollinators April 3, 2025
Wisconsin’s spring continues in April, the first month of the year when average minimum temperatures are above freezing. Total April precipitation (on average)… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Shrubs with Early Blooms February 27, 2025
March often brings the end of winter, the beginning of spring, or simply the variability of this seasonal transition. Longer days, increasing sun… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Plants for a Garden Full of Life February 4, 2025
During February, winter’s grip begins to loosen. Although Madison’s average daily temperature for the month is in the mid-20s, the average high temperature… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Planning for Pollinators January 7, 2025
In our Wisconsin climate, January is an unlikely month for actual gardening, but seeding and planning for the new season is underway at the Arboretum. Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Winter Reading December 2, 2024
December is the first month of meteorological winter and brings the shortest days of the year, often with cold and snow. Gardens are quiet this… Read more
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Land Care Report: The Stages of Restoring Valuable Oak Savannas November 4, 2024
When people think of Arboretum restorations, they likely envision prairies, especially Curtis and Greene Prairies. That makes sense, given the historical importance of Curtis and… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Autumn Care and Reflections November 4, 2024
Late fall arrives in November, with colder days, possible frosts, shifting winds, shorter daylength, and neutral colors. Plants go into dormancy; some still hold seeds. Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Addition and Division October 2, 2024
October is the heart of autumn as fall color develops and peaks in woodlands and prairies, on trees, shrubs and grasses. Our garden tasks include… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Considerations for Starting a Garden September 3, 2024
During September, summer and autumn overlap. Temperatures and blooming phenology may vary this month, but the trend is cooler days with fewer flowers. Leaves and… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Late Summer July 31, 2024
Will August bring mid-summer heat or a transition to fall? Dry weeks or more rainy days? Gardening tasks include harvesting seeds from plants that bloomed… Read more
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Art on View: Illustrating Wisconsin's Wild Lakes June 30, 2024
“Illustrating Wisconsin’s Wild Lakes,” original illustrations by Rebecca Jabs for John Bates’s book Wisconsin’s Wild Lakes, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Midsummer June 30, 2024
Native plant gardens take on a summer look this month. Typically, July brings the warmest average temperatures of the year, peaking at an average high… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: Garden Care June 3, 2024
With the spring plant sale “season” behind us and new native plants taking root in gardens, we turn to long-term care of these areas. Although… Read more
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How to Create a Beautiful Pollinator Garden that Supports Butterflies and Bees May 30, 2024
“Traditional yards with pristine lawns and few plants act as ecological deserts. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. Installing a pollinator garden is… Read more
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Gardening with Native Plants: May Flowers May 1, 2024
Wisconsin spring is in full swing in May and change is everywhere – budding, germination, decomposition, emergence, migration, fresh new growth, and warmth. We welcome… Read more