Arboretum in October

 In case you are not a member of the Arboretum I am including this lovely description of the Arboretum this month from their online newsletter.

NOTES FROM THE DIRECTOR

 

October is one of my favorite months in the garden. Here at The Arboretum, signs of fall can be seen all around.

 

‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum and our native asters have burst into flower while some of our late summer bloomers including Coneflower, Firewheel Gaillardia, and Maximilian Sunflowers are still putting on a colorful show. The sumacs have turned a fiery red in the courtyard, and the old needles are yellowing on our ponderosas.

 

In the vegetable garden, Squash, Beans, and Tomatoes are ready to harvest amongst the edible Calendula, Borage, and Nasturtium flowers.

 

The Aspens, Amur Maples and Service Berries are lighting up our gardens in red, yellow, and orange.

 

Pumpkins, Squash, corn stalks, and autumnal vines are peeking out around every turn, providing excellent photo opportunities in front of the newly snowy peaks.

 

Fall truly is a magical time!  

 

We hope to see you out enjoying the fleeting fall colors and our last month of activities at The Arb.

 

It’s a great time to add a few more plants to your garden before the soil freezes, and we can help you with that! We still have a nice selection of native perennials for sale in our nursery.

 

Get into the Halloween spirit when you bring your family out to learn about bats with Stu Tuttle during our Wild Weekends lecture on October 8th or come experience our live raptor program on October 29th. Find your inner artist with our Sunset Watercolor Class on October 5th.

 

This year we are also excited to bring back our very popular Pumpkin Walk. Come out to the free pumpkin carving on October 29th from 3-6 pm at Dark Sky Brewing Company. All ages are welcome while supplies last. Then, visit The Arboretum on Saturday evening, October 29th to see the community’s jack-o-lanterns lit up throughout the grounds. The night will also feature old-fashioned carnival games, story times, face painting, spells from The Garden Witch, Halloween Fun with Tynkertopia, Hatcher Shack Bar-B-Q, beer by Dark Sky and Historic breweries and music by Lady Beard. There will be something for everyone, whether you help carve for free, come party on the 29th (tickets available at thearb.org), or come out for the entire Halloween experience.

 

We hope to see you celebrating fall and another successful year at The Arboretum before we close for the season on October 30th.  

Nate O’Meara

Executive Director @ The Arb