Next Arboretum Event

Arboretum Tour & Lecture: “Living Legends: Plants of the Southern Garden” with Perry Mathewes

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
5:30 pm -8:00 pm

Arboretum Mobile Unit

$15

In conjunction with the Southern Garden being created at The Arboretum, this new annual event will focus on Southern traditions, culture, trends & heritage. To start off this new program feature, we’ll tour the Arboretum with a special emphasis on the Southern Garden. After a break for refreshments, Perry Mathewes, Norfolk Botanical Gardens, will give an exciting lecture on “Living Legends: Plants of the Southern Garden”. The Prelude (2009) introduced cultural concepts for the Southern Garden design. Mr. Matthews will feature the PLANTS of those gardens.

Tree Planting Honors Former JCC President

November 19, 2009 02:30 by author

Lin Frye

On a beautiful late October day, Dr. David Johnson (JCC President), staff members, faculty and friends joined Dr. Donald Reichard, former JCC President, as he ceremonously planted a live oak in his honor. The tree, Quercus virginiana, was given to the Arboretum for this purpose from the JCC Staff Association and JCC Arboretum Advisory Board. The live oak takes center stage in the formal portion of the developing Southern Garden.

In addition, Dr. Reichard was presented with a specially designed "Cloval" - a combination of golf club and shovel - to honor his interest in golf and the shovel used for the tree planting.

To learn more about memorial plantings at the Arboretum, contact Lin Frye, Arboretum Director (919) 209-2052.