http://s60689.gridserver.com/index.php en frank.mcdonough@arboretum.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-04T21:31:19+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/the_arboretums_flowering_magnolias_a_brief_history/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/the_arboretums_flowering_magnolias_a_brief_history/#When:21:31:19Z A "big bang" is the only way to describe the unfolding galaxy of huge pink, white and lavender flowers that occur in the early winter at the southeastern tip of the Arboretum's Meadowbrook section. What's Blooming, Plant Information 2012-02-04T21:31:19+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/winter_2012_arboretum_library_e-news/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/winter_2012_arboretum_library_e-news/#When:19:14:33Z   Wow!  The Arboretum Library's San Jose State University Library and Information Science Intern, Kristin Abraham, created an online exhibit of early Southern California nursery catalogs while she was here last semester.   The exhibit concentrates on fruit and vegetable catalogs from the early 1900s until World War II. It is a wonderful grouping of materials from our earliest collections.  She also made a display of them in the cabinet in the middle of the Library.  Come see them in person!   News from the Library 2012-01-20T19:14:33+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/beer_for_books/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/beer_for_books/#When:21:08:38Z "Beer for Books" @ Grow: A Garden Festival News from the Library 2012-01-17T21:08:38+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/knowing_the_south_african_aloes/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/knowing_the_south_african_aloes/#When:21:48:44Z How to start making sense of the over 106 different varieties of Aloes here at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden What's Blooming, News Items, Plant Information 2012-01-12T21:48:44+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/the_arboretum_reopens_monday_december_26/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/the_arboretum_reopens_monday_december_26/#When:14:00:39Z We welcome you to the Arboretum! The garden reopened December 26, a week earlier than scheduled.  We thank you all for your support and patience during the Arboretum's closure since the December 1st windstorm.  Arboretum staff members, above from left, David Okihara, Joe Valenzuela, Theresa Richau, Glenn Klevdal, Angela Carranza, Irma Reddig and Rafael Cano Jr., all look forward to seeing visitors again in the garden. Shortly after the windstorm, more than 150 workers from multiple public agencies worked with the entire Arboretum staff on the massive cleanup. We are also enormously grateful to our volunteers.  Our assessment of damage showed 235 trees a total loss and over 700 requiring extensive restoration pruning. As you may have seen or heard, the LA Times, KPCC, KNBC, KCBS and others have reported the Arboretum story. The Arboretum Tree Fund We very much appreciate the outpouring of community support and donations to the Arboretum Tree Fund, the single largest tree planting campaign in the garden’s history. If you would like to contribute to a new generation of trees to ensure the Arboretum is a magnificent public resource for years to come. please help with a GIFT ONLINE, or by MAIL. Please make the check payable to the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA. 91007. To make a donation by phone, please call Brittany Fabeck in our Development Office at 626.821-3237.  Please include “Tree Fund” on your donation.  Thank you so much for your support! 2012-01-05T14:00:39+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/we_reopen_december_26_the_arboretum_tree_fund_is_growing/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/we_reopen_december_26_the_arboretum_tree_fund_is_growing/#When:19:56:05Z Storm Recovery Shortly after the windstorm, more than 150 workers from multiple public agencies gathered to assist the ongoing cleanup effort at the Arboretum. Our assessment of damage showed 235 trees a total loss and over 700 requiring extensive restoration pruning.  The entire Arboretum staff is making a remarkable contribution in repairing damage and preparing to reopen on Monday, December 26. We are also enormously grateful to our volunteers. As you may have seen or heard, the LA Times, KPCC, KNBC, KCBS and others have reported the Arboretum story. The Arboretum Tree Fund We very much appreciate the outpouring of community support and donations to the Arboretum Tree Fund, the single largest tree planting campaign in the garden’s history. Hundreds of trees were lost or damaged because of the December 1st windstorm. If you would like to contribute to a new generation of trees to ensure the Arboretum is a magnificent public resource for years to come. please help with a GIFT ONLINE, or by MAIL. Please make the check payable to the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA. 91007. To make a donation by phone, please call Brittany Fabeck in our Development Office at 626.821-3237.  Please include “Tree Fund” on your donation.  Thank you so much for your support! News Items 2011-12-22T19:56:05+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/resources_on_pruning_in_the_arboretum_library_december_2011/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/resources_on_pruning_in_the_arboretum_library_december_2011/#When:23:47:06Z With the recent windstorm in the San Gabriel Valley, I wanted to highlight Arboretum Library resources on pruning. News from the Library 2011-12-09T23:47:06+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/early_fruit_vegetable_seed_catalogs_of_southern_california_1888_-_1945/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/early_fruit_vegetable_seed_catalogs_of_southern_california_1888_-_1945/#When:20:45:22Z An exhibit of fruit and vegetable seed catalogs from the library's collections. News from the Library 2011-11-27T20:45:22+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/arboretum_library_fall_2011_e-news/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/arboretum_library_fall_2011_e-news/#When:00:28:43Z   Hello all and welcome newcomers: This link is to the new titles for the last couple of months:   News from the Library 2011-11-07T00:28:43+00:00 http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/lets_move_Its_Pumpkin_Time/ http://www.arboretum.org/index.php/news/lets_move_Its_Pumpkin_Time/#When:21:31:09Z  November is the time we think about eating pumpkins.  Known botanically as a fruit (related to squash, gourd and melon), pumpkin is popularly referred to as a vegetable.  After the autumn harvest, we savor pumpkin in pies, breads, muffins, soups, lattes, ice cream and even salsa. Not only is it delicious, pumpkin also is nutritious, rich in vitamins A and C, beta-carotene and fiber.  So enjoy pumpkin mania with this yummy recipe we'd like to share with you.  If you use a fresh pumpkin, save the seeds to plant in July. For more information visit Let's Move at the Arboretum 2011-10-25T21:31:09+00:00