Dear Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Members, The Pawpaws are beginning to ripen, and we would like to celebrate them!  Join us for a garden tour that will feature our Pawpaw trees and include a tasting of their unique native fruits.  The tour will leave the John J. Willaman Education Center lobby at 1 pm on Wednesday, September 12.  If you can’t join us for the tour, stop by our Visitor Center for a taste between 12 pm and 4 …

Led by Steve Wright, Director of Horticulture/Curator of Plant Collections at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Fall is a great time for planting.  The heat of summer has passed but there is still time for newly-planted roots to establish before heaving frosts begin. You can think of late-season planting as a head start on the next year. Steve will begin this program in the John J. Willaman Education Center with a brief slide presentation to show …