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scroll down to read and click Read more to finish the article. From the Director's Desk From the Garden - Themed Planters at Landis Ed Miller Receives MHLC Award Landis Portraits: Karl Gustafson S'cary Leg Runners Anticipate Landis 5K Nature's Crayons Landis Gardens at the Bull's Head Inn Going Native with Fiddlehead Creek Native Plants for Rain Gardens Spotlight on Allies: Schoharie Chamber of Commerce Landis is Ready for her Closeup! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: A Message from "The Bookies" Upcoming Events Scenes from the Spring Plant, Book, and Bake Sale Our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies From the Garden:
Themed Containers at Landis - Erin Breglia, Landis Garden Manager It’s summer and the Van Loveland gardens at Landis are in full bloom. An abundant mix of day lilies, phlox, foxglove, lilies, bee balm, salvia, yarrow, and rudbeckia fill the air with their fragrance attracting bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Although the Van Loveland perennials have always been a favorite of gardeners -- and pollinators -- the Landis Garden Club met in the early spring to discuss creating new gardens. [Read more] S'cary Leg Runners Anticipate Landis 5K
- Gail Browning As the August 8 “perennial” 5K Forest Run / Walk approaches, the “S’cary Leg Runners” are stepping up to coordinate the ninth annual event. The running community in the Schoharie region has a history of participating and supporting one another in local running events. Four area runners, Pam and Chad Newell, Carl Urrey, and David Roy, wanted to run distance events as a team, each of the runners running a “leg” in the race. Hence the team name, “S’cary Leg Runners” was created. [Read more] Reduce, Reuse, Recycle with "The Bookies"!
The Fall Plant / Book / Bake Sale is fast approaching! Marian and Ken Hotopp (aka “The Bookies”) are encouraging Landis members to drop off extra canvas or recyclable nonwoven fabric bags in the Welcome Center in advance of the sale – as well as any books, especially plant-related books - that you might have accumulated and might want to recycle. We are all about the environment! Going Native with Fiddlehead Creek
-Louise Polli (all photos courtesy of Emily DeBolt) Will this be the year you decide to go native? Maybe you’ve brought the family to Landis’s Native Plant Trail, smartphones in hand, to mine curator Ed Miller’s vast store of knowledge through the QR codes on our interpretative signs. Perhaps you’ve gone with Ed during a Landis plant sale for a memorable and informative tour of the trail. If so, you might now be ready to add natives to your own landscape.
Chris and Emily DeBolt, proprietors of Fiddlehead Creek Nursery in Washington County, manage 17 beautiful acres devoted to plants native to New York State. Both are committed to spreading their message about the benefits of landscaping with native plants and the dangers of invasive species to homeowners, organizations, and communities. Their nursery specializes in plants for sustainable landscapes and for protecting the quality of local waters with rain gardens and shoreline buffers. They also supply natives for bird, butterfly, and pollinator gardens; ferns and spring ephemerals; and much more. [Read more] Native Plants for Rain Gardens
-Emily DeBolt, owner Fiddlehead Creek Native Plant Nursery (all photos courtesy of Emily DeBolt) What is a rain garden?
A rain garden is a vegetated depression that collects stormwater runoff. Rain gardens are a great DIY project for homeowners to manage small amounts of stormwater on their own property. By directing runoff into the garden, the rain that falls on rooftops, driveways, and other impervious surfaces on your property infiltrates into the ground, recharging local and regional aquifers, instead of running off across the surface and eventually polluting local waterways.[Read more] |
From the Director's Desk -
Mulch: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Fred Breglia, Executive Director Plant health care does not begin and end with choosing the correct plant for a site. Several other factors can benefit or harm trees and other plants, factors including nutrient and water availability, soil pH, and proper pruning and mulching techniques. “Mulch” refers to material placed over the soil’s surface to maintain moisture and control temperature. Over the long term, mulching also improves soil conditions. It is important, however, to use the proper mulching material and apply mulch correctly to garner the benefits. Otherwise, mulch may have little or even a negative effect. [Read more] Ed Miller Receives MHLC Award: MHLC Inaugurates Partnership
with Landis - Nolan Marciniec Ed Miller, founder and curator of the Landis Arboretum’s Native Plant Trail, was awarded the Saving Special Places Award by the Mohawk-Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC) at a ceremony held in Albany on April 14. [Read more] LANDIS PORTRAITS:
A Series About the People Behind the Plants at Landis - Nolan Marciniec Karl Gustafson became familiar with the Landis Arboretum, on paper at least, while working for the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. Last spring curiosity got the better of him, and he met with Executive Director Fred Breglia at Landis. Looking at the Schoharie Valley (“breathtaking,” he said) from the deck of the Meeting House, Karl admitted that it was love at first sight and wondered why it took him so long to make that first visit. [Read more] Nature's Crayons - Anita Sanchez
There’s a chemical that is found in every green plant--every tree, grass blade, bush, cactus, moss, rosebush, whatever. It’s called chlorophyll, a green pigment that absorbs just the right wavelength of sunlight to jumpstart the complex chemical process, photosynthesis, whereby plants make food. Chlorophyll enables plants to transform air, sunlight, and water into sugars that nourish the plant and anything that eats it. Chlorophyll is, really, the basis of life on this planet. [Read more] Landis Gardens at the Bull’s Head Inn - Louise Polli
In the heart of Cobleskill sits the stately Bull’s Head Inn, believed to be the town’s oldest building. Erected in 1802, the inn had been closed for four years. Now it is being restored to its former glory by new owners Chris Guldner and Mary Sagendorf. The couple has created a charming restaurant with vintage detail and historical accuracy. The building dates from the Federal period, a mere 50 years sandwiched between the Colonial and Victorian periods. Their renovations had to balance the restrictions of the building’s placement on the National Historic Register and current code requirements. Notable features include restored wide plank floors and wooden beams, ornate cast iron radiators, wallpaper replicated locally from the original, and a stunning bar built from repurposed pocket doors found on-site. [Read more] Spotlight on Allies:
Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce -- Gail Browning Good news! The George Landis Arboretum is now included in the “Picture Perfect Schoharie County” television ad campaign sponsored by the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce. Funded in part by the “I Love NY program”, the campaign was coordinated by the Chamber, and features area businesses as well as not-for-profit organizations such as Landis. [Read more] Landis is Ready for her Closeup!
The videography crew picked a perfect day to capture Landis' beauty for the ad campaign. The producer was so enthralled with the view from the deck that the shot is used as the "bookend" at the end of the video. Click here for a sneak peek at the ad as it will run on television. |
Upcoming Events at Landis
There are many great activities coming up at Landis. To explore all of our events, click here to download our entire calendar as a PDF, use our interactive KeepAndShare calendar by clicking here, or visit our website here. Click on the links below to learn about the events we highlight here, including a performance by the Upper Catskill String Quartet on July 12; Live at Landis Full Moon Music performances on July 31st, August 28th, and September 25th; The 9th Perennial Landis Forest 5K Run / Walk on August 8th; the Landis Signature Fall Plant, Book, and Bake Sale on September 19th & 20th; our our FIRST Wellness Retreat on on October 3th; and our Volunteer Appreciation Event on October 4th (more information will follow for this event)..
There are many great activities coming up at Landis. To explore all of our events, click here to download our entire calendar as a PDF, use our interactive KeepAndShare calendar by clicking here, or visit our website here. Click on the links below to learn about the events we highlight here, including a performance by the Upper Catskill String Quartet on July 12; Live at Landis Full Moon Music performances on July 31st, August 28th, and September 25th; The 9th Perennial Landis Forest 5K Run / Walk on August 8th; the Landis Signature Fall Plant, Book, and Bake Sale on September 19th & 20th; our our FIRST Wellness Retreat on on October 3th; and our Volunteer Appreciation Event on October 4th (more information will follow for this event)..
Scenes from the Spring 2015 Plant, Book, and Bake Sale
- Photographs by Louis Suarato If you were not able to get to the sale this spring, we hope these photographs will encourage you to join is at our fall sale September 19 & 20! |
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Our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies
We have good friends in the community that help the Arboretum in a number of ways. Please consider patronizing our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies!
We have good friends in the community that help the Arboretum in a number of ways. Please consider patronizing our Business Members, Sponsors, and Allies!
THE LANDIS ARBORETUM NEWSLETTER is published quarterly for its members.
The Arboretum’s mission is to foster the appreciation of trees and other plants and their importance in our environment.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Erin Breglia, Gail Browning, Anne Cushing; Wilma Jozwiak; Lee Lattimer; Nolan Marciniec, chair; Louise Polli; Ambika Sambasivan; Louis Suarato, photojournalist
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE
Erin Breglia, Fred Breglia, Gail Browning, Wilma Jozwiak, Nolan Marciniec, Louise Polli, Louis Suarato
PRINTER
Miller Printing and Litho, Amsterdam, NY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jim Paley, President; Wilma Jozwiak, Vice President; Nolan Marciniec, Secretary; Carolyn Edwards, Treasurer
Ann Bevins, Karl Gufstason, Mark Hay, Louise Polli, Ed Radle, Earl VanWormer
ARBORETUM STAFF
Fred Breglia, Executive Director; Nancy Stuebner, Office Manager; Erin Breglia, Arboretum Garden Manager; Corey Haynes & Eric Roberts, Groundskeepers
We value your input. Please address correspondence to:
Newsletter Editor, Landis Arboretum, P.O. Box 186, Esperance, NY 12066.
Phone: 518-875-6935, Fax: 518-875-6394, Email: [email protected], Website: www.LandisArboretum.org
The Arboretum is located at 174 Lape Road, Esperance, NY. It is one and one-half miles north of Route 20 in Esperance. Follow the signs from the village to Lape Road. The Arboretum is one-quarter mile straight ahead. Visit our website for more information and directions.
The Arboretum’s mission is to foster the appreciation of trees and other plants and their importance in our environment.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Erin Breglia, Gail Browning, Anne Cushing; Wilma Jozwiak; Lee Lattimer; Nolan Marciniec, chair; Louise Polli; Ambika Sambasivan; Louis Suarato, photojournalist
CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE
Erin Breglia, Fred Breglia, Gail Browning, Wilma Jozwiak, Nolan Marciniec, Louise Polli, Louis Suarato
PRINTER
Miller Printing and Litho, Amsterdam, NY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jim Paley, President; Wilma Jozwiak, Vice President; Nolan Marciniec, Secretary; Carolyn Edwards, Treasurer
Ann Bevins, Karl Gufstason, Mark Hay, Louise Polli, Ed Radle, Earl VanWormer
ARBORETUM STAFF
Fred Breglia, Executive Director; Nancy Stuebner, Office Manager; Erin Breglia, Arboretum Garden Manager; Corey Haynes & Eric Roberts, Groundskeepers
We value your input. Please address correspondence to:
Newsletter Editor, Landis Arboretum, P.O. Box 186, Esperance, NY 12066.
Phone: 518-875-6935, Fax: 518-875-6394, Email: [email protected], Website: www.LandisArboretum.org
The Arboretum is located at 174 Lape Road, Esperance, NY. It is one and one-half miles north of Route 20 in Esperance. Follow the signs from the village to Lape Road. The Arboretum is one-quarter mile straight ahead. Visit our website for more information and directions.