UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden

Check out student Learning by Leading opportunities on our website throughout this month! We are currently seeking a Summer Tree Steward and Co-Coordinators for the Waterway and Habitat Horticulture teams! More positions will be posted soon! https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/learning-by-leading

Small and mighty! Here is your Friday moment of Zen / Nature Rx, courtesy of Lara Hsia, Learning by Leading Habitat Horticulture intern. #UCDavisArboretum #UCDavis #HummingbirdLover #hummingbird #NatureRx #LearningByLeading

ONLINE CLEARANCE PLANT SALE open to THE PUBLIC TODAY at 1 p.m. Wyatt Deck THANK YOU Free EVENTS and More! - https://mailchi.mp/ucdavis/s21-clearance-public-plant-sale-3

Happy Monday! Take a deep breath and enjoy the sunshine after the rain on Friday, January 22 in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Putah Creek Riparian Reserve! Photo by Environmental Steward Miles DaPrato. @ucdavis @healthyucdavis ... #ucdavisAPG #UCDPutahCreek #putahcreek #putahcreekriparianreserve #gratitude #NatureRx #ucdavisarboretumandpublicgarden #rainbow #oaks #healthyucdavis #UCDavis

Happy Monday! Just breathe! Sunshine after the rain on Friday, January 22 in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Putah Creek Riparian Reserve! Photo by Environmental Steward Miles DaPrato. #ucdavisAPG #UCDPutahCreek #putahcreek #gratitude #NatureRx #ucdavisarboretumandpublicgarden #rainbow #oaks #healthyucdavis #UCDavis

Happy New Year to our Friends and Fans! We posted this video previously, but we know how busy things can get right before the holidays with finals and other miscellaneous obligations. It was quite a year! We hope you'll take a minute to learn more about all the challenges we confronted and changes that took place throughout our beloved Arboretum and Public Garden! Enjoy!

BEFORE and AFTER: The 2-year long La Rue Bridge replacement project is complete! Perfectly coinciding with the beautiful colors prevalent in the Arboretum, come enjoy the renovated bridge with some scenic strolls and holiday hikes! Here are some amazing before and after pictures of the bridge! Learn more about the project: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/ne/la-rue-road-bridge-opening Also! Reminder that if you are planning to visit, please bring and wear a face covering when ...not able to maintain 6 feet of physical distance from others who are not in your household. #ucdavis #ucdavisarboretum #larueroad #larueroadreplacement #holidayhikes #scenicstrolls #covid19 #nature

Plant Sales are back! In an online format, with contact-free, curbside pickup at the Arboretum Teaching Nursery. Shop tens of thousands of attractive, low-water plants perfect for our region. Shopping is limited to members of Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. Not a member? No worries. Sign up and go shopping! Members save from 10 to 20 percent on their plant sale purchases and receive other benefits as well. More information is available here: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/online-plant-sales

TOMORROW at NOON Nature Rx: Gardening During a Pandemic! Register for this free event now! Get tips for gardening activities that celebrate solitude and promote mindfulness, as well as ideas on how to use gardens to create and reinforce community during the pandemic. https://www.ucdavis.edu/calendar/

Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, oh my! Did you know that bees aren't the only pollinators important for our gardens, farms, and natural landscapes? Find out what pollinator you are most like and learn a little more about the creatures that help make the world go round. Created through the Learning by Leading program. Follow the link to take the quiz! Share your results in the comments! https://www.buzzfeed.com//pollinator-personality-quiz-5s8e

Interested in taking your garden to the next level? DOWNLOAD THESE PLANTING PLANS to build habitat as you support pollinators and other local wildlife! Students in our Learning by Leading Habitat Horticulture team have put together some amazing plans to inspire the pollinator gardener in all of us. https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/blog/pollinator-planting-plans

Today at 9:30 a.m. Learn about the unique opportunities and challenges of operating campus landscapes and engagement programs during the pandemic. Learn more and register via the link below.

What's been swarming in the arboretum? These are orange sulphur butterflies! These butterflies are visiting narrow leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). For more information, see this Bug Squad post with comments from UC Davis professor Dr. Art Shapiro! https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm

In honor of Undergraduate Research Week (sponsored by UC Davis Undergraduate Research Center - URC), we are excited to host flash talks featuring the studies of three UC Davis students who are using the UC Davis Arboretum to conduct their research! Learn more and register: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu//student-research-flash-talks

Feeling overwhelmed by the week ahead? Take a break with us in the Arboretum! Get connected to nature with our Mindfulness Monday video with Horticulturist Ellen Zagory, and feel yourself instantly relax. #MindfulMonday #NatureRX #mindfulness #ucdavis #nature

Mondays got you down? Take a moment of pause with us in the Arboretum. Get immersed in nature with our Mindfulness Monday video. Deepen your breath and feel your stress melt away. #MindfulMonday #NatureRX

Welcome back Aggies! We are inspired by this latest message from our Chancellor reminding us and our community about what it means to be a part of this incredible institution. #GoAgs #UCDavisGrown https://youtu.be/b_ykcqX9a9A

Thanks to a grant from The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), this fall, apprentices in our Learning by Leading Sustainable Horticulture program, will begin planting a low-to-zero water demonstration garden in the west end of the Arboretum, along Garrod Drive. Read more about this story on our website: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/news/aquafree-garden

Mimulus 'Fiesta Marigold' (Jelly Bean Series) Large ruffled blooms of rich red, edged with gold, heat up the garden spring through fall. Shrub, semi-evergreen, 2 feet tall and as wide with narrow glossy dark green leaves. Water deeply every 2 weeks. Well-drained soil. Attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Deer resistant. Can be semi-dormant in summer and short-lived to 4-5 years. Light requirements: Sun or part shade. (Photo by Assistant Nursery Manager Lisa Fowler.)

Please share! WE ARE HIRING a TREE TRIMMER! Help maintain an urban forest enjoyed by millions while enjoying incredible benefits. Learn more: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/news/job-opening-tree-trimmer