John Suplee, class of 1969 and member of the Hamilton College Arboretum Advisory Committee, is an established artist who has been painting the College’s trees for almost 50 years. In this visual presentation John will go beyond his paintings to share — for the first time — a generous selection of his documentary photographs and recount his recollections of Hamilton’s arboreal past. Because Suplee’s archive dates from his arrival in 1965, the campus elms and their loss will figure prominently in these images.
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will give a presentation on important sustainable landscape principles and practices: reduced pesticide and fertilizer usage; management of storm water; the usage of alternate products with the least impact on natural resources; landscapes that reduce heating and cooling costs; and ways to reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect.
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge and guest horticulturist Mike Mahana, both certified arborists, will lead an interactive indoor pruning lecture and clinic which will be projected to a large screen. They will prune: shade, ornamental and evergreen trees; and both deciduous and evergreen shrubs. The interaction with our attendees makes this our most popular clinic.
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
Ernest H. Williams is a professor of biology at Hamilton and author of The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors. When we look in the natural world around us, many intriguing patterns can be noted. For this talk Professor Williams will show photos of a number of these observations, mostly from plants and their associated animals, and describe the surprising stories that underlie them. The middle of winter is a good time to focus on the wide array of observations in nature and understand why these patterns exist.
A dormant tree identification clinic will start off in the auditorium to brush up on tree characteristics used to identify winter trees and then migrate outside, with a cup of hot chocolate, for a one-hour tree tour across the College campus with Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge. This will be a flat ground tour on College paths.
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
January 19 – Third Saturday SeriesJim Kisker of Schichtel’s Nursery in Springville, NY will give a presentation on the nursery industry from seedlings to shade trees. Schichtel’s Nursery has 1,370 acres under cultivation and grows over 400 varieties of shade, ornamental and evergreen trees and shrubs. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how trees and shrubs are produced and prepared for market, and about new varieties of trees and shrubs coming down the production line.
International Society of Arboriculture 2 CEUs (continuing education credits)
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will discuss best practices for fall planting and preparing gardens for winter and the next growing season using techniques to achieve success from season to season. A fall foliage tree tour will follow the lecture for about an hour.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge and Lead Horticulturist Dan Rouillier will present a seminar on A.P. Saunders’ hybridization of his world-class peonies on College Hill from 1920-1940. Professor John O’Neill, co-chair of the Hamilton Bicentennial Committee, will say a few words about the signing of the College Charter on May 26, 1812. Cake and light refreshments will be served. Root Glen and Grant Garden tours will conclude the festivities.
Clinton Elementary School, 75 Chenango Avenue, Clinton, NY.
Sheila Wertimer P’06 is a registered landscape architect who has developed strong expertise over her 25 years of practice. Since she began in 1985, Sheila has designed and executed over 300 projects including private gardens, plantations, and a variety of public and commercial landscapes. In this presentation, Sheila will take us through her southern gardens.
Daniel Segal ’90 will give a presentation on growing native plants and the natural way to create beautiful and sustainable landscapes. In 2006, Dan took over as the new owner of The Plantsmen Nursery in Ithaca, NY. He has been engaged in horticulture, landscaping, botany, and the nursery business for the last 18 years in California, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.
Saturday, February 18, 2012Bill Valavanis, founder of the International Bonsai Arboretum in Rochester, is a leading worldwide lecturer on the art of bonsai. He will give a presentation on bonsai for both the novice and skilled bonsai enthusiast.
Have you ever strolled through the woods in winter and wondered how to identify trees and shrubs without their foliage or flowers? Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will lead a campus tree walk to explain how to identify dormant trees and shrubs. Terry will begin with a brief discussion of tree identification in the Taylor Science Center and will then lead a tree walk for about an hour on campus. Please prepare for the elements and dress warmly!
Terry Hawkridge and a team of certified arborists on staff at Hamilton College present a slide show detailing the identifying characteristics of trees and shrubs prevalent in the Central New York region. Bring twig or leaf samples from the plants you haven't yet identified. Our team will do its best to tell you what you have!
Wondering how you should prepare your garden for the winter? Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will give a lecture on proper preparation and answer your questions! Please meet in Taylor Science Center G027.
The Arboretum will be co-sponsoring a campus clean up with the Hamilton Environmental Action Group (HEAG). All members of the Hamilton community are invited to help pick up garbage and debris around campus! Cider and donuts will be provided. Please meet at the Beinecke Student Activities Village.
The college Arboretum consists of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants for scientific and educational study. Plants are cultivated, labeled, catalogued and mapped, providing ample opportunities for exploration. Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge P'01 will lead a tour along flat ground. Meet at the Gazebo behind Anderson-Connell Alumni Center.
Wear your best summer hats and come for lemonade and cookies, tea and music! Enjoy midsummer blooms in the Garden or a stroll through the leafy Root Glen! Please meet on the Elihu Root House Porch.
The College Arboretum consists of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants for scientific and educational study. Plants are cultivated, labeled, catalogued and mapped, providing ample opportunities for exploration. Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will lead a 75-minute tour along flat ground. Please meet at the gazebo behind the Anderson-Connell Alumni Center.
The College Arboretum consists of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants for scientific and educational study. Plants are cultivated, labeled, catalogued and mapped, providing ample opportunities for exploration. Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge will lead a 75-minute tour along flat ground. Please meet at the gazebo behind the Anderson-Connell Alumni Center.
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge and Lead Horticulturist Dan Rouillier will present a seminar on A.P. Saunders and the hybridization of his world class peonies here on College Hill from 1920-1940. The horticulture of peonies will be covered from hybridization to harvesting blooms. Dan will demonstrate the proper planting of a peony through a demonstration in the Grant Garden. Root Glen tree and Garden tours will conclude the festivities. Please meet in the Grant Garden.
Matt Perry and John Rogers will team up for a dual presentation on birds. Matt Perry is the naturalist at Spring Farm Cares. His presentation will cover fifteen years of bird observations in the Root Glen and the Kirkland Woods. John Rogers, national bluebird lecturer, returns with his comprehensive bluebird presentation.
It’s time to think about seed propagation for our spring gardens, and Kelly Hennegan, department chair of horticulture at S.U.N.Y. Morrisville, will present a seminar on plant propagation both from seed or vegetative cuttings. Kelly will also discuss tissue culturing and the orchid breeding program at Morrisville State.
List of books recommended by Kelly Hennigan
Saturday, February 19, 2011
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apher and lecturer Tom Zetterstrom, founding director of Elm Watch, will give an overview of the American Elm and discuss disease resistant American Elm cultivars. The second part of Tom’s program will describe Elm restoration, siting considerations for different Elm varieties and proper pruning of young Elms.
We will also dedicate the College's Liberty Elm Tree, which was donated by James Hansel ’10 whose grandfather founded the Elm Research Institute.
Founded in 1910, the 52-acre property of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden holds more than 10,000 taxa of plants and annually welcomes 900,000 visitors from around the world. A chartered coach bus will leave Hamilton’s Kirner-Johnson circle at 6 a.m. and return at 9 p.m. The itinerary includes private tours of the garden and lunch/shopping time.
$55–non-members, $45–members (cost of lunch is not included)
For reservations, please contact Kasey Kaspar Hildonen: 315-859-4657
Wear your best summer hats and come for lemonade and cookies, tea and music! Enjoy midsummer blooms in the Garden or stroll through the leafy Root Glen!
Sponsored by the Hamilton Arboretum and the Root Glen.
Come learn a brief history of the Saunders' tree peonies, see a peony planting, view 52 varieties of Saunders tree peonies and enjoy some light refreshments.
Clinton Elementary School, 75 Chenango Avenue, Clinton, N.Y.
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Joan McDonald Photo by Kurt Wiehenstroer |
Joan McDonald, a garden design instructor at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn, N.Y., and owner of Gardens by Joan, leads a slide presentation about garden design, trusted combinations and planning blooms for the whole season.
Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center (G027)
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Terry Hawkridge Photo by Kurt Wiehenstroer |
Arboretum Director Terry Hawkridge and a team of College arborists present a slide presentation on the outcomes of spring maintenance projects. Spring is the time for rejuvenation and bed maintenance. Sometimes it's difficult to perform the needed practices for fear of not knowing the outcomes. This presentation follows early spring projects and shows the in-season outcomes of various procedures. Proper pruning techniques are reviewed throughout the presentation. Arborists are available to answer your questions on seasonal practices. ISA credits available.
Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center (G027)
This presentation provides a visual look at how landscape plantings can provide a visually interesting scene during the darkest and coldest days of a northeastern winter. Learn about scientific plants and how they can be incorporated to achieve interest during the winter. Robert J. Southerland, principal, Saratoga Associates, and member, American Society of Landscape Architects, discusses individual plants, plant combinations and examples of winter gardens. ISA credits available.
Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center (G027)
Terry Hawkridge and a team of certified arborists on staff at Hamilton College present a slide show detailing the identifying characteristics of trees and shrubs prevalent in the Central New York region. Bring twig or leaf samples from the plants you haven't yet identified. Our team will do its best to tell you what you have!
Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center (G027)
