by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Arboretum Friends, First let’s start with some good news. Despite all the cancelling and postponing of events and classes in the coming months, the Yakima Area Arboretum grounds will continue to be open for your enjoyment and mental health. If you feel up...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Aug 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The dream started over fifty years ago when several members of the Central District of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs gathered together on a dry and dusty patch of old farm land, tucked between the river and the future Interstate 82, to plan. As they...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Aug 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
When you see a mushroom in your yard, what you are actually seeing is the “fruit” (like an apple on a tree) of a greater organism called fungi. The “body” of the fungi hides in the substrate of your lawn or in decomposing organic matter, like a tree stump, just...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Members of PNWU’s incoming freshmen class braved the heat and got to know one another while weeding the Japanese Garden this morning. Thanks for all of your hard work. We can see the huge pile of weeds behind you! Pacific Northwest University of Health...
