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April 26, 2023
The Case for Violets: Sorely Misunderstood “weeds”
It’s springtime! The birds are chirping, the sun is shining (sometimes), and the weather is warming. As northeast Ohioans, this time of year is especially exciting for us after each...
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April 25, 2023
Pond Maintenance and Cleanup
As the weather warms up, we have more to tend to than just our flower beds. The Lily Pool, located in the Main Display Garden near the weeping beech tree...
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April 21, 2023
Wildflower Surveying in Stebbins Gulch
By Sarah Kyker, Lydia Jahn, and David Burke, Science & Conservation If you see members of the soil ecology lab out in the arboretum’s natural areas, you will typically find...
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April 20, 2023
It’s Poppin’: April 20th
Well, we got a cold snap last weekend… but when has that ever stopped Ohio plants? New species and horticultural varieties are still popping up every day here at Holden...
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April 13, 2023
It’s Poppin’: April 13th
By Alex Faidiga, Plant Recorder Every spring, I am amazed by how much the landscape can change over the course of a few weeks (or even days, as was the...
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March 16, 2023
Historic Holden
Beautiful then and now, the Holden Arboretum is filled with history and impressive plants and trees since it was established in 1931. Follow along with these photos from the 60s...
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February 10, 2023
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 11th is the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In honor of this special day, we had a Q&A with some of our favorite Holden Forests...
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January 25, 2023
Why do we give plants names and labels?
This winter when you visit both of our campuses you will be able to clearly see plant labels hanging, attached to the stems of trees and shrubs, or on spikes...
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January 18, 2023
Top Choice Tools of the Pros
Installment II Disclaimer: Any brand names mentioned or pictured in this article are not an endorsement. They are the preferences of individual garden and tree care professionals. Welcome to the...
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January 12, 2023
Volunteer Eva Miller Reflects on Work with People for Trees
“Was there a planting that inspired you?” I was incredibly inspired by my tree planting experience on October 18th with Holden’s Tree Corp and the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. My...
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December 7, 2022
Recycle Ohio Community Grant Awarded to Holden Arboretum
On July 1, 2022, Holden Forests and Gardens was generously awarded a Recycle Ohio Community and Litter Academic Institution grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to compost the organic...
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November 10, 2022
New Graduate Student in the Medeiros Lab: Miranda Shetzer
I recently began a PhD program where I am hosted jointly by Case Western Reserve University and the Holden Arboretum. The BioScience Alliance program promotes collaboration across research facilities in...
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November 10, 2022
The Botanical Garden Celebrates Cleveland’s Holiday Magic with Twinkle in the 216
(CLEVELAND) October 2022 – Let the countdown to the holiday season begin! The Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Twinkle in the 216 will celebrate the historic character of Cleveland’s neighborhoods as they sparkle...
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November 1, 2022
Fall Colors: Vermont We Aren’t
But Ohio’s Fall colors are spectacular! This is a time of year, when Ohioans need to remind themselves of how lucky they are. Not all Americans have the privilege of...
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October 28, 2022
Restoring the Restorative Garden
As you walk through the Elizabeth and Nona Evans Restorative Garden at the Cleveland Botanical Garden you may notice some exciting changes underway! The horticulture team is currently in the...
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August 29, 2022
Welcome to Holden, Chelsea!
Dr. Chelsea Miller is a new postdoc, hosted by Holden to explore range dynamics of spring ephemeral wildflowers. Interested in possible career pathways in the world of public gardens, Chelsea...
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August 29, 2022
Core Natural Areas Recent History
By Annie Rzepka, Director of Arboretum Horticulture One of the many reasons HF&G is unique is that one membership affords a matrix of high quality natural and cultivated landscape experiences...
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August 25, 2022
Inside an Ecology Conference
Participating in conferences is one of the best and most fun ways to learn about current scientific findings and connect with people in your field. This past week, Alexa Wagner...
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August 24, 2022
Playing in the Mud
If anyone was out in the arboretum’s Myrtle S. Holden Wildflower Garden on the afternoon of July 20, 2022, you might have heard a commotion – a lot of grunting...
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July 14, 2022
The Science Lab/ Kitchen Overlap
By Sharon Halkovics, Research Specialist Years ago, I completed my undergraduate studies earning a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health Science. I started down my career path assisting in a lab...
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July 8, 2022
A Morning in Working Woods with Green Corps Interns
Have you ever wondered what the day-to-day of scientists looks like? Certainly, daily activities will vary greatly depending on what kind of scientist you are, what time of year it...
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June 24, 2022
A virtual tour of the natural areas used by the research department
By Emma Dawson-Glass, Research Specialist Beyond its curated collections, the Holden Arboretum also retains many natural areas. In fact, most of the Holden Arboretum property is made up of natural...
Read moreJune 17, 2022
Holden Forests & Gardens Announces Appointment of Five New Board Members to its Board of Directors
(CLEVELAND) May 31, 2022 – Holden Forests & Gardens is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors: Tera Coleman, Lavita Ewing, Lynn-Ann Gries,...
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June 9, 2022
A Virtual Tour of the Collections used by the Research Department
One of the greatest benefits of being a researcher at an arboretum is being able to access curated plant collections. Often, these collections have a well recorded history and can...
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June 3, 2022
2022 Holden Summer Intern Program
Over the past few weeks, Holden Forests and Gardens has excitedly welcomed the 2022 cohort of interns into the Research, Community Forestry, Conservation, Horticulture, and Collections departments. This summer, interns...
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