Make Your Own Cyanotypes: A Walk-Up Program

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Saturday, July 22, noon-3:00pm Stop by the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Lawn between noon and 3:00pm to create beautiful nature-based cyanotype prints. Participants will arrange flowers, leaves, and seeds and expose them in sunlight to create a deep blue print with bright, ghost-white silhouettes. *While supplies last. No registration required. Directions to the Hunnewell Lawn.

Artist’s Reception for Marsh Kaleidoscope Art Exhibition at the Arnold Arboretum

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Saturday, July 15, 1:00-3:00pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/#marsh-kaleidoscope-reception Join us from 1:00–3:00pm in the Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall for the artist's reception of our newest exhibition. Pamela R. Tarbell’s “Marsh Kaleidoscope” painting series highlights the beauty and value of marshes and wetlands. In addition to offering a delightful visual array, these habitats are home to a panoply […]

Exhibit | Arnold Arboretum Entrance Improvement Project

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

On view daily from 10am-4pm, now through March 6 in the Hunnewell Building Visitor Center at 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130 Engage with the future at the Arnold Arboretum! Through March 6, view a temporary exhibit in the Hunnewell Building illuminating the Entrance Improvement Project, a phased initiative to renovate all the Arboretum entrances and provide […]

Winter Wellness Walk

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Stay connected to nature and enjoy the health benefits of a winter walk at the Arnold Arboretum. Docents will cover seasonal interest, Arboretum history, and our plant collections. Please dress for the weather, including footwear. Roads are plowed but not salted and walks may venture onto woodland paths. After your tour, warm up with a […]

Art Workshop | Botanical Cyanotype

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Art Workshop | Botanical Cyanotype Friday, December 9, 1pm-3:30pm https://arboretum.harvard.edu/events/event-signup/?id=60785 Learn how to make beautiful seasonal cards and prints using the alternative photography method known as Cyanotype. Participants will collect leaves and seeds in the landscape and arrange them on special paper to create a deep blue print with bright, ghost-white silhouettes. This historic photography […]

Holiday Houseplant Hangover

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Sean Halloran, Plant Propagator, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Thursday, March 12, 6:30–8:00pm Did you receive plants as gifts over the holidays? Are they looking a bit sad at this point and are you wondering whatever to do with them? Or are you simply a houseplant hoarder whose enthusiasm has waned with the winter months? […]

$15

Family Hike: Get Ready For Winter!

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Nancy Sableski, Manager of Children's Education Families need nature at all times of the year! Meet inside the main gate at the Visitor Center. We’ll learn how Arboretum animals get ready for winter. Go on a StoryWalk, get a tattoo, and make a winter home for your favorite animal! Free and open to all, most suitable […]

Free

South Street Youth Center 2nd Annual Family Fun Run

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Register Today!! For the 2nd Annual South Street Youth Center Family Fun Run, sponsored by Ken Sazama Real Estate.  A great way to start your Saturday AND support this wonderful youth program in Jamaica Plain.  Wear a costume to add to the fun!! Meet at the Arnold Arboretum Hunnewell Parking lot this Saturday to join […]

$10 – $35

Tree Mob™! (Bilingual) ¡Pon un insecto en tu vida! Put a bug in your life!

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

¡Pon un insecto en tu vida! Acercarse a la inagotable diversidad de los insectos y conocer los principales grupos de nuestro entorno, así como descubrir qué papel juegan. Martes, 30 de julio, 17:30–18:30; Arnold Arboretum Put a bug in your life! Come get close to the amazing diversity of insects, learn about their major groups, […]

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Gardening for Butterflies and Moths

Arnold Arboretum, Hunnewell Building 125 The Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

Colin McCallum-Cook, Horticultural Technologist Learn how to attract butterflies and moths to your garden and cater to their unique lifecycle requirements in this program focused exclusively on lepidopteran-friendly gardening techniques. Lepidopteran conservation in New England is more important than ever, as many formerly common species are now threatened with extirpation. Colin McCallum-Cook will also show […]

$32

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