When you picture an arboretum, what do you see? Lush green trees? It’s now nearly winter, so most of those trees are leafless and brown. Like all of us, plants need time for renewal. For humans and plants alike, this time of rest is important for health. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t activity in […]
Bernheim master plan wins an American Society of Landscape Architects award
We are thrilled to announce that landscape architecture firm, Studio Outside, has won a landscaping and planning award for its master plan vision of Bernheim’s forest and arboretum. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) bestowed Bernheim and Studio Outside with the honor award in the Analysis and Planning category for its entry entitled “ReStorying […]
Bernheim at 90: Celebrating the Oak Collection
The earliest specimens in the Oak collection were planted in the late 1950s—the largest and oldest can be found around the Arboretum Loop. Today, those original plantings of pin, willow, and sawtooth oaks are the backbone of our landscape. We have continued to expand our collection since then, and various oak species can be found […]
Bernheim at 90: Celebrating the Magnolia Collection
The first Magnolia plantings began in 1960, and now the Magnolia Collection at Bernheim boasts over 120 Magnolia selections. While some magnolia varieties are evergreen and bloom in the summer, most are deciduous and produce blooms in early spring. Specimens in the Magnolia Collection vary dramatically in size, shape, and color and produce fragrant, showy […]
Bernheim at 90: Celebrating the Ginkgo Collection
The Ginkgo Collection started in 1954 as 9 specimens, purchased for a cost of $99. Since then, it has expanded to include 16 different cultivars. Ginkgo biloba, commonly referred to as the Ginkgo or Maidenhair tree, can be found in fossils dating back 270 million years but was once thought extinct for a time, until […]