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Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
By now Salisbury University is bustling with thousands of students. Even when it is not, it is full of things to see if you love trees and gardens, because it is also an arboretum.
The University's collection has over two thousand species including Bald Cypress, Crape Myrtles, Dogwoods, Elm, Japanese Maples, Linden, Magnolia, Oaks, Rhododendron, Roses, Viburnum, and Wisteria. The pergola on the walkway leading to the Guerreri Center is where much of the gardening action takes place. It provides lovely places for students to meet and sit among the potted plant arrangements and raised beds. The campus boasts eleven different garden sites, many which include sculptures. Not all the gardens here are formal. There are lush wooded walkways. On this path near the gazebo, just east of the Guerreri Center, I noticed these charming lunaria which are a biannual plant used in dried arrangements. You don't see them massed like this in many gardens anymore, so that was a neat surprise. There is no charge to visit Salisbury Arboretum, but during the school year parking can be tight. All in all, my recent visit on a very muggy day before the start of school, was quite pleasant. I would say that throughout the year you can walk this beautiful campus and see something new each time, which is the aim of every gardener.
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Upcoming Home & Garden Events
May 1, 2012 - Shore Fresh Growers - Farmers MarketsWorcester, Wicomico, & Somerset County, Maryland May 1, 2012 - Chestertown Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market Fountain Park, at High and Cross Streets - Chestertown, Maryland May 5, 2012 - St. Michaels Fresh Farm Market Muskrat Park - St. Michaels Harbor, at Willow and Green Streets - St. Michaels, Maryland May 19, 2012 - 5th Annual LSLT Native Plant Sale & Celebration  Village Youth Center - 6 Asbury Avenue - Crisfield, MarylandMay 19, 2012 - Maids & Mistresses: An Historic Costume Program & Luncheon Julia A. Purnell Museum - 208 W. Market Street, Snow Hill, Maryland May 19, 2012 - Second Annual Preakness Party Captain's Table - Ocean City, Maryland May 26, 2012 - Fairmount Academy’s 37th Annual 1800s Festival Fairmount Road - Fairmount, Maryland May 26, 2012 - Spring Arts & Crafts Show Ocean City Convention Center - 40th Street and the Bay; Ocean City, Maryland May 26, 2012 - Art and Music On the Farm! Barrier Island Center - 7295 Young Street - Machipongo, Virginia May 27, 2012 - 19th Annual Soft Shell Spring Fair City Dock - Crisfield, Maryland |
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