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Arboretum Announces Plans for Permanent
Installation of Nature's Gallery
Court
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 The Nature's Gallery ceramic mosaic
mural is a stunning work of art composed of over 140 tiles
hand-crafted by UC Davis students, staff, faculty, and
community members. Each tile showcases a drought-tolerant
plant or associated insect found in the Arboretum's Ruth
Risdon Storer Garden. Since its creation in
2007, Nature's Gallery has been showcased to rave reviews at
the United
States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., and the UC
Davis Centennial Pavilion at the California State Fair.
Now, this dramatic work is ready to come home for permanent
installation in the west end of the
Arboretum. The mural will emerge as the prominent
focal point for an inviting tree-lined courtyard to be created
between the UC Davis Arboretum's Storer Garden and the
Teaching Nursery. Beyond its distinction as a beautiful
new entry feature to the Arboretum's west end, Nature's
Gallery Court will also serve as an integral part of the
Arboretum's interdisciplinary youth and adult education
programs. The Friends of
the UC Davis Arboretum invite community members to be a
part of making this special project happen through tile
dedications and other gift opportunities. Please forward
this email or share information about this unique project with
friends and colleagues who may be interested.To learn more,
please visit: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/special_giving_opportunities.aspx |
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Notice: Due to furloughs at the
university, the Arboretum office will be closed for the week
of Thanksgiving (November 23-27). No one will be available to
return voice or e-mail messages until the following week. We
apologize for any
inconvenience. |
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Arboretum Events: Three Great
Options this
Saturday! |
Guided Tour: Fall Pruning for the
Home Gardener
Saturday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m.,
Gazebo, Garrod Drive, UC Davis
Arboretum
Late fall and winter are good
times to prune many garden plants. Visitors will learn the
finer points of fall pruning and observe some easy techniques
that anyone can use to enhance the form and beauty of shrubs
and small trees during a free public tour and hands-on
demonstration. The tour will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Gazebo, on Garrod Drive on the UC Davis
campus. There is no charge for the tour, and free parking is
available along Garrod Drive and in Visitor Lot 55. This
is a reschedule of the same tour originally advertised for
November 14.
Guided Tour: Native American
Uses of Plants
Saturday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m.,
Buehler Alumni & Visitors Center, Old Davis Road, UC Davis
campus
Native Californians traditionally use
plants for food, clothing, building materials, medicine, tools
and games. Learn about traditional uses of California native
plants during a free public tour of the new Native American
Reflective Garden at the UC Davis Arboretum. The tour will
leave at 11:00 a.m. from the Buehler Alumni & Visitors
Center, across from the Mondavi Center on Old Davis Road on
the UC Davis campus. There is no charge for the tour, and free
parking is available in Visitor Lot 1 and the parking garage
south of the Mondavi Center.
Installation of Mosaic Oak Tree
Labels
Saturday, Nov. 21, 9.a.m.-3.p.m.,
Shields Oak Grove, Garrod Drive, UC Davis
Arboretum
This fall community members and
UCD undergraduates in Entomology
1 are working on a new Art/Science Fusion project to create
expanded tree labels for 35 trees in Shields
Oak Grove. Each mosaic label will feature hand-formed
tile leaves, acorns, bark, and associated insects and wildlife
from a tree in our oak collection. Installation of the
mosaic labels will be happening this Saturday, November 21
from 9 am to 3 pm in Shields Oak Grove. Community members are
welcome to come observe the process. Free parking is available
along Garrod Drive and in Visitor Lot 55. The labels
will be a major feature of the new Oak Discovery Trail which
will be taking shape this winter and spring. Watch
for more information about development of the Oak Discovery
Trail in a future edition of the Leaflet.
For
more information on these events, please call (530) 752-4880
or visit www.arboretum.ucdavis.edu -
and for an interactive map of the Arboretum: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/visitor_map.aspx.
For a complete listing of upcoming events at the UC Davis
Arboretum, please visit: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/calendar.aspx
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