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Winter blooms at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
A branch of yellow witchhazel against evergreen foliage and a bright blue sky

Witch hazel blooms bright against a blue sky.

(Image: Morris Arboretum)

Winter blooms at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

The earliest winter blooms are white and yellow, ranging from pale to sun-drenched in color in an effort to woo early pollinators: flies and beetles.

Kristina Linnea García

Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
Looking into the sun, an overhead view of the kinetic sculpture

Looking into the sun, an overhead view of “Two Lines.”

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  • Art Matters

    • Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey

    A kinetic sculpture positioned on a hillside at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is designed to move with the wind.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens
    Jude Thachet sits on a wooden bench surrounded by hydrangeas

    As the school outreach coordinator at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet introduces Philadelphia K-12 students to science, nature, and career opportunities at the Arboretum. 

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  • Who, What, Why

    • Who, What, Why: Jude Thachet at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens

    At the Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Jude Thachet runs the School Outreach Program, connecting students with the outdoors and possibly with future careers.

    Kristina Linnea García

    What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage
    A small hut in the middle of a clearing blanketed with bromeliads.

    At the Paleontologist’s Cottage, tree ferns and bromeliads set the stage for Mesozoic botany. 

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    What’s That? The Paleontologist’s Cottage

    The Paleontologist’s Cottage at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens celebrates plants with ties to the age of dinosaurs.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Penn’s urban forest in fall
    autumn leaves at the quad

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    Penn’s urban forest in fall

    Penn’s West Philadelphia campus is home to 240 different tree species, which put on a show during the fall season.

    Kristina Linnea García

    How climate change affects roses
    Rose garden view with ornamental planters.

    A view of the rose garden at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens.

    (Image: Rob Cardillo)

  • Q&A

    • How climate change affects roses

    In a Q&A, Erin Conley of the Morris Arboretum & Gardens explains how climate change affects rose growth, as well as what’s new in the Morris’ rose garden. 
    Caring for the campus landscape with an ecological mindset
    flowers in class of 1964 garden

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    Caring for the campus landscape with an ecological mindset

    The Ecological Landscape Stewardship Plan, developed in 2018, offers a framework for the Division of Facilities and Real Estate Services to design, maintain, and celebrate the beauty of the campus landscape with an emphasis on its role as a balanced ecological system.

    Katherine Unger Baillie