The Arnold Arboretum has just released an entirely new website, a fresh portal to the institution that has been two years in the making! Ned Friedman says: “We set out to create an online identity as evocative, welcoming, and revelatory as the collections and landscape themselves. Over the next few weeks, we will introduce you to newly curated stories from the Arboretum including plant biographies, tales of plant exploration, scientific discoveries, and the institution’s multifaceted roles in promoting social and environmental justice. We will pull back the curtain to reveal some of the magic that lies behind our roughly 16,000 woody plants and 281 acres of Olmsted-designed landscape. Today I’m excited to share a new feature with you. “Walks” offer virtual tours of the Living Collections, curated and designed by our staff, including me. The Director’s Tour illuminates just a few of the thousands of plants I’ve photographed and been captivated by over the past decade. Join me to find out why I love snakebark maples (and why you should too), why inhaling putrid ginkgo seeds is vivifying, and why I worship the acorns of the Oriental oak. And when you next visit, make your way to these very plants to experience their charms through the seasons in person. ” Very exciting news indeed.
