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Big Yellow Taxi

They took all the trees
Put 'em in a tree museum
And they charged the people
A dollar and a half just to see 'em

-Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi

We don't charge people to see the trees at Reeves-Reed Arboretum (although a dollar and a half seems pretty cheap). We really are a tree museum, though. I mention that for two reasons – first of all, we have some really cool trees and plants here, and we're adding to the coll...

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BOLD Arts camp at RRA

This past week we had the pleasure of partnering with BOLD Arts to offer a new performing arts camp titled: Fields of Wonder: A Celebration of Nature and the Arts. It was so rewarding to see the girls arrive daily with big smiles on their faces looking forward to another day filled with dance and music. And it wasn't just the campers that arrived joyful each day – the BOLD Arts team made up of Jenn Eisenberg, Valerie Norman Ornstein and Aidan Wynn Davis were filled with such enthus...

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ART in the Garden Gala 2016

The Arboretum is in a flurry of activity as we get ready for ART in the Garden 2016.  Garden sculptures are being installed throughout the grounds, art work is being hung in the Wisner House Gallery, tons of plants are being added to the flower beds and borders, and auction items are coming through the door.

ART in the Garden is the Arboretum's eagerly anticipated annual garden party and largest fu...

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