Arboretum Day
Boone County Arboretum
9190 Camp Ernst Road
Union, Kentucky 41091
Event Information: (859) 586-6101, ask for Laura Kline
Exhibitors Register Here
Exhibitors - Presentations - Children’s Activities - Family Fun
The mission of Boone County Arboretum is to “enrich the quality of life by providing a scenic outdoor classroom for appreciation and study of plants and preservation of the natural environment”.
Arboretum Day is our highlight event of the year. It is a great chance for you to learn more about your own environment and improve your knowledge of home landscape design.
There will be guided tours of the Arboretum. Adults can listen to presentations from local experts and meet personally with the many exhibitors explaining their services or selling their goods.
Food will be available for purchase, and the Rabbit Hash String Band will be playing from 11:30 – 1:00.
So come experience nature in the beautiful setting of Boone County Arboretum!
- American Compost Society
- Arbor Doctor
- Baeten‘s Nursery
- Back Tree Services
- B.C. Nursery
- Birds Plus More Photography
- Boone Conservancy
- Boone County Conservation District
- Boone County Garden Club
- Boone County Master Gardeners
- Boone County Parks and Recreation Department
- Boone County Urban Forest Commission
- Boy Scout Troop 228
- Chris Allen Photography/Boone County Visual Arts Association
- Cincinnati Horticultural Society
- Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
- Dave Leonard Consulting Arborist
- Dinsmore Homestead Foundation
- Glenwood Gardens
- Greater Cincinnati Chapter Wild Ones
- Greg‘s Antiques
- Kentucky Division of Forestry
- Natorp‘s Inc.
- NKY Herb Society
- NKY Sierra Club
- Rightway Nursery
- The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky
- Usborne Books at Home
- Worm‘s Way
- Yuko En Japanese Friendship Garden
PRESENTATIONS:
| 10:00 – 11:00 AM: | Rain Gardens for the Homeowner Ken Peck, Underhill Landscaping |
Rain gardening is a unique way to design a garden to capture rain water before it flows into the sewer system. By capturing and holding the rain water, you can promote deep, healthy root growth of your plants while easily preventing flooding in your yard. Ken will teach us the basics of rain garden design. |
| 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. | Container Gardening 101 Sue Gillespie, Gillespie Gardens |
Learn the best looking plants that will do great in containers and the design tips the pros use! |
| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. | Native Wildflowers for the Home Landscape Brian Jorg, Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden |
Like the natural gardening look? Brian will instruct on what native wildflowers are available to make your landscape look carefree! |
| 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Bonsai Demonstration Chris Daeger, Rowe Arboretum and B.C. Nursery |
The art of bonsai is ancient but we can all enjoy it! Chris will go through the history and art of bonsai, and also do a demonstration to show you how to bonsai at home! |
| 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Air–Knife Demonstration Dave Leonard, Consulting Arborist |
An air–knife is a unique tool that can blast away soil to expose tree roots without damaging them. Diagnostic work for tree problems is made simpler. Watch as the air-knife cuts through the ground and see the roots below. |
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Children‘s Activities 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Be sure to stop by Shelter #1 and the Children‘s Garden from 10:00 until 2:00 pm for games and crafts! Story time presented by the Boone County Public Library will be held from 10:30 until 11:00.
FAMILY FUN TENT:
| 9:00 - 3:00 | The Boone County Parks Department will be hosting a full day of family friendly events including Soccer Billiards, Snag Golf Chipping, Washer Toss, Baggo, Monster Basketball, Big Foot Slalom, Bocce, Koob, Catch a Cup, and Ring Toss. | |
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