News Archive: The Arboretum
‘Together We Grow’: University of Kentucky celebrates agriculture with video tribute, week of campus activities
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Jennifer Elwell
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National Agriculture Day, March 18, allows UK to honor its heritage, accomplishments and dedicated community working to improve agriculture.
‘Beauty can persevere’: UKREC at Princeton shares daylilies for preservation
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Bailey Vandiver
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After surviving the 2021 tornado, daylilies at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center needed to be relocated for renovations and were donated to other UK properties.
Scott Smith tapped to lead The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky
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Christopher Carney
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Former Dean of the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Scott Smith is the new acting director of The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, a 100-acre public garden on the University of Kentucky campus.
UK alum, No-Till agriculture pioneer recognized for decades of extension work
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Christopher Carney
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Serving the University of Kentucky for over 30 years as an extension agent, Rankin Powell received the Shirley Phillips No-Till Award from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.
University of Kentucky celebrates green legacy with The Arboretum’s 32nd Arbor Day event
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Jordan Strickler
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National Arbor Day is traditionally in April, but Kentucky celebrates in the fall.
Tree Week brings people and nature together
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Jordan Strickler
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The sixth-annual Tree Week celebrates greenspaces that surround us.
Historic $100-million gift will catapult UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
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Gatton’s impact on the University of Kentucky exceeds $180 million. He is the university’s single largest donor.
The Arboretum celebrates Arbor Day Oct. 22
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Jordan Strickler
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The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, a partnership between the University of Kentucky and the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, honors and celebrates the Earth's health with its Arbor Day celebration Oct. 22.
UK to help state's landowners replace unwanted Bradford pears
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Jordan Strickler
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The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and their partners are working to help remedy the problem of invasive pears for landowners through an upcoming tree replacement program.
The Arboretum to celebrate Arbor Day April 27
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Carol Lea Spence
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The Arboretum in Lexington honors and celebrates trees during the 28th observance of Arbor Day at The Arboretum.
