January Tree of the Month: Shagbark Hickory

January Tree of the Month: Shagbark Hickory

by Dan Sardaro January: Shagbark Hickory Trees in natural & social ecosystems With momentum from last year’s successful theme, the Year of Birds, 2023 has ushered in the Year of Trees at Awbury Arboretum and I couldn’t be more eager to be back writing more about...
January Tree of the Month: Shagbark Hickory

April Tree of the Month: Eastern Redbud

by Dan Sardaro April: Eastern Redbud If you recall, a couple of months back, witch hazel, in all its winter glory, ran away with the top prize for best blossoming tree at the time. Amongst a bleak landscape, its yellow firework-like flowers were a harbinger of warmer...
February Tree of the Month: Witch Hazel

February Tree of the Month: Witch Hazel

By Dan Sardaro February – witch hazel Thinking back to recent Februarys, it seems like Philly always gets an unseasonably warm stretch of days that dupe many of us into thinking that winter is over. Bike tires are reinflated, windows are opened, books are read on...
August Bird of the Month: Solitary Sandpiper

August Bird of the Month: Solitary Sandpiper

Blog Series: Bird of the Month Thanks to series author Dan Sardaro, former Awbury Arboretum intern, novice birder, and author of 2018 and 2019’s “Pollinators– from wasps to wind” and “Series on Natural Fibers ”  August: Solitary Sandpiper...