Annual Spring Tree Sale Underway!

A great opportunity to choose from an extensive selection of landscape-grade nursery stock from the esteemed Johnson’s Nursery at discount prices—and early in the planting season! Order by May 15, 2022. All sales benefit the Arboretum & Bird Sanctuary!… Read More

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Master Gardeners Tour Grounds

On July 26, 2021, the Manitowoc County Master Gardeners visited the VDBA grounds for a tour of the handiwork of their colleagues. Gardeners Steve Lankton, Carol Lallensack, Bernie Zimmer, Marilyn Starzewski, Linda Brandel, and Eileen Kummer were the designers or advisers in the planning and layout of five of the nine Franciscan Gardens planted … Read More

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Volunteers Needed May 22

Let’s do some spring cleaning at the Arboretum! Van der Brohe Arboretum plans a clean-up of the grounds on Saturday, May 22 at 8:30 am. Directions. Volunteers are needed to pick-up branches, stones, and miscellaneous debris, as well as pull emergent honeysuckle at the fringes of the tree lines. No heavy lifting—a UTV and … Read More

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Tree Guards Available for Purchase

Protect the trees and shrubs you’ve purchased through the VDBA tree sale! A full 6′ tall, these tree guards will prevent spring browse and fall antler rub. Delivered flat with cable ties, the guards can be assembled around a larger tree or staked over a smaller shrub. They are easily cut to shorter lengths. … Read More

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Franciscan Gardens to be Installed this Spring

Master Gardeners of Manitowoc County members Bernie Zimmer, Carol Lallensack, Eileen Kummer, Linda Brandel, Marilyn Starzewski, and Steve Lankton have been very active researching plant materials appropriate to the Franciscan Gardens and designing the composition and layouts for a spring installation. … Read More

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