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Head Carpenter Fred Griffith, who first came to Oak Spring to help build the Garden Library in 1979, talks about the various projects he’s worked on over the years.
Read MoreMany plant and animal species have incredibly close relationships, depending on each other for food, shelter, reproduction, and more. Read about several trees and grasses that support native birds.
Read MoreRead about 2021 Stacy Lloyd III Fellow Brittany Carson’s research on botanical sense of place from an Indigenous and Local Knowledge perspective.
Read MoreSince we won’t get another chance for 17 years, Oak Spring’s staff and residents decided to celebrate the Brood X emergence with a cicada cook out. Get the recipes here, and watch the video to learn about these fascinating insects - and find out what they tasted like!
Read MoreAlyssa Sacora, the leader of our upcoming papermaking course, discusses the joyful, messy process of turning plants into paper.
Read MoreThe theme of this World Environment Day is ecosystem restoration. Read about the range of ecosystems we care for at Oak Spring, and about several ways you can help restore ecosystems yourself - no matter how big (or how small) your property is.
Read More2020 Artist in Residence Aimee Lee chats about transforming plants into beautiful fiber art.
Read MoreThey’re coming! Read about what gardeners, farmers, and others can expect from these 17-year cicadas.
Read MoreIn celebration of National Herb Week, we’re featuring five weeds - mullein, yarrow, dandelion, plantain, and pokeweed- that grow abundantly around Oak Spring and have been used in herbal medicine throughout history.
Read MoreHappy Arbor Day! While we love all trees, the large, elderly ones have a particularly important place in our hearts and our environment. Learn about different ways to care for them in our latest blogpost.
Read MoreCelebrate National Garden Month by reading the stories behind several of Oak Spring’s iconic planters.
Read MoreVisit our blog to read Jessica White’s submission, ‘Fire Tree’, an essay about Western Australian botanist Georgiana Molloy’s (1805-1843) efforts to collect seeds from the Nuytsia floribunda tree. Jessica is currently working on an ecobiography of Molloy, From the Miniature to the Momentous.
Read MorePlants like roses, ferns, and orchids have held far more attraction for history’s poets than other species, appearing time and again in verse. In celebration of National Poetry Month, explore our list of some of the world’s most poetic plants.
Read MoreVisit our blog to read Rachel Heng’s submission, ‘The Rememberers’, a short story about a daughter trying to stall the progress of her mother’s dementia in a future Singapore that is grappling with the implications of life behind a seawall. The story was first published in McSweeney’s Quarterly’s special climate fiction issue.
Read MoreHer World: Visit our blog to read Jenna van de Ruit’s submission, “The Trees in You: Poems about the boundaries of self & other.”
To celebrate Women’s History Month and our new The World in Her Words series, we’ve compiled a list of ten must-read women writers whose work explores plants, nature and the environment, ranging from historical to contemporary.
Read MoreHer World: Visit our blog to read Phoebe McIlwain Bright’s submission, “Trophic Cascade: Restoring My Connection to the Natural World,” an essay about encountering wolves in Montana and human interactions with apex predators.
Read MoreVisit our blog to read Catharina Coenen’s submission, “Conneaut,” a meditation on names and place in the Pennsylvania wilderness. This piece was originally published in The Split Rock Review.
Read MoreIn honor of Invasive Species Awareness week, members of our Arboriculture, Conservation, and Landscapes team discuss some of the methods they use to combat these pervasive plants.
Read MoreFrom aphrodisiacs, to deceptive orchids, to flowers that have an uncanny resemblance to our anatomy, plants have an undeniable allure. Celebrate Valentine’s Day by reading our 2021 list of the World's Sexiest Plants.
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