{"id":63369,"date":"2010-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/twilight-tours-bring-botanical-garden-to-light\/"},"modified":"2010-07-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-30T00:00:00","slug":"twilight-tours-bring-botanical-garden-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/07\/twilight-tours-bring-botanical-garden-to-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Twilight tours bring botanical garden to light"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 30, 2010 \u2013 The Dawn Redwood tree was once thought to be an extinct species known only by its fossilized remains in China. Since its rediscovery by a Chinese forester in a remote corner of Sichuan in 1941, it has enjoyed a revival.<\/p>\n


\nToday, a Dawn Redwood greets visitors to the 溏心vlog免费B站 Botanical Gardens<\/a>. Rooted in its spot just off Upper College Road, the tree \u2013 grown from seed distributed by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University<\/a> \u2013 is one of the centerpieces of the weekly summer Twilight Garden Tours<\/a> offered at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n


\nHosted by Head Gardner Gabrielle Torphy and Horticulture Professor Brian Maynard, the hour-long tours are held each Tuesday at 5 p.m. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cIt\u2019s a chance for local gardeners to come and get to know a beautiful spot here on campus,\u201d Torphy said. \u201cAs visitors see different types of plants and flowers, they start asking questions as they relate to their own gardens, and we get a nice, casual dialogue going.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe tours \u2013 the brainchild of Maynard \u2013 started this summer as a way to showcase a spot on campus that is often missed by visitors. Despite its location on Upper College Road across the street from the Fine Arts Center for nearly 20 years, the 4.5-acre Botanical Gardens and the hundreds of plants and flowers within tend to go unnoticed.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThese gardens are kind of a hidden jewel on campus,\u201d Torphy said. \u201cWhat is nice is that when people discover it, we often see them come in and eat their lunch here or relax with a book.\u201d

\nAmong the highlights of the gardens is the outdoor classroom, which was designed and built by alumni John Manchester (\u201979) from the landscape architecture program. The hydrangea collection that greets visitors at the start of each tour is also a popular spot.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cHydrangeas are very popular in this area, so we often get a lot of questions right at the start of the tour,\u201d Torphy said. \u201cIt\u2019s a nice ice-breaker to help visitors feel comfortable asking questions, because it\u2019s a familiar species that people can recognize from their own gardens.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nUsed occasionally for weddings and other events like photo shoots, memorial services, meetings and more, the gardens are a popular destination for art students looking to capture its hidden scenery. Many visitors often return to enjoy a quiet lunch break on the grounds.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe get repeat visitors who will stop by just to relax and take a stroll,\u201d Torphy said. \u201cThis is a place we want to share with the community.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe cost for the tour is a suggested donation of $5, and children under the age of 14 can take the tour for free. To learn more about 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Botanical Gardens, visit http:\/\/cels.uri.edu\/uribg\/#ttours<\/a> or call 401.874.2900.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 30, 2010 \u2013 The Dawn Redwood tree was once thought to be an extinct species known only by its fossilized remains in China. Since its rediscovery by a Chinese forester in a remote corner of Sichuan in 1941, it has enjoyed a revival. Today, a Dawn Redwood greets visitors to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63369\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}