Thank You For an
Unforgettable Evening
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Evening of the Arboreta was a night to remember! We offer our heart-felt gratitude to our guests and supporters, our wonderful team of volunteers, generous hosts Angus and Joanna Davis, and event co-chairs Dan and Dory Benson.
Thanks to all of you this year's event was another tremendous success. To view photos of the evening, click the link below.
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August Tree Care Volunteer Opportunities:
Gather Your Group!
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Recently, a team of Citizens Bank employees and interns approached NTC about scheduling their own tree care volunteer event in Newport. The team joined us for weeding and mulching of young trees in Miantonomi Park on a sunny summer day. NTC staff enjoyed teaching the group how to care for trees and why they're such an important part of our city's living landscape. We look forward to making this an annual event!
Do you have a group that would like to join us? NTC encourages garden clubs, work teams, scout and home school groups, and more to reach out if you'd like to organize a volunteer work day. No experience is necessary. Tree Corps will return for our annual Miantonomi reforestation project in October.
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Arboretum Tour: Stonybrook
Wednesday August 16th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Admission - $25
($20 with member discount)
This is your chance to join the Newport Tree Conservancy on a tour of the beautiful seaside Stonybrook Arboretum! This property boasts a 20th century Gothic Revival manor house on 4.8 acres filled with gorgeous collections. Plant highlights include an extensive beech collection, a host of conifers, mature oaks, and plants capable of thriving in the harsh maritime climate. The Sakonnet river and divergent small creek, which lends the Arboretum its name, are the perfect backdrop. Please dress for the weather. Water is highly encouraged.
Limited space is still available! Sign up today for the tour.
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Arboretum Tour: Walnut Point
Friday August 18th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Admission - $25
($20 with member discount)
Join the Newport Tree Conservancy for a tour of this “microarboretum,” Walnut Point! Situated on a 0.11 acre property in the Point Neighborhood of Newport, it is proof that an arboretum isn’t about size and grandeur – it’s about the variety of the plant collection. Owners Maureen Cronin and Mark Marosits have used fastigiate and dwarf varieties to creatively utilize the limited space while creating a harmonious landscape that is an extension of their indoor living space. Plant highlights include the lost gordonia, espaliered fruit trees, and the rare European medlar. Please dress for the weather. Water is highly encouraged.
Limited space is still available! Sign up today for the tour.
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Free Tree Walk:
Morton Park
Friday August 25th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Admission - Free
Be inspired by one of Newport’s grandest collections of trees, beautiful Morton Park. Living Collections Manager Joe Verstandig will take us through the carefully and tactfully planted park, originally designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, with some of the trees included in the original design still extant. We’ll discuss late season interest, ponder on some deciduous conifers, talk propagation and grafting, and look up at some of Newport’s most noble plants. We will be walking the majority of the park. Please dress for the weather. Water is encouraged.
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Arboretum Tour: Bellevue House
Friday September 15th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Admission - $25
($20 with member discount)
Join the Newport Tree Conservancy as we tour the breathtaking landscape of Bellevue House Arboretum! Enjoy the gardens with their delightful ornamental pools, oriental water garden, and moss garden thriving under a natural sheltered space created by an immense Fernleaf Beech. Bellevue House features a massive Horse Chestnut that predates the house built in 1910 and is suspected to be the oldest and largest on Aquidneck Island. Other specimen trees include a magnificent Scots Pine, Hemsley Snowball, massive English Yews, Turkey Oak, and European Ash. Please dress for the weather. Water is encouraged.
General admission for non-members opens on Saturday, August 12th. To become a member and gain access to early registration click here.
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Arboretum Tour: Harbor House
Wednesday September 20th
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Admission - $25
($20 with member discount)
Walk alongside us as we explore Harbor House Arboretum. This historic property has a main building consisting of six houses built at different times, including a Gothic-style chapel. With views overlooking Narragansett Bay, plants can be exposed to harsh winds and salt spray. Mature specimens thriving here include an ancient yew and London Planetree, believed to be original plantings from the 1850s. The mission of Harbor House Arboretum is to be consistent in replanting efforts to maintain the existing tree collection and canopy, maintaining the property's green diversity, and to encourage the residents here to engage in the landscape. Come see for yourself what makes Harbor House a unique property and community. Please dress for the weather. Water is encouraged.
General admission for non-members opens on Saturday, August 12th. To become a member and gain access to early registration click here.
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