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Welcome Spring at the Arboretum
Warming days, lingering sunshine, the smell of fresh, muddy
earth, the sounds of boisterous birdsong, croaking frogs -
Ahh, spring is just around the corner!
Th e Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a great destination
for anyone affl icted with “spring fever.” And who isn’t these
days? Plus the hours on the grounds are in full force, 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. and Th ree-Mile Drive opens April 15.
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“Meteorological spring” offi cially began March 20 with the
vernal equinox, when daytime and nighttime are nearly
equally balanced. Arboretum visitors in April − depending
on the prevailing weather − will be greeted with pleasant sur-
prises in the wildfl ower garden, rock garden and other wood-
ed areas, as ephemeral wildfl owers appear amid the melting
snow and leaf debris.
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