Shop our selection of trees, shrubs, perennials, and Island native plants! All plants discounted 30%. PHA members receive an additional 20% off. Schedule a pickup time and collect your plants at our contactless pickup area. Open September 14 through October 12 at 5pm Eastern Time SHOP NOW! Here’s how it works: Members may use code […]
We are now offering small-group, socially distant tours! We are happy to announce the resumption of guided tours on a limited basis, with new considerations for coronavirus safety. Tuesday and Thursday mornings we will offer tours led by volunteer docents with advanced registration required to ensure small groups and the ability to socially distance. SIGN […]
A note to PHA members and friends: We hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy. We believe that in these uncertain times, community is more important than ever! The PHA staff and Board of Directors are all engaged in the good work of keeping the Arboretum vital and accessible to our Island visitors […]
To the Polly Hill Arboretum extended community, We want to assure you we are monitoring the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in close coordination with our Island community, and state and national health officials. Our first priority is to protect the health and safety of all who visit PHA, while continuing to maintain our historic landscape […]
Due to the popularity of the Art in the Arboretum Exhibit at Polly Hill Arboretum last season, we will host an outdoor art exhibit again this year featuring artwork inspired by the plants and landscapes at the Arboretum. Have you taken photographs of the landscape, sketched a flower, or painted a vista of the Arboretum? […]
Brie Arthur, Author of The Foodscape Revolution, will be visiting Martha’s Vineyard in July to give a lecture and a children’s program at Polly Hill Arboretum. Both events are sponsored by Island Grown Initiative and Polly Hill Arboretum. The Foodscape Revolution Wednesday, July 25, 5:30pm. $10/$5 for PHA members Join Brie Arthur for a presentation […]
MATT LOBDELL (2008 Curatorial Intern). Current Title: Head of Collections and Curator, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL, and Research Associate, Polly Hill Arboretum. “I am pleased to continue my association with PHA as a research associate. Having grown up on the Island, I frequently return to visit and continue work on joint research projects that further PHA’s collection goals […]
This past February we received wonderful news: PHA had again achieved a level IV rating, the highest available, from the Arbnet Arboretum Accreditation Program in recognition of our commitment to the health and diversity of our trees. Level IV has been achieved by only 10 percent of botanic gardens and arboreta participating in Arbnet’s program […]
Polly Hill was devoted to horticultural experimentation and raising plants from seed. She also named many of her favorite plants, including several cultivars (cultivated varieties) of stewartia. To get an exact duplicate (a genetic clone) of a plant, it must propagated asexually, which eliminates the genetic variability found in seed propagation.
By Pamela Kohlberg, Chair of the Investment Committee Environmental conservation and education are at the core of the Arboretum’s mission. The Board of Directors wishes to reflect these values in the investments held directly by the endowment. With this statement of purpose in 2013, the PHA Board of Directors began research on an ESG (Environmental/Social/ […]