Past Events

This introductory workshop covers basic pruning techniques. Topics include when to prune, required tools, tool care and making  proper cuts. Participants will have the opportunity to practice pruning skills. How to prune fruit trees will not be covered in this workshop. Lunch will be provided.

Members of the Greater Mohican Audubon Society guided birders of all skill levels. Spot birds, learn their calls and discover their habitats in the arboretum. Parking and admission are free. Please dress for the weather.

Plant families are a fundamental way to understand plant relationships, from what plants did entomologists study to see if they were susceptible to emerald ash borer (fellow members along with ash in the olive family), to which plants are susceptible to bacterial fireblight (members like apples and pears in the rose family), from which plants might you be able to graft one plant to another (only plants in the same family) to which plants such as blueberries are in the rhododendron family and thus tend to thrive only in acid soils?

Come Paint "Landscapes in Watercolor" with Artist Cody Heichel.  Secrest Arboretum provides an endless opportunity to paint its landscapes of flowers, trees, birds, and gardens. Originally from the Wooster area, Cody Heichel is a member of the National, American, and Ohio Watercolor Societies and has exhibited in many art galleries, instructed painting workshops, and earned many awards. Cody is looking forward to coming back to Wooster and painting at Secrest Arboretum!