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Today we join Marc Wolf, executive director of the Mountain Top Arboretum in Tannersville, New York, as he discusses his institution’s intimate relationship with the surrounding Catskill Mountain landscape. Through Marc’s descriptions we explore the Arboretum’s stunning habitats, ranging from an ancient bog to the largest marsh in the Catskill Park, and acres of rich woodland. Marc also details the Arboretum’s unique education center, whose timber frame was fashioned from 21 different species of trees harvested in the surrounding woodland, and whose foundation was enriched with bluestone excavated on site. Also included in the tour is an introduction to the Arboretum’s ecologically designed gardens, including a series of linked rain gardens that collect and cleanse snow-melt and storm run-off, an essential service as the Arboretum lies within the watershed of the New York City reservoir system. Join us for this celebration of sustainable, environmentally-informed gardening.
