https://chestertownspy.org Nonpartisan and Education-based News for Chestertown Mon, 05 May 2025 12:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 12:10:54 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/ Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is the eastern red columbine, Aquilegia canadensis, pictured in the photo below: . The eastern red columbine is in the buttercup family. It is the only species of columbine native to eastern North America, and is easy […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/05/05/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-21/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/28/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-20/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/28/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-20/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:27 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183882 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is shagbark hickory, Carya ovata, pictured in the photo below: Shagbark hickory is a tall, straight trunked tree reaching over 120”. It is prized for its aromatic wood, which burns long and with little to no […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/28/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-20/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:00:16 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below: The answer to last week’s mystery is mayapple or wild mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum, pictured in the photo below: Mayapples first emerge in April. They frequent mesic to dry-mesic upland forests, well-drained floodplain forests, and various moist, disturbed habitats. Mayapples populate much of […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/21/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-2/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:19 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is red maple flowers, Acer rubrum, pictured in the photo below: The red maple flowers shown here are female. They are dark, deep red with sticky, fuzzy stigmas that extend past the petals and catch pollen […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/14/adkins-arboretums-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured below: The answer to last week’s mystery is American sycamore seeds, Platanus occidentalis, pictured below:   American sycamore is native to the eastern United States and is the largest deciduous tree in North America. Found most commonly in bottomland or floodplain areas, sycamores thrive in wet […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/04/07/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-19/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:16:30 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/ Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below: The answer to last week’s mystery is the northern crane-fly orchid, Tipularia discolor, pictured below: The crane-fly orchid is one of the most common orchids in North America. Spring is when the plant’s green leaves begin to emerge. They appear as a […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:00:44 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183151 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is the northern crane-fly orchid, Tipularia discolor, pictured in the photo below: The crane-fly orchid is one of the most common orchids in North America. Spring is when the plant’s green leaves begin to emerge. They […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-17/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/17/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-16/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/17/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-16/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:00:57 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=183024 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured below? The answer to last week’s mystery is the northern red oak, Quercus rubra, pictured in photo below: The northern red oak is a deciduous tree native to the eastern and central United States and southeast and south-central Canada. It is versatile and hardy in urban […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/17/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-16/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-15/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-15/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:00:23 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182900 Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured below?   The answer to last week’s mystery is the tulip poplar, Liriodendron tulipfera, pictured below:   The tulip poplar is a large, native, deciduous tree that can grow 90–120′ tall. Its attractive tulip-like flowers give the tulip poplar its common name. Although not a member […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-15/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/2025-juried-art-show-at-adkins-arboretum-discovering-the-native-landscapes-of-marylands-eastern-shore-on-view-through-april-25/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/2025-juried-art-show-at-adkins-arboretum-discovering-the-native-landscapes-of-marylands-eastern-shore-on-view-through-april-25/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:00:07 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/2025-juried-art-show-at-adkins-arboretum-discovering-the-native-landscapes-of-marylands-eastern-shore-on-view-through-april-25/ There are many voices and many stories in Discovering the Native Landscapes of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Adkins Arboretum’s 25th annual Juried Art Show. From serene waterscapes and fiery sunsets to works that touch on environmental issues and the legacy of slavery, they form a fascinating portrait of the Eastern Shore. On view through April 25 […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/06/2025-juried-art-show-at-adkins-arboretum-discovering-the-native-landscapes-of-marylands-eastern-shore-on-view-through-april-25/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/03/adkins-arboretum-announces-30th-annual-spring-native-plant-sale/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/03/adkins-arboretum-announces-30th-annual-spring-native-plant-sale/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:00:47 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182762 Prepare for spring in the garden! Adkins Arboretum, offering the Chesapeake gardener the best selection of landscape-ready native plants, announces its 30th Annual Spring Native Plant Sale. All proceeds benefit the Arboretum’s rich variety of education programs that teach about the Delmarva’s native plants and their connection to a healthy Chesapeake Bay. To ensure the […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/03/03/adkins-arboretum-announces-30th-annual-spring-native-plant-sale/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-14/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-14/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:12:20 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-14/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is river birch, Betula nigra, pictured in photo below: Native to the eastern United States, river birch is found in Maryland along stream banks and in moist locations. It’s a fast-growing, highly adaptable tree, especially in its […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/24/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-14/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/17/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-picture-7/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/17/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-picture-7/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:21 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182523 Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured below?   The answer to last week’s mystery is partridge berry, Mitchella repens, pictured below: Partridge berry is a delicate, creeping vine that does not climb. Instead, it forms a low mat of evergreen leaves. Indigenous to the woodlands of eastern North America, partridge berry looks […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/17/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-picture-7/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-13/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-13/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:00:50 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-13/ Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured below: The answer to last week’s mystery is a male red maple flower, Acer rubrum, pictured below: The red maple is a wide-ranging native tree in the Eastern half of the United States. In Maryland, red maples flower between January until mid-March. Their signature red buds […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/02/10/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-13/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/27/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-12/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/27/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-12/#respond Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:33 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=182079 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured below? The answer to last week’s mystery is a sweetgum ball from a sweetgum tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, pictured in photo below: Sweetgum balls are the fruit of the sweet gum tree. Each sweetgum ball is actually made up of dozens of fruits that have fused together. […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/27/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-12/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/21/adkins-arboretum-mystery-tuesday-guess-the-photo-3/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/21/adkins-arboretum-mystery-tuesday-guess-the-photo-3/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:00:36 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181976 Happy Mystery Tuesday!  Can you guess what is pictured below? The answer to last week’s mystery is ground pine or tree clubmoss, Dendrolycopodium obscurum, pictured in photo #2. Ground pine, or tree clubmoss, is neither a pine nor a moss. but is more closely related to ferns. This flowerless ground cover is rarely more than […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/21/adkins-arboretum-mystery-tuesday-guess-the-photo-3/feed/ 2 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum-2/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum-2/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum-2/ Bridget Z. Sullivan’s exhibition Within Our Reach at Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center offers an evocative exploration of the natural world and its interconnectedness with human perception. On display through Feb. 28, the exhibit invites visitors to experience the quiet power of nature in new and profound ways. A reception to meet the artist will be […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/14/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum-2/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/13/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-can-you-guess-the-photo/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/13/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-can-you-guess-the-photo/#comments Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:00:15 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/?p=181831 Happy Mystery Monday!  Can you guess what is pictured in the photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is foliose lichen, pictured in the photo below:. Foliose lichen is one of the three most common growth forms of lichens. Foliose means leafy, as they tend to look like leafy growths that are attached to […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/13/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-can-you-guess-the-photo/feed/ 1 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/06/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-11/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/06/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-11/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:00:45 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/06/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-11/ Happy Mystery Monday! Can you guess what is pictured in photo below? The answer to last week’s mystery is a nurse log, pictured in photo below: A nurse log is a fallen tree that rests on the forest floor. It absorbs rain like a sponge, and provides water and nutrients for new growth. Decaying wood […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/06/adkins-arboretum-mystery-monday-guess-the-photo-11/feed/ 0 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/05/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum/ https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/05/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2025 11:00:56 +0000 https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/05/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum/ Bridget Z. Sullivan’s exhibition Within Our Reach at Adkins Arboretum’s Visitor’s Center offers an evocative exploration of the natural world and its interconnectedness with human perception. On display through Feb. 28, the exhibit invites visitors to experience the quiet power of nature in new and profound ways. A reception to meet the artist will be […]]]> https://chestertownspy.org/2025/01/05/within-our-reach-mixed-media-works-by-bridget-z-sullivan-on-view-through-feb-28-at-adkins-arboretum/feed/ 0