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A Learning Experience in the Making
Michigan State University's superb horticultural display is a prominent feature of the campus. A special addition to this outstanding landscape is a burgeoning area that many are fondly acquainted with - the Clarence E. Lewis Landscape Arboretum. As you travel south down Bogue Street, look to your right and as you approach Service Road, there lies a six-acre parcel of land. You may remember this westward stretch as the old campus nursery.
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Many remaining specimen trees lend a mature characteristic to this site. This quiet oasis of green changes through the year, offering a spectacular scene in every season. In springtime, the redolent trail through the flowering magnolias, viburnums and witchhazels accentuates a spectacle of pastels. Dogwoods, crabapples and spiraeas offer their characteristic white, pink or purple blossoms. During the summer, compare and contrast foliar textures and numerous shades of green. Yellow, red and russet tones abound in the fall. The laciniated leaves of the magnificent sumac glow in shades of gold and crimson in September. In the wintertime, the prominent forms of deciduous trees and shrubs stand out against s backdrop of snow-laden evergreens |
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distinguishes the Clarence E. Lewis Landscape Arboretum from others is that
it serves as an instructional arboretum for students in landscape
horticulture. Dedicated as a "learning experience in the making", the
arboretum has as its primary function to maximize students' exposure to and
participation in landscape design, construction and maintenance. Here
students can integrate classroom theory with "hands-on" landscape field
practices. Education is at the heart of the mission, in that our efforts are directed towards:
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The development of the Clarence E. Lewis Landscape Arboretum is a commitment by the landscape horticulture faculty at MSU to maintain a comprehensive educational program. This project depends primarily upon contributions from alumni, industry and friends of Michigan State University. Contributing to this effort is an investment in the education of professional landscape horticulturists, in MSU, in the future of the landscape and nursery industries, and in the beautification of Michigan. |
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