Have An Urge For Pancakes?

This Saturday February 23rd the Waddell Elementary PTA will be hosting a pancake breakfast at the Applebee's Restaurant in Lexington, Virginia.  The money made from this fund raiser will be used to help fund Waddell's field trips to Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden.  Volunteers will be serving up pancakes, juices, coffee, and tea.  Stop by if you are in town between 8am and 10am.

Holiday Gift Ideas From Boxerwood

Looking for that Christmas Present for the Kid who has everything?

How about a Boxerwood Mud Happens Tee Shirt?

Available in kids sizes Small, Medium, and Large

$8.00 ea

For the bigger kids in the family, how about a Boxerwood Ball Cap made from 100% recycled materials

Hats are $10 each

We also have a limited supply of 2012 Boxerwoodstock Tees for Adults

Boxerwoodstock Shirts are $10 each

All the above items are available in the Munger Lodge at Boxerwood.

For more information or to arrange a shopping stop, call 540 463 2697

Boxerwood Christmas Parade Float

Just in case you missed the Lexington Christmas Parade on November 30th, here are some photos of our Honorary Mention Awarded float nearing completion.

Boxerwood Recognizes Volunteers

On December 6th Boxerwood recognized and thanked its volunteers with a luncheon.

Gifts of Nature Coming To Boxerwood This Saturday

Gifts Of Nature This Saturday December 8th at 1pm at Boxerwood: Gather with other local families at Munger Lodge to craft a holiday feast for the birds and wildlife that winter in Rockbridge. Honeysuckle wreaths, dried fruit icicles, cranberry garlands and suet-and-seed cupcakes are among the creature treats you can make at Boxerwood’s annual Gifts of Nature workshop. Families are also encouraged to bring burned-out incandescent light bulbs (not compact fluorescents) and last year’s holiday cards to repurpose and transform into beautiful Christmas ornaments.  The fee to  participate is $5/family for Boxerwood members or $10/family for non-members. Boxerwood will provide vines, cones, winter berries, and greenery harvested from the woodland garden, as well as suet, raffia, ribbon and other project supplies. Families are asked to contribute one type of wildlife food, such as seeds, nuts, dried fruit, popcorn, citrus or fresh cranberries that will be shared by all participants.

Think About Boxerwood Tuesday

We had Black Friday for shopping, Small Business Saturday, and today is Cyber Monday. Tomorrow is "Donation Tuesday" which is a day to recognize charities and non profits. Perhaps you can think of Boxerwood on this day and make a donation to help keep our education programs and garden going.

You can even make your donations on line at:

Make A Donation To Boxerwood

November In The Garden

I know some people find November to be a dreary depressing month. I am not one of them.  Once the leaves are off the trees one can see the structure of things, the view opens up, and there is a subtle underplay of color in the landscape. Now is the time to start appreciating the bark of trees and the delicate filigree of branches against the clear bright fall sky. 

This month I am going to highlight one of the unusual conifers in the garden, Boxerwood’s Lacebark Pine (Pinus bungeana), located just below the NEWTS facility. Mi- chael Dirr, this country’s expert on woody plants, calls this “one of the most handsome pines for bark character”.  I have to ad- mit a special fondness for pines and this is one of my favorites.

It grows to about 35—50’ with a spread of about 20’.  The dark green needles are in bun- dles of three and are very stiff and sharp to the touch, but, of course, it’s that bark that is the main attraction. Just gorgeous.

For more information go to:

Boxerwood Garden Notes

(Excerpt from Boxerwood Horticulturalist Faith Vosburgh's Garden Notes for November)

Lacebark Pine at Boxerwood