Hoyt Arboretum Blog 
Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Emily Lytle, Program Manager at Hoyt Arboretum Friends since 2017. Hoyt Arboretum’s Program Manager is Emily Lytle, … Read more
Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Kyoko Donaldson Palacio, Visitor Services Coordinator at Hoyt Arboretum Friends since 2017. Kyoko has a long name: … Read more
In a previous blog post we discussed the use of common names for plants at the Arboretum and how they are totally fine and appropriate to use, as long as they are not xenophobic or derogatory. However, for staff at Hoyt Arboretum and others who work with hundreds of different plant species from around the … Read more
Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Anna Goldrich, Executive Director at Hoyt Arboretum Friends since 2017. A native of Eugene, Oregon, Anna spent … Read more
Today. Right now. Or within the next two weeks or so (early August), we have a couple of marvelous examples of Malvaceae (the mallow family) in bloom for you to examine and enjoy at Hoyt Arboretum! The Malvaceae includes well-known showy flowers such as hibiscus, hollyhocks, and checkerblooms, a few weedy members like velvetleaf and … Read more