Dr Martin A. Hamilton FLS

Botanical horticulturist that enjoys travel and the great outdoors - esp. hiking, biking, canoeing & snorkeling.

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Happy #FantasticFloraFriday! This week we’re featuring a lovely and fire-friendly native plant: the sandhill laurel.

To learn more about the world's wonderful plants, visit our #FantasticFlora website: https://t.co/WyLbUZOMN9.

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We're offering a range of funded opportunities for artists, writers, scholars, plant scientists & conservationists at different stages of their careers. Deadline to apply 5/26. Learn more at https://t.co/OcMefkelxY & https://t.co/FE9gw3EjKw

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Time is running out to apply to our fellowships in plant science research and plant conservation biology! Each opportunity includes a $10,000 grant. Learn more & apply by May 26 at https://t.co/FE9gw3mISY 🌱

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It’s finally #FantasticFloraFriday! This week we’re featuring the horse chestnut, a close relative of our native buckeyes (a typo was corrected in this poster!)
Learn more about the world’s wonderful plants at https://t.co/Pq3QFlUBmm.

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Interested in exploring some of Virginia's most incredible ancient trees? Come out to OSGF this October for our popular residential field course, "Ancient, Venerable, and Large Old Trees: Ecology and Conservation". Details and application at https://t.co/VlawJ4mMTG

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We're very excited for Oak Spring to be spotlighted in the first episode of The Garden Chronicles, a new show with @magnolianetwork streaming on @discoveryplus! https://t.co/7suXhTY2yD

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Also, very happy to announce this 3-day tea conference on #NationalTeaDay! This conf is co-sponsored by us, @SyracuseU, and @oak_spring. June 22-23-24. Join us!
BOOK for free: https://t.co/7hH6HihWYA

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Our Permaculture Design Certification course is now accepting applications! This hands-on, 72-hour course will utilize the 700 acre OSGF landscape as its classroom. Learn more and apply at https://t.co/rzjVOGc8ds.

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We're offering our Invasive Plant Species course again this May! The course will focus on the management and control of invasive species common in the Virginia piedmont. Both virtual and in-person sessions are available. Learn more & register at https://t.co/Et3ygll7CL.

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Just 1 MONTH left to apply to our Fellowship in Plant Science Research! This opportunity is for early-career scientists, with preference given to those working in organismal plant biology, and includes a $10,000 individual grant: https://t.co/8fSbwau9P4

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Just ONE MONTH left to apply to our Fellowship in Plant Conservation Biology! This opportunity is designed for early-career individuals working on issues related to plant and landscape conservation, and includes a $10,000 individual grant. https://t.co/woQeVITBgX

[Plant Humanities UK @PlantHums_UK]

@oak_spring APPLY NOW for 2023 #fellowships & #residencies in #art, #botanical #illustration, #bibliography, #plantsci, & #conservation #biology More here: https://t.co/60oMQrGjMf & here: https://t.co/xVTUY9luLk @RHULGeography @RHGeoHumanities @RHULBioSci @Kew_LAA @KewScience

[Oak Spring Garden Foundation @oak_spring]

Our arboriculture team celebrated #ArborDay today by unstringing this recently planted dawn redwood - the first tree planted for our in-the-works arboretum! 🌲

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The blossoms on our ‘Mary Potter’ crabapple arbor just starting popping out today - always one of the most exciting times of the year at Oak Spring 🌸

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We are seeking to feature young artists (ages 13-17) who create art that responds to plants, gardens, landscapes or wildlife on our website and social media! Learn more about the competition and apply at https://t.co/AWL84bfmNm

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OSGF Horticulture Apprentice Thomas Bardroff discusses pruning the formal garden's distinctive apple cordons in our latest blogpost 🍎🌸:

https://t.co/4NyVOQL7rW

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We're pleased to offer a new, residential short course that explores the history of English estates and landscapes. Partial scholarships available. Learn more and apply at https://t.co/9Hs8NdQvxW.

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It’s #FantasticFloraFriday! This week we’re featuring a real “treasure” of a flower. Learn more about the world's wonderful plants at https://t.co/Pq3QFlUBmm.

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Some cuteness to start off your weekend!
Josh Rector of our Biodiversity Management Team set up a camera trap by a fox den earlier this month, and was rewarded with these kit photos (likely 3-4 weeks old). We're excited to share more as they grow up! 🦊 #FoxFriday

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Who else is ready to "spring" into the weekend? Happy Friday! 🦊
📸 Josh Rector