New Disease Takes Its Toll on Island Beech Trees

Beech leaf disease has made its way to the Island and its devastation to the Vineyard's abundant beech tree population is starting to show.

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Nurturing the Legacy of Polly Hill

Twenty-five years since its founding as an arboretum and 65 years after Polly Hill planted her first tree, the Polly Hill Arboretum remains a world-class horticultural institution.

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MVC Approves Stillpoint

Led by Thomas Bena, founder and former director of the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, and advisor Jake Davis, Stillpoint Meadows aims to be a gathering place for classes, talks and other events.

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Effort to Restore West Tisbury's Trees Starts to Take Root

Two towering American elms are returning to West Tisbury for the first time in decades after the species was wiped out by Dutch elm disease.

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Make a Wreath at Polly Hill Arboretum

Polly Hill Arboretum invites the community to its grounds on Dec. 3 for its second annual Holiday Wreath Celebration.

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Polly Hill Goes Green, to the Roots, for Employee Housing

Polly Hill Arboretum, in collaboration with the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), is taking the next step in creating sustainable, on-site housing for permanent staffers and interns.

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Polly Hill Plant Sale

The Polly Hill Arboretum plant sale begins May 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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New Assistant Director Looks to Continue Legacy of Polly Hill

When Emily Ellingson, the new curator and assistant director of Polly Hill Arboretum, began work this fall it was something of a homecoming. In 2013, she worked there as a curatorial intern.

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Polly Hill Plant Sale Goes Online

Polly Hill Arboretum has opened an online plant sale, with pickup at the arboretum in West Tisbury.

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New Board Member for Polly Hill Arboretum

Dr. Murphy Westwood, director of the Global Tree Conservation Program at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill., has joined the board of Polly Hill Arboretum in West Tisbury.

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