{"id":27,"date":"2017-08-18T11:27:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2017-08-18T11:27:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T15:27:42","slug":"about-the-ambler-arboretum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/about-the-ambler-arboretum\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Ambler Arboretum"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>From our website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\">http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Sustainability. Health. History.<\/h2>\n<article class=\"node node--page node--full node--page--full\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<p>Temple University Ambler has a long history of horticulture and landscape design. Established as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women in 1910, the 187-acre campus represents a unique mix of natural and designed landscapes. The gardens serve as excellent outdoor learning laboratories for numerous classes and as a source of inspiration for the campus and local communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambler Arboretum of Temple University has a diverse range of learning gardens, from formal perennial gardens to a green roof garden, which provide a rich diversity of garden experiences.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<aside>\n<nav id=\"block-menu-block-1\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div>\n<h2>About The Ambler Arboretum<\/h2>\n<p>The Ambler Arboretum of Temple University is an historic public garden within a respected institution of higher education. Its mission is to serve as a living laboratory that promotes love and knowledge of horticulture, understanding of the relationship between people and the environment, and awareness of both the need for and means to achieve greater environmental responsibility.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/about-ambler-arboretum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the Ambler Arboretum.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Become A Member<\/h2>\n<p>Arboretum Associates support enhancements to the Ambler Arboretum. Through continued developments funded by efforts such as this Associates Program, the Arboretum serves as an exemplary sustainable landscape and valuable resource to educate and inspire students, community visitors, and corporate and municipal officials to become environmentally responsible.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/become-member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about becoming an Arboretum member.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Gardens<\/h2>\n<p>The Ambler Arboretum of Temple University encompasses the 187-acre Temple University Ambler campus site. The diverse grounds include many different gardens and trees. Students, faculty and staff use the grounds for teaching and learning. Visitors are welcome to visit the arboretum and stroll the grounds.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/gardens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the gardens.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Giving<\/h2>\n<p>Support the Arboretum&#8217;s efforts toward creating additional diverse learning environments on campus.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/giving-ambler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about supporting the Arboretum.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Learn<\/h2>\n<p>From full-credit degree programs to non-credit opportunities to work and learn in our gardens, the Ambler Arboretum is the perfect environment for educational advancement.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about courses and programs related to the gardens.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Visit<\/h2>\n<p>Interested in visiting the gardens? Visit the Arboretum any time from dawn to dusk! Schedule a guided tour with our arobretum director or take a self-guided tour of our rich campus environments.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about visiting the Ambler Aboretum.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Volunteer<\/h2>\n<p>The energy and creativity of volunteers provide essential support to our gardens and programs. We welcome volunteers with an interest in plants to help our Horticulture Staff maintain the Arboretum\u2019s gardens and lead tours for visiting groups.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn about volunteering in the Arboretum.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From our website:\u00a0http:\/\/ambler.temple.edu\/arboretum\u00a0 Sustainability. Health. History. Temple University Ambler has a long history of horticulture and landscape design. Established as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women in 1910, the 187-acre campus represents a unique mix of natural and designed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/about-the-ambler-arboretum\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12725,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12725"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/arboretum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}