Word: arboretums
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have 265 acres of plants, more plants gathered together than almost any other place on earth," says Garry Koller, the managing horticulturist at the arboretum. "There...
...arboretum's more than 7,000 kinds of trees, shrubs and other plants are scattered throughout its 265 acre area. The hilly terrain hides most of the encroaching suburban buildings, but at the end of one path is a parking lot with graffiti on its back wall. Beyond the lot is a low concrete building resembling a factory. At a turn in another path a high-rise apartment building looms over the grounds...
Bussewitz, in his tours, emphasizes the proximity of nearby Boston and the Blue Hills south of the arboretum. In the city, he says, it's easy to forget just how close nature is and just how fast its beauty is disappearing...
Bussewitz adds that while the arboretum's research on rain forests will help conservation efforts scientifically, the arboretum's tours and education programs help raise public awareness of the problems of deforestation...
Admission to the arboretum is free, but Bussewitz and other guides give van-guided tours on Sundays which cost $1 for senior citizens and $2 for everyone else. The bulk of visitors to the arboretum, however, either go on free self-guided tours or group tours Bussewitz gives for $50 per group...