Blog 4- The arboretum

Jesus Esteves

Ms. Lopez

WRD-110

9 September 2014

Topic: The Arboretum- Source identification

            As I continue my research on the arboretum I keep finding more and more stuff about it. This is an article that was posted online which I found at http://www2.ca.uky.edu/arboretum/gardenetiquette and it was published by the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment.  This website is updated daily therefore it didn't give me a date of when it was published

Topic: The Arboretum- Article summary

            The purpose of this article is to provide readers with the Arboretum’s etiquette and rules. According to the article, the Arboretum is not very strict when it comes to rules because they depend on their visitors to help them maintain the beauty of their gardens. The Arboretum’s plant collections, like other museum collections, are very important to them and to all the visitors. The Arboretum came up with 14 basic rules and always ask guests to please respect and follow them while visiting the Arboretum. Out of the 14 there were 6 rules which in my opinion are the most important ones and everyone should absolutely follow them. These rules are: “1. do not remove flowers, foliage, insects or plants. Specimen collection is prohibited unless you have special permission from The Arboretum office. 2. Use the trash receptacles provided. 3. Open fires and grilling are prohibited. 4. Plant labels and tags provide important information. Do not move or take labels. 5. Operate motorized vehicles on the entrance driveway and designated parking area only. Exception: motorized wheel chairs and approved service vehicles. And 6. Do not release animals into The Arboretum ecosystem.” (The Arboretum).

Topic: The Arboretum- Reflection/questions

            This article will help me in further research because when I start visiting the arboretum to learn more about it I will know the rules and won’t break any. All though the article was clear about the Arboretum’s rules and I have no questions about them it did make me wonder other things. Are there cameras throughout the Arboretum? How can they make sure people are following the rules? What would happen to someone that breaks the rules? Do people actually follow these rules?