Ask Elaine: Winter Interest in the Garden
How can I get some winter interest in my garden? It’s looking a little stark and bare.
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2016
Ask Elaine: Best Indoor Plants for Gifts
‘Tis the season for snow, family, food, quiet reflection, personal peace and gift giving. I have lots of gardening friends and I am considering indoor plants as gifts. Do you have any ideas?
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FOLA Volunteers Decorate Skylands Manor for Holiday Open House
This holiday season, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) volunteers decorated the main entrance and grand stairway at historic Skylands Manor for the annual Holiday Open House, sponsored by the New Jersey Botanical Gardens. This year’s theme is, “A Gardener’s Holiday.” The Manor has been decorated floor-to-ceiling to create a warm and welcoming start to the
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Elects New Officers at Annual Meeting
Members of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) elected four new members to the Board of Directors, each for a two-year term. Joining the board are Regina Imperator, Linda Ransom, Mary Jo Sichak, and Diane Bromberg Stern. Also elected at the meeting was William Lauber, CPA, who had been appointed treasurer earlier in the year. Reelected
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Ask Elaine: Preparing the Garden for Winter
Are there any more garden tasks that I need to do to get the garden “ready for bed” this winter?
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FOLA Hosts Thank You Program For Laurelwood Volunteers
More than 45 Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) volunteers gathered at the Knippenberg Center for Education for a special end-of-season thank you program. Executive Director Elaine Fogerty presented a lecture on “Putting Your Garden to Bed,” which focused on end-of-season tasks. Horticultural Manager Joan Scott-Miller demonstrated tool sharpening using a stone. And Tony Molinari, a
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum To Host Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will be held on Sunday, November 6. at 2 p.m. in the Knippeberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West, Wayne. All FOLA members, as well as guests and members of the public, are invited to attend. Free guided tours of the
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Graduate Students Tour Laurelwood
Seven graduate students from the College of Education at William Paterson University visited Laurelwood Arboretum recently for a tour and overview of the park’s function and activities. The trip was organized by their advisor, Dr. Kabba Colley, (second from left in photo) and Elaine Fogerty, Laurelwood’s Executive Director (fourth from left). The group plans to
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Hosts Successful Fundraising Event
Art at the Arboretum, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum’s (FOLA) first major fundraiser, was a resounding success. The money raised from the event will help FOLA continue to improve the arboretum’s gardens and infrastructure and enhance this horticultural treasure. The weather was perfect all weekend. More than 100 guests attended the Saturday night Art Gala. The
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