2017

Elaine Fogerty, Executive Director of Laurelwood Arboretum, will discuss how to grow Happy, Healthy Hydrangeas on Sunday, September 17 at 2 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum 725 Pines Lake Drive East in Wayne. The program is free for members of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum and $15 for nonmembers. Ms. Fogerty was

Three students who are entering their senior year at William Paterson University in Wayne have been working this summer as interns at Laurelwood Arboretum. Each has spent a total of 120 hours this summer working with the arboretum’s Plant Collection Management Committee and earning course credits. The Plant Collection Management Committee is using a state-of-the-art

“Paintings at the Turn of the Century,” an exhibit of recent works by artist, art teacher and art educator Prabha Sahasrabudhe, PhD, will be on display at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, from September 10 through October 22. The exhibit is sponsored by Friends of

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum’s dedicated “Tuesday volunteers” celebrated everyone’s birthday, no matter what the date. Patricia Engrissei and Joan Scott-Miller provided tasty refreshments and decorated. Joan prepared a little gift basket for each volunteer. It was a great way to celebrate together and to let our Tuesday volunteers know how much we appreciate all that

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers rest after a morning of weeding and mulching the front areas of the arboretum and the Native Plant Demonstration Garden. From left are: Marcia Roukema, Jane Van Eeuwen, Linda Wescott, Griffin Marella, Kyle Curro, Barbara Pidgeon, Linda Ransom, Lorraine Meyer, Susy Libert, and Georgette Moesch. Volunteers are welcome to work

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, August 20, at 12:30 pm and on the third Sunday of every month through October. To join a tour, meet at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West in Wayne. Trained tour guides will lead

A cheerful group of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers posed for a photo at the end of a morning of work. “This year we have had a record number of volunteers,” said Elaine Fogerty, Executive Director of Laurelwood Arboretum. “Every Tuesday morning they put on their gloves, sunblock and insect spray and head out to