Have you ever wondered why the leaves of your rhododendrons curl up in very cold weather? You may observe that the leaves on your plants are drooping down and curling up. Is something wrong with these plants? Do not panic. What you are observing is the plant protecting itself. They practice thermotropism. Thermotropism or thermotropic movement […]
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Art Gallery in the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome holiday shoppers to a two-day Holiday Fine Art Boutique on Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne.
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Most gardeners are familiar with evergreen hollies, a traditional plant used for holiday decorations with its glossy green leaves and stunning red berries. There are various species of hollies native to different areas of the world but the evergreen holly native to the eastern part of the US is American holly, or Ilex opaca. It
Known for its clusters of violet trumpet-shaped flowers, R. ‘Blue Peter’ is one of the classic American “Iron Clads” meaning it is cold hardy. It has been used in the endless attempt by hybridizers to achieve a true blue large evergreen rhododendron. It is, however, like most so-called blues, not quite blue, but rather cobalt
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers are decorating the Center Hallway at historic Skylands Manor for the annual Holiday Open House, sponsored by the Skylands Association of the New Jersey Botanical Garden. This year’s overall theme is An Artist’s Holiday!
Peter A. Marcalus September 5, 2021 In February 1975, it was the final semester of my senior year attending a boarding school called Northfield Mt. Hermon. The school was located in Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts near the New Hampshire and Vermont boarder. That cold and snowy winter, my parents had sent me a gift box full
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Let’s face it, the world is out of balance! Our ecosystems are dysfunctional and events that should be occurring once-in-a-blue-moon are now commonplace (hurricanes and tornadoes in New Jersey, and wildfires and unprecedented drought in the West, just to name a few). One way to help our ecosystems regain some balance is through the use
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Art Gallery in the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum The Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, is now hosting a pop-up art gallery on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 4 pm. It will be open through the end of October. The gallery features
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“In Awe of Light” by Patricia Lavin and John Richie A collaborative work by two accomplished artists is the newest installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. “In Awe of Light,” located near the South Rock Garden, is an immersive composition consisting of three constructions —“Opening,” “Noon” and
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