Master Gardener Rashmi Dhekne, who is also a volunteer at Laurelwood Arboretum, will discuss, “Fall Gardening: Preparing for the Spring in a Safe Way” on Wednesday, September 22, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. Dhekne will share information about how to prepare gardens for a beautiful spring display, how to select and plant bulbs and how […]
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Renowned herbalist Robin Rose Bennett will lead a Weed Walk through Laurelwood Arboretum,725 Pines Lake Drive West, on Thursday, September 30 from 3 pm to 5 pm. The rain date is Friday, October 1 from 3 pm to 5 pm. Bennett will explain how to identify commonly found plants that can be used as herbal
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Tickets are now on sale for the official Grand Opening of A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum. The two-day festival, hosted by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, is scheduled for September 18 and 19 at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, NJ. A Family, Fun & Food celebration is planned for Saturday, September 18 from
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Suggesting that gardeners plant a grass can seem humdrum. However, little bluestem will have you singing for joy with its many attributes. Graceful, architectural, easy to grow, wildlife friendly, deer and rabbit resistant, good fall color and salt tolerant top the list. Little Bluestem blooming With a fibrous root system that can reach five feet
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Joseph Di Giacomo, Master Gardener and chairperson of the Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Rhododendron Study Team, will share information about the legacy of John and Dorothy Knippenberg and the development of the rhododendron gardens at Laurelwood Arboretum. Click here to watch the Wayne Public Library / Laurelwood Arboretum presentation. R. ‘Paul Vossberg’
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The long-awaited Grand Opening Festival for A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is scheduled for the weekend of September 18 and 19 at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, NJ. The festival marks the official opening of A Sculpture Trail. The multiyear project, which will showcase 15 unique works of art, is sponsored by
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The most recent installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is “Flight in Abstract,” a 51” by 45” by 21” fabricated bronze sculpture created by renowned artist, Bill Barrett. The piece has a sense of movement or dance of the abstract figures with the complex swirls and twists of intertwining bronze. Barrett is known
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Lourdes Osorio, Master Gardener and volunteer at Laurelwood Arboretum, will discuss issues regarding our local deer. Click here to watch the Wayne Public Library / Laurelwood Arboretum presentation. Fawn in author’s garden
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Newly planted R. ‘Cynthia’ on Ridge Road in the arboretum was blooming in July although its recorded blooming period is Midseason from approximately the first week to the second week in May. The plant was purchased last fall from a nursery in Albany, Oregon and was over-wintered in the propagation greenhouse and planted in the
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, July 25 at 10 am. This will be an opportunity to enjoy the summer vistas, as well as the new Sculpture Trail installations. To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum,
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Donations to Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum help to support the garden’s maintenance, operations and public programs.
Dues and donations are deductible for income tax purposes to the extent allowed by law.
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
