The many common names of monardas make it easy to see why using a plant’s botanical name is important. Bee balm, Oswego tea, horsemint, and bergamot are some of the names these northeast native plants go by. Their interesting flowers resemble a spiky hairdo that rarely has a bad hair day! These tubular flowers are […]
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome holiday shoppers to a Holiday Fine Art Boutique at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. The boutique will be open Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon to 4 pm from November 19 through December 18. It will feature unique gifts including small
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Holiday Boutique Saturdays and SundaysNovember 19 to December 18, 12 Noon to 4PM Scott A. Broadfoot of Broadfoot and Broadfoot Galleries in Boonton will once again host a Holiday Boutique in the Knippenberg Center for Education. Tabletop sculptures made by A Sculpture Trail artists will be featured, along with other fine art. Holiday ornaments, handmade by Barbara Corcoran Clark, will
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Master Gardener Lourdes Osorio has a mission—to create a welcoming world for butterflies, bees and other pollinators, one garden at a time. While many people see insects as a threat, she sees them as essential to a healthy ecosystem. “Insects are the most numerous organisms on earth, and only a small number are pests,” Lourdes
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A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum recently welcomed two new sculptures —TULIPULA by Babette Bloch and Ferrous Couture by Robert Koch. The multiyear Sculpture Trail project, which showcases 15 unique works of art placed throughout the arboretum, is sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum. Laurelwood Arboretum, a public park located at 725 Pines Lake Drive
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Photo by Lorraine Meyer. Volunteer Bonnie Joachim leads a cart tour of Laurelwood Arboretum
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The 2022 Community Art and Photography Exhibit at Laurelwood Arboretum features work by artists from Wayne and surrounding communities. The exhibit at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne will continue from Sunday, September 11 through Sunday, September 25. A meet-the-artists opening reception will be held on September
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As the weather begins to cool this month, gardeners’ thoughts will turn towards putting their gardens to bed. Here is the most trouble-free way of preparing your garden for winter—don’t do anything! Whew, didn’t that just free up more time for you? Perhaps it saved you the payment your landscaper would receive for doing it.
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Stretch your body, relax your mind and relieve your tensions at gentle yoga classes at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. A 10-week session of classes on Wednesdays at 10:30 am will begin on August 24th. No experience is necessary to participate in the class, and there
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome families to a free Children’s Butterfly Day on Sunday, August 28th from 2 pm to 4 pm at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. The event will feature a children’s story time, butterfly crafts and rock painting. Volunteers will lead tours of the arboretum’s Sensory Garden
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