2023

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum invites students in grades 2 through 6 to register for the GreenQuest Nature Club, a free environmentally themed program and activity held once a month through October, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm.  All sessions will be held at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive […]

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host a Rhododendron Festival the weekend of May 18 and 19. During the two-day festival, visitors and their families can enjoy peaceful walks surrounded by majestic flowers, guided tours to learn more about the rhododendron collection, and opportunities to learn about the Knippenberg legacy of rhododendrons.

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host its ever-popular Plant Sale on Saturday, May 13th from 9:30 am to 2 pm and Sunday, May 14th  from 9:30 am to 2 pm.  The arboretum is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West (entrances at Vale Road and Pines Lake Drive) in

The upcoming GreenQuest program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, May 24 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne.  It will focus on birds. Registration opens May 1 at www.laurelwoodarboretum.org  and is limited to 20

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Saturday, May 6 at 10:30 am.  This will be an ideal opportunity to enjoy the beautiful spring blooms in the arboretum. To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum,

Earth Day 2023 will be celebrated in Wayne at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West on Saturday, April 22 from 12 pm to 4 pm, rain or shine.  A free shuttle service will be on hand to bring people from the Pines Lake School parking area at 511 Pines Lake Drive to the arboretum.

Wayne resident Katie McEwan will be the speaker for a free virtual program, “Earth Day Past & Present,” on Monday, April 10 at 1 pm.  The event is sponsored by the Wayne Public Library and Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum.  To register for the program, go to waynepubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/10538754 or go to the link on the library’s

Volunteers Help to Beautify Laurelwood Arboretum April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on Tuesday, April 11.  Volunteers can work any day Tuesday through Saturday from April through October from 9 am to 12 noon.  In addition to working in the gardens on Tuesdays, there are opportunities to

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum invites students in grades 2 through 6 to register for the GreenQuest Nature Club, a free environmentally themed program and activity held once a month, April through October, from 4 pm to 5:30 pm.  All sessions will be held at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake

Spring is on its way, and Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum has launched its annual Gift of Green campaign to raise funds for the start of the gardening season.  Gift of Green donations help provide the resources to recreate our Sensory Garden after its winter rest, to landscape the Summer Garden and to add annuals for