Press Releases

Enjoy an early breath of spring on a guided tour of Laurelwood Arboretum’s two greenhouses on Saturday, March 7 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. Learn practical tips on propagation and

Chase away winter’s chill and get ready for spring at https://laurelwoodarboretum.org/plant-sale/.  The Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Online Plant Sale is now underway. Choose from a well-priced selection of annual flats, grasses, perennials, shrubs and trees—including many native plants to help

The All Wayne String Orchestra invites the community to enjoy an afternoon of festive holiday and winter music on Thursday, December 11 at 4:30 PM at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in

Get a head start on your holiday shopping at the Holiday Craft Boutique, open for pre-season shopping from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23 at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum,

A first-ever Holiday Plant Sale will be featured during Laurelwood Arboretum’s Holiday Craft Boutique on Saturday, November 22 and Sunday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Knippenberg Center for Education, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. 

Enjoy the many beautiful forms and colors of mum blooms when the New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society returns to Laurelwood Arboretum.  The Society’s judged Show will be free and open to the public on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum welcomes the sights and sounds of New Jersey’s beautiful birds with a morning walk on Saturdays, October 12, 19 and 26 at 8 am (rain dates October 13, 20 and 27). Walkers meet at the Sensory

Photographer Glen Evans invites visitors on a 13-year, 10,000 mile walk through Laurelwood Arboretum and landscapes in Minnesota and beyond in his October exhibit.  “Capturing an image of any particular plant or scene is often the result of studying it

Did you know that the average American generates about 8 pounds of waste every day?  Did you also know that 40 percent of what a household puts out to the curb for trash could actually be organically recycled to be

Chrysanthemums—the beloved “mums” of fall—will take center stage at Laurelwood Arboretum on Wednesday, September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Cindy Hedin, a longtime member of the New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society, will present a free program, Knowing and Growing Chrysanthemums, at

The GreenQuest Nature Club invites children in grades 2 through 6 to an exciting program on Wednesday, September 24, from 4:30 to 6:00 PM at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive, Wayne.  This month’s

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum welcomes the sights and sounds of New Jersey’s migrating birds with a free morning walk on Saturdays, September 13 (rain date 9/14), September 27 (rain date 9/28), October 12, 25 and November 2 at 8:30 am.