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“Getting started with your own indoor paradise? Afraid you don’t have a green thumb? Anyone can have a green thumb once they understand a plant’s needs,” said Master Gardener Ritika Gandhi.  In Indoor Gardening 101, she will discuss easy-to-grow houseplants and caring for them so they thrive, and dealing with plant pests. “You will leave […]

Stretch your body, relax your mind and relieve your tensions at gentle chair yoga classes offered on Mondays at 10 am beginning on March 17.  The classes will be held at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. Classes are led by Tara Temple, a 500-hour Certified Yoga

The annual Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum plant sale will be held this year during Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday, May 10th and Sunday, May 11th.. The Plant Sale Pre-Sale is now underway. This year’s sale offers annual flats, grasses, perennials, shrubs and trees. Many native plants are featured to help support a healthy ecosystem. Plants ordered

The newest sculpture along Laurelwood Arboretum’s Sculpture Trail is Allonge by Robert Koch. The 8’ x 7” x 10” milled steel work replaces Koch’s Ferrous Couture, which was recently sold.  Allonge was installed in the same location at site #1 overlooking Laurel Pond.  The sculpture was inspired by organic movements found in nature. Growing up

Uncover the magic of the season with unique handcrafted gifts at the Holiday Crafts Boutique at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne.  The boutique will be open from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15. ✨ What Awaits You? ✨

Holiday shoppers will find unique gifts including tabletop sculptures, paintings, ornaments and other exceptional items at the Holiday Fine Art Showcase and Sale at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne.  The Showcase and Sale is open from 12 noon to 4 pm on Saturday, November 23 and

Rejuvenation by Elaine Lorenz, a brilliantly white sculpture fashioned from fiber-reinforced cement, is now on view alongside Brook Road at Laurelwood Arboretum.  It replaces Up and Away, a Lorenz sculpture at the same site that was recently sold.  Rejuvenation, which is also for sale, is priced at $15,000. “I revisited my earlier sculpture to recreate

Do you want to enhance your landscape with native plants?  Growing native plants from seed is not the same as starting vegetables or annuals and Fall is the best time to start many of them.  You can learn how on Sunday, October 20 at 11 am at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum,

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 12 and Sunday, October 13 from 12 PM to 4 PM at the arboretum’s Knippenberg Center for Education, 725

The October exhibit at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum spotlights the work of award-winning photographic artist Elisabeth Ladwig.  This joyful show embraces the idea of “Breathing Room” as a guilt-free way of life. Featured artworks touch on themes of slower living, connection, thoughtful observation, and the purposeful crafting of one’s time on