Press Releases

The annual Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum plant sale will be held this year during Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8th.  We are now accepting pre-sale orders for specially selected shrubs and grasses, as well as flats of annuals. Shrubs and grasses must be ordered by March 15th. and annual flats by […]

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome renowned writer and educator Douglas Tallamy as guest speaker on Sunday, April 24 at 2:30 pm. The program, “Bringing Nature Home: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard,” will be held at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive, Wayne. Tickets

Art Gallery in the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome holiday shoppers to a two-day Holiday Fine Art Boutique on Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12 from 11 am to 4 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne.

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers are decorating the Center Hallway at historic Skylands Manor for the annual Holiday Open House, sponsored by the Skylands Association of the New Jersey Botanical Garden. This year’s overall theme is An Artist’s Holiday!

Art Gallery in the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum The Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, is now hosting a pop-up art gallery on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 4 pm. It will be open through the end of October. The gallery features

“In Awe of Light” by Patricia Lavin and John Richie A collaborative work by two accomplished artists is the newest installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. “In Awe of Light,” located near the South Rock Garden, is an immersive composition consisting of three constructions —“Opening,” “Noon” and

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

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

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

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