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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

The most recent installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is “Flight in Abstract,” a 51” by 45” by 21” fabricated bronze sculpture created by renowned artist, Bill Barrett. The piece has a sense of movement or dance of the abstract figures with the complex swirls and twists of intertwining bronze. Barrett is known

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, July 25 at 10 am. This will be an opportunity to enjoy the summer vistas, as well as the new Sculpture Trail installations. To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum,

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Wednesday, July 17 at 10 am.  It is an ideal opportunity to enjoy the many flowering trees and shrubs, as well as the newest Sculpture Trail installations. This is a rain-or-shine event. There is no rain date. Please meet at the

Stretch your body, relax your mind and relieve your tensions at a series of 1-hour gentle chair yoga classes on Wednesdays at 10:30 am from July 7 through October 27. The chair yoga classes will be led by Patricia Engrissei, a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200) and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider®). “No experience is necessary to participate in the class, and there is no need to get up and down from the floor.”

Columbia Bank Volunteers at Laurelwood Arboretum A hardworking crew of 20 Columbia Bank employees recently volunteered at Laurelwood Arboretum.  Team Columbia divided a dense stand of ferns and transplanted them to an area along Dorothy’s Way.  They also weeded and mulched at various sites in the arboretum. Teams of Columbia Bank employees have been volunteering

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, June 27 at 10 am. This will be an ideal opportunity to enjoy the early summer blooms, as well as the newest Sculpture Trail installations. To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg Center for Education at

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Wednesday, June 16 at 10 am. It is an ideal opportunity to enjoy the many flowering trees and shrubs, as well as the newest Sculpture Trail installations. This is a rain-or-shine event. There is no rain date. Please meet at the