The Annual Meeting of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will be held on Sunday, November 12, at 2 PM in the Knippeberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West, Wayne. All members, as well as guests and members of the public, are invited to attend. Free guided tours of the arboretum […]
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Nancy Alexander and John Crowell, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers, have been helping to install deer netting to protect the arboretum’s most valuable plants. Deer have done significant damage throughout the arboretum and threaten to destroy the renowned azalea and rhododendron collections, as well as many other shrubs and trees. In the absence of fencing
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum has been awarded a $2,850 grant from the American Rhododendron Society for the publication of a brochure on the history of rhododendron hybridization at Laurelwood and in the region. The 20-page brochure will focus on the history of Laurelwood Gardens, now Laurelwood Arboretum, in East Coast rhododendron hybridizing. It will also
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This stainless steel sculpture by artist John Sanders is now on display at Laurelwood Arboretum’s entrance, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. Sanders loaned the sculpture to the arboretum following last year’s Art Gala. The price of the piece is available on request. Sanders, who lives in Roxbury, New York, concentrates on creating steel
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The Wayne Township nonprofit Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that encourages philanthropy and celebrates generosity worldwide. #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, the week after the popular shopping events of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year #GivingTuesday is on Tuesday, November 28.It will kick
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Antiques appraiser Carolyn Remmey will be the guest lecturer and appraiser at “What’s In Your Attic?” on Sunday, October 22, at 2 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. Advance registration is required at www.laurelwoodarboretum.org. The requested donation is $15. per person. Ms. Remmey is
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Rutgers Master Gardener Association has presented its 2017 State Award to Laurelwood Arboretum’s Plant Collection Management Committee, chaired by Master Gardener Betty Montagne. The efforts of this hardworking committee of volunteers are multifaceted. They worked in the field to identify woody plants and certain herbaceous perennials and created a detailed record for each plant. They
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Wayne Mayor Christopher P. Vergano has proclaimed November 28, 2017 #GivingTuesday as a townshipwide Day of Giving. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners—charities, families, businesses, and individuals—to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Millions of people in more than 98 countries have
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Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, October 15, at 12:30 pm. This is the final guided tour of the 2017 season. To join a tour, meet at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West in Wayne. Trained tour guides will lead
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Donations to Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum help to support the garden’s maintenance, operations and public programs.
Dues and donations are deductible for income tax purposes to the extent allowed by law.
Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
