Press Releases

April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on April 11 at 9 am at the arboretum’s pavilion. Anyone who is interested in volunteering is welcome. Laurelwood Arboretum is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. On kickoff day, the volunteers will work until 11:30 and then […]

A group of 60 dedicated volunteers filled the Knippenberg Center for Education for the annual Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Volunteer Recognition Luncheon. This year’s event honored the 17 people who have volunteered at Laurelwood for 10 years, from the time Friends of Laurelwood was founded. Also honored were 32 volunteers who contributed 100 or more

This holiday season, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) volunteers decorated the main entrance and grand stairway at historic Skylands Manor for the annual Holiday Open House, sponsored by the New Jersey Botanical Gardens. This year’s theme is, “A Gardener’s Holiday.” The Manor has been decorated floor-to-ceiling to create a warm and welcoming start to the

Members of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) elected four new members to the Board of Directors, each for a two-year term. Joining the board are Regina Imperator, Linda Ransom, Mary Jo Sichak, and Diane Bromberg Stern. Also elected at the meeting was William Lauber, CPA, who had been appointed treasurer earlier in the year. Reelected

More than 45 Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) volunteers gathered at the Knippenberg Center for Education for a special end-of-season thank you program. Executive Director Elaine Fogerty presented a lecture on “Putting Your Garden to Bed,” which focused on end-of-season tasks. Horticultural Manager Joan Scott-Miller demonstrated tool sharpening using a stone. And Tony Molinari, a

The Annual Meeting of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will be held on Sunday, November 6. at 2 p.m. in the Knippeberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West, Wayne. All FOLA members, as well as guests and members of the public, are invited to attend. Free guided tours of the

Seven graduate students from the College of Education at William Paterson University visited Laurelwood Arboretum recently for a tour and overview of the park’s function and activities. The trip was organized by their advisor, Dr. Kabba Colley, (second from left in photo) and Elaine Fogerty,  Laurelwood’s Executive Director (fourth from left). The group plans to

Art at the Arboretum, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum’s (FOLA) first major fundraiser, was a resounding success. The money raised from the event will help FOLA continue to improve the arboretum’s gardens and infrastructure and enhance this horticultural treasure. The weather was perfect all weekend. More than 100 guests attended the Saturday night Art Gala. The

The last in a series of Children Reading to Dogs programs at Laurelwood Arboretum will take place on Sunday, October 9 at 2 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education, 725 Pines Lake Road, Wayne. The program, which is sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA),  is free and open to children from 5 to