Press Releases

To mark National Volunteer Month in April, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) honored 33 people who recorded 100 hours or more of volunteer work in the arboretum or on the Board of Directors or its committees. “With a small seasonal gardening staff for the arboretum, there is lots of work for volunteers to do,” said […]

On Wednesday, April 20, at 3 p.m., Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will host Gardeners’ Journal, the first of a series of monthly discussions on interesting and timely gardening topics. The discussions, which are free and open to the public, will take place at the Knippenberg Center for Education,  Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road,

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) invites adults and children of all ages to celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. The program is free and open to the public, rain or shine (directions here). The festivities will begin at 1

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) is sponsoring the first of a series of  monthly Storytime programs for children on Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive East in Wayne. The title of the program is “Roots and Stems.” The reading of the story will

April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on April 12 at 9 am at the arboretum’s pavilion. Laurelwood Arboretum is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. The volunteers will work until noon and then enjoy refreshments and a Volunteer Recognition event and educational program starting

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) opened its 2016 membership year with a talk at the Wayne Public Library on, “Beatrix Potter’s Gardens” given by Marta McDowell, author of Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life. McDowell teaches landscape history and gardening at the New York Botanical Garden and Drew University. She has a special interest in the relationship