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Artist Arline Lowe will be offering two series of drawing/sketching classes for adults (over 18), sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum.  All classes will be held on Mondays from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. Series #1 will be on June 6, 13 and 20.  Series #2 will be on July 11, 18 and 25.  Classes […]

On a beautiful spring day, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum dedicated the long-anticipated Dorothy Knippenberg Propagation Greenhouse.  The handsome new structure replaces the original greenhouse built in the 1930s that had fallen into a hazardous state of disrepair. From left, Horticultural Manager Joan Scott-Miller; Linda Ransom, President of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum; David Kooistra, Vice President;

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host a Rhododendron Festival the weekend of May 18 and 19. During the two-day festival, visitors and their families can enjoy peaceful walks surrounded by majestic flowers, guided tours to learn more about the rhododendron collection, and opportunities to learn about the Knippenberg legacy of rhododendrons.

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, April 24 at 10:30 am.  This will be an ideal opportunity to enjoy the spring blooms in the arboretum.  To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725

Spring is on its way, and Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum has launched its annual Gift of Green campaign to raise funds for the start of the gardening season. Gift of Green donations help provide the resources to recreate our Sensory Garden after its winter rest, to landscape the Summer Garden and to add annuals for

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, April 10 at 10:30 am and Sunday, April 24 at 10:30 am.  This will be an ideal opportunity to enjoy the spring blooms in the arboretum.  To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg

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!