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Rhododendron ‘Paul Vossberg’ on Ridge Road

Persian Lilac ‘Microphylla superba’ on Home Hill

IT’S PEAK BLOOM TIME!

Enjoy these videos of Laurelwood’s Lilac and Rhododendron Collections

Chair Yoga        Mondays at 10 AM

5/3  10:30 PM   Public Walking & Cart Tours - Free

5/4    2:30 PM   Opening Reception for Andrea Geller Art Exhibit

5/4 - 5/22         Andrea Geller Art Exhibit

5/10 - 5/11       PLANT SALE   9:30 – 2:00 PM 

5/17 - 5/18       PEAK BLOOM WEEKEND

5/17   8:30-10:30 AM    Bird Walk, rain date 5/18 - Free

5/17 10:30 AM  Public Walking & Cart Tours-Rhododendron Tour - Free

5/17 11:30 AM  Native Habitat Garden tour - Free

5/18 10:30 AM  Public Walking & Cart Tours - Rhododendron Tour - Free

5/20   5:30 PM  Perennials as Problem Solvers - presentation by Brian Oleksak

5/21   5:00-6:30 PM     GreenQuest Nature Club - Pollinators, for grades 2-6 - Free

5/24   8:30-10:30 AM   Bird Walk, rain date 5/25 - Free

5/27   4:30 PM    Laurelwood Book Club - Free

5/28   5:00-6:30 PM   Discovering Native Treasures: Small Trees for Your Home
                                   Garden - presentation & tree walk by Mike Lefebvre

Come celebrate Laurelwood during
this beautiful time of year!

May 10-11 ANNUAL PLANT SALE

May 17-18 PEAK BLOOM WEEKEND
which features a Free Bird Walk and Free Interpretive Tours that highlight Laurelwood’s history and rhododendrons.

New Jersey has many great Public Gardens.

High School Students Learn How to
‘Rock the World with Native Plants’

Students from Wayne Hills High School, Wayne Valley High School and Passaic County Technical Institute attended a free program at Laurelwood Arboretum where they learned how to “rock the world with native plants.” Lourdes Osorio, Laurelwood’s Director of Education and the arboretum’s Native Plant Manager, explained how the loss of birds, pollinators and other insects impacts our world and how native plants can help mitigate the effects.

The students who attended are leaders involved with environmental organizations such as GreenQuest, Green Club, and Wayne Grounded at their schools. In addition to learning about what they can do to help improve our environment, they had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with each other. They also learned about careers in horticulture. “We plan to continue to reach out to young people in our community with programs such as this,” said Osorio. “This is part of our mission to provide opportunities for environmental awareness through educational programs, community involvement and outreach activities.”

Laurelwood Crafters at Work

Our volunteers are busy creating hand-made seeded bird houses, terrariums and more for the MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND PLANT SALE!

April through October

This is a great opportunity to support the arboretum, meet new friends, have fun and learn new skills.

“The arboretum would not be as beautiful and healthy as it is without the hours of work put in by our volunteers,” said Carol Palmer-Yomtov, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum Volunteer Chairperson.

Gardening Teams Schedule

Tuesday - Generals Team / Wednesday - Lilac Team
Thursday - Sensory Garden Team / Friday - Rhododendron Team
Saturday - Native Plant Team 

Please bring gloves, clippers, a hat, water and bug spray.
All teams meet at 9 AM at the Pavilion.

10% off on Programs and Plant Sale

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