Press Releases

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

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

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

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!

Art Gallery in the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum The Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, is now hosting a pop-up art gallery on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon

“In Awe of Light” by Patricia Lavin and John Richie A collaborative work by two accomplished artists is the newest installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. “In Awe of Light,” located near

Master Gardener Rashmi Dhekne, who is also a volunteer at Laurelwood Arboretum, will discuss, “Fall Gardening:  Preparing for the Spring in a Safe Way” on Wednesday, September 22, at 7:00 pm via Zoom.  Dhekne will share information about how to

Renowned herbalist Robin Rose Bennett will lead a Weed Walk through Laurelwood Arboretum,725 Pines Lake Drive West, on Thursday, September 30 from 3 pm to 5 pm.  The rain date is Friday, October 1 from 3 pm to 5 pm.

Tickets are now on sale for the official Grand Opening of A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum. The two-day festival, hosted by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum, is scheduled for September 18 and 19 at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in

The long-awaited Grand Opening Festival for A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is scheduled for the weekend of September 18 and 19 at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, NJ. The festival marks the official opening of A Sculpture

The most recent installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is “Flight in Abstract,” a 51” by 45” by 21” fabricated bronze sculpture created by renowned artist, Bill Barrett. The piece has a sense of movement or dance of

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, July 25 at 10 am. This will be an opportunity to enjoy the summer vistas, as well as the new Sculpture Trail installations. To join a