Press Releases

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome the sights and sounds of New Jersey’s spring migrants with a series of morning walks beginning Saturday, April 27 at 8 am (rain date April 28).  Walkers will meet at the Sensory Garden located

Earth Day 2024, a free community celebration, will be celebrated in Wayne at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West on Saturday, April 27 from 12 pm to 4 pm, rain or shine.  The popular event will feature fun for

Learn all about Laurelwood Arboretum’s gardens and sculptures from our knowledgeable tour guides! Dates: April 13th, 10:30 AM April 27th noon to 3 May 4th 10:30 AM May 19th 10:30AM June 1 and 15th 10:30 AM. To join a tour,

Artwork by students from Wayne Valley and Wayne Hills High Schools will be on exhibit at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne from April 9 through May 3.  Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum

April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on Tuesday, April 9.  “The arboretum would not be as beautiful and healthy as it is without the hours of work put in by our volunteers,”

Englewinds, a popular musical ensemble, will return to Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, February 18 at 2:30 pm. (Snow date February 25)  The free concert will take place at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive

The New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society will demonstrate how to grow and show chrysanthemums at a workshop at Laurelwood Arboretum on Thursday, May 30 at 4:30 pm.  Registration by January 19 is required so that the society can secure cuttings

Handpainted scarf by Ritika Gandhi Holiday shoppers are invited to a first-ever Holiday Crafts Boutique at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum on Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10 from 10 am to 3 pm.  The unique

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will welcome shoppers to a Holiday Fine Art Showcase and Sale at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne.  The Showcase and Sale will be open from 12 noon

As if in anticipation of the whiteness of winter, a new sculpture is now on view on the right side of Brook Road at Laurelwood Arboretum.  Up and Away by Elaine Lorenz is a brilliantly white 74” x 33” x

Native Plants for Beautiful Moths will be the final program in the Gardening for Nature series sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum.  It will be presented on Thursday, November 2 at 7 pm via Zoom.  Learn how to attract beautiful