Press Releases

Gardening for Nature is a five-part series sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum that focuses on creating an ecologically friendly garden.  Native Groundcovers: Living Mulch, third in the series, will be a Zoom presentation on Thursday, August 10 at 7

Squirt by Vivien Collens. Photo Broadfoot and Broadfootby “Squirt,” a fanciful work by artist Vivien Collens, was recently installed in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne, New Jersey.  “Squirt” can be seen  along

The newest installation in A Sculpture Trail at Laurelwood Arboretum is “Egrets,” a stainless steel rendition of birds at rest and in motion created by Babette Bloch.  It can be seen at site #1 in the grassy knoll behind Laurel

The free monthly GreenQuest programs are sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum and led by Aadhith Balaji, a senior at Wayne Hills High School.  He is a member of the Wayne Hills Environmental Club and led the 2022 GreenQuest Nature

Gardening for Nature is a five-part series of programs focusing on creating an ecologically friendly garden.   The Magical World of Fireflies, second in the series, will be presented by Lourdes Osorio on Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 pm in the

Gail Bassolino, President of the Pines Lake Garden Club, will present a floral design program on Wednesday, July 19 at 2 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake.  The program is $25 for members

Nature Photography by members of the Ridgewood Camera Club will be on exhibit at Laurelwood Arboretum.    The photographs will be on display from July 9 to July 26 at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines

The upcoming GreenQuest program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, June 21 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne.  The

Stretch your body, relax your mind and relieve your tensions at gentle chair yoga classes offered on Mondays at 10 am from June 12 through October 30.  The classes will be held at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Saturday, June 10 at 10:30 am and Saturday, June 24 at 10:30 am.  This will be an ideal opportunity to enjoy the many flowers

Wayne Hills High School photography teacher Pam Stommel (center) with her students on a field trip to take photos at Laurelwood Arboretum. Photographs taken by Wayne Hills High School students will be on exhibit at the Knippenberg Center for Education

Gardening for Nature is a five-part series of programs each focusing on a different aspect of creating an ecologically friendly garden.   Speakers include Lourdes Osorio, creator of Native Plant Channel on YouTube and a member of the Friends of Laurelwood