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 […]
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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
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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
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One of the earliest blooming rhododendrons in Laurelwood Arboretum is ‘Cornell Pink’ which is known as a truly pink form of R. mucronulatum. The species R. mucronulatum has flowers that appear in late winter or early spring often on the bare branches before the foliage unfurls. Its native geographic region is Korea, China, and Japan.
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April is an exhilarating month for gardeners as the early spring bloomers begin their show. Diminutive and dainty, sometimes we don’t appreciate a plant that seems common. But take a good look at violets in your garden and at the array of insects they are feeding. Instead of spending money to rid yourself of them,
The name Rhododendron comes from the Greek words “rodon” which means “rose” and “dendron” which means “tree”, hence Rose Tree. There may be no better example of a “Rhododendron Tree” in Laurelwood Arboretum than R. ‘Babylon’ located on Long Valley Road. It was hybridized in 1955 by G. Reuthe, Ltd. in Kent, England. The new
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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
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Planting a tree is one of the most impactful actions a gardener can take. Trees can provide innumerable benefits to the landscape, ecosystem, and home. Places where trees stretch across the landscape provide not only beauty, but a sense of calm, security, and timelessness as trees serve several generations of families. Since suburban New Jersey
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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
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Have you ever wondered why the leaves of your rhododendrons curl up in very cold weather? You may observe that the leaves on your plants are drooping down and curling up. Is something wrong with these plants? Do not panic. What you are observing is the plant protecting itself. They practice thermotropism. Thermotropism or thermotropic movement
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