Known for its clusters of violet trumpet-shaped flowers, R. ‘Blue Peter’ is one of the classic American “Iron Clads” meaning it is cold hardy. It has been used in the endless attempt by hybridizers to achieve a true blue large evergreen rhododendron. It is, however, like most so-called blues, not quite blue, but rather cobalt […]
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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!
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Peter A. Marcalus September 5, 2021 In February 1975, it was the final semester of my senior year attending a boarding school called Northfield Mt. Hermon. The school was located in Mt. Hermon, Massachusetts near the New Hampshire and Vermont boarder. That cold and snowy winter, my parents had sent me a gift box full
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Let’s face it, the world is out of balance! Our ecosystems are dysfunctional and events that should be occurring once-in-a-blue-moon are now commonplace (hurricanes and tornadoes in New Jersey, and wildfires and unprecedented drought in the West, just to name a few). One way to help our ecosystems regain some balance is through the use
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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 to 4 pm. It will be open through the end of October. The gallery features
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“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 the South Rock Garden, is an immersive composition consisting of three constructions —“Opening,” “Noon” and
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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 prepare gardens for a beautiful spring display, how to select and plant bulbs and how
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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. Bennett will explain how to identify commonly found plants that can be used as herbal
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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 Wayne, NJ. A Family, Fun & Food celebration is planned for Saturday, September 18 from
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