Events & Programs at the Arboretum

Spring Weekend Photo Scavenger Hunt

Grab a camera or phone and stop by the Haggerty Education Center for a nature photo scavenger hunt. Visitors can pick up the list, head outside and shoot away. Take a picture of every item, return to the Education Center and pick up your prize.

Scavenger lists will change every month:

• April’s theme is “April Showers”
• May’s is “Big, Bigger, Biggest”; and
• The theme for June is “Magic in the Air”.

What a great way to explore the arboretum and to get the family outside in the fresh air.

When: Saturdays and Sundays in April, May and June -- Families welcome to participate any time between 9 am and 3:30 pm

No registration is necessary – just come to the front desk receptionist at the Haggerty Education Center.

Cost: Cost: $10 per family

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Garden Tours Return

On the first Sunday of the month, from April through October, meet us in the lobby of the Haggerty Education Center for a free tour of the grounds of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Learn some of the history and enjoy the beauty of this exceptional horticultural site with a knowledgeable tour guide.

If you are interested in becoming a tour guide, give Marge a call at 973 631 5049 or email her at mhulstrunk@morrisparks.net

Sundays April 7, May 5, June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1 and October 6

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

In Our Gallery - June

Abandoned to Nature

Visit this wonderful photography exhibit by Abagail Eckert that explores the toll nature takes on abandoned structures throughout the Tri-State area, and the inner beauty that can be found in the dilapidation and decay. This is an excellent way to teach young people about preservation and to remind ourselves about this cycle of nature, too. Ms. Eckert has shown in our Gallery in previous years and always teaches and entertains with her beautiful work.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Grow, Cook, Eat -- Beans, Beans, and More Beans

A New Garden Series

Do you like to eat as much as you like to garden? Want to learn more about new and different varieties of vegetables? Wondering what to do when all those summer squash ripen on the same day?

This new series held on the third Wednesday of the month during the gardening season will help you solve all these dilemmas and more. Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will focus on a different garden vegetable each month to help bring gardening full circle for you and your family. They provide growing suggestions and planting tips for those tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties that you will want to try in your own garden. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table. In April, we’ll concentrate on root crops and radishes, May will be all about tomatoes and June’s topic is beans.

Classes: (current one highlighted)

• March 20 - Salad Greens
• April 17 - Roots & Radishes
• May 15 - Tomatoes

• June 19 - Beans, Beans, and More Beans

• July 17 - Summer Squash
• August 21 - Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)
• September 18 - Eggplants and their relatives
• October 16 - Edible Alliums
• November 20 - Winter Squash

Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Cooking Demonstration: Will The Zucchini Never End?

We all feel that way when zucchini comes into season here in New Jersey. Learn some new ways to prepare it and take the ho-hum out of your zucchini harvest.

Register by June 16

Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Fairy Day

Fairies are coming! Bring the family to the 7th Fairy Day and create a house for The Frelinghuysen Arboretum’s visiting fairies, just in time for the Summer Solstice.

To prepare for their stay, houses need to be built and families are invited to celebrate with us on the Sylvan Terrace. Greet the fairies with music and fairy snacks and learn which plants and trees will attract fairies to your own backyard. All supplies – bark, branches, lichens, mosses, feathers, stones and leaves – will be provided, or bring your own as long as it’s natural. Fairies shun man-made materials.

All the fairy houses will be on display through the end of July. To see photos of previous Fairy Houses or to get ideas for your own house visit the photo gallery at www.arboretumfriends.org.

The rain date for this event is Sunday, June 30.

Register by June 16

Cost: $30 per house

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

In Our Gallery: July - Floral Exposures

Treat yourself to the beauty of “Floral Exposures” by Charles Miller. His photographic display of flowers is a delight to see. By using digital manipulation, Mr. Miller makes his beautiful flowers even more exciting. Enjoy his artistic techniques that leave you feeling like you can almost smell the flowers!

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society

Topic: How and when to disbranch mums.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: NJCS

Summer Weekend Photo Scavenger Hunt

Grab a camera or phone and stop by the Haggerty Education Center for a nature photo scavenger hunt. Visitors can pick up the list, head outside and shoot away. Take a picture of every item, return to the Education Center and pick up your prize. Scavenger lists will change every month.

July’s theme is “America The Beautiful”, featuring plants and other things that are distinctly native; August takes hunters through shady parts of the Arboretum with “That’s So Cool”; and the theme for September is “Back To School”.

What a great way to explore the arboretum and to get the family outside in the fresh air.

When: Saturdays and Sundays in July, August and September

Time: Families welcome to participate any time between 9 am and 3:30 pm

No registration is necessary – just come to the front desk receptionist at the Haggerty Education Center.

Cost: $10 per family

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Free Tours of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

On the first Sunday of the month, from April through October, meet us in the lobby of the Haggerty Education Center for a free tour of the grounds of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Learn some of the history and enjoy the beauty of this exceptional horticultural site with a knowledgeable tour guide. If you are interested in becoming a tour guide, give Marge a call at 973.631.5049 or email her at mhulstrunk@morrisparks.net

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Lavender Morning

What could be better than working with dried lavender? How about working with it under the gentle and skilled supervision of plantswoman Louise Hyde. Louise and her family have operated Well Sweep Herb Farm in Port Murray, NJ for 44 years.

Spend the morning with Louise and walk away with a lifetime’s worth of information about this splendid scented plant. Or, just inhale deeply and enjoy the 6-inch lavender wreath and small lavender wand you will create with lavender grown at Well Sweep. Lavender tea will be served, preferably with lavender honey!

Register by July 6

Cost: $40 members / $45 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Good Morning Tour of Willowwood Arboretum

Tour the magnificent gardens of Willowwood with Assistant Superintendent of Horticulture, Judy Schaible. Judy’s unique perspective makes this tour a one-of-a-kind opportunity to get an insider’s view of this treasured arboretum. Meet at the Stone Barn and wear good walking shoes.

Cost: $10 members / $12 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Biblical Botany Walking Tour

View The Frelinghuysen Arboretum’s plant collections through the lens of the Old Testament. Biologist, agronomist and Bible scholar, Dr. Jon Greenberg, walks us thru more than 5,000 years of history as we tour the gardens at their mid-summer peak.

Jon has lectured widely on “Torah Flora” at many botanic gardens and schools. His knowledge of the Talmud and his science background combine to make a fascinating walk, even for experienced horticulturists.

Dr. Greenberg received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Brown University and his Masters and Doctorate in agronomy from Cornell University. He has also studied at Israel’s Yeshivat Hamivtar and currently teaches at the Heschel School in NYC. On this tour, he brings more meaning to the Bible by highlighting its natural and agricultural context. For example, which lilies can trace the human history from Exodus to modern-day America? Or, what role did hops play in the development of civilization? By using the Frelinghuysen’s plant collections Jon helps to recreate the ancient worlds of both the Talmud and the Old Testament.

Jon has presented tours at the New York Botanic Garden and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and is a popular speaker at religious and cultural institutions from Maine to Florida. Participation is limited, so register early. Please wear a sun hat and good walking shoes as we “walk the bible” in this very special program.

Register by July 7

Cost: $12 members / $15 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

“Contain Your Enthusiasm” Container Design Contest

We are sorry to say the contest has been cancelled due to lack of signups. Perhaps another time in the future?

Do you have a talent for putting great looking containers together? Container plantings can be sophisticated or quirky, subtle or bold. Enter your container in the First Annual “Contain Your Enthusiasm” Container Design Contest and your design work will be on display at one of New Jersey’s leading public gardens – The Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Click for Entry Form

The contest is sponsored by The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and LI Compost, Inc. There are a variety of categories in which to enter and each entrant will receive a bag of Hampton Estate Professional Potting Mix which will provide the plants with a healthy start and an excellent growing medium.

If you are not entering the contest, come see the container exhibit on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14. You will surely be inspired by this collection of containers - every one brimming with “enthusiasm” for the world of plants. For more information and an entry form, click on the image above. Sign-ups begin May 3 and will last until we run out of exhibit space.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Cooking Demonstration: The Pick of the Season

Peaches, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries are at the height of freshness and are a cause for celebration in our opinion! What would summer be without peach pie, blueberry cobbler or berry shortcakes? Spend this summer afternoon learning some new recipes to take advantage of New Jersey’s fruit harvest.

Register by July 7

Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Grow, Cook, Eat -- Summer Squash

A New Garden Series

Do you like to eat as much as you like to garden? Want to learn more about new and different varieties of vegetables? Wondering what to do when all those summer squash ripen on the same day?

This new series held on the third Wednesday of the month during the gardening season will help you solve all these dilemmas and more. Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will focus on a different garden vegetable each month to help bring gardening full circle for you and your family. They provide growing suggestions and planting tips for those tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties that you will want to try in your own garden. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table. In April, we’ll concentrate on root crops and radishes, May will be all about tomatoes and June’s topic is beans.

• March 20 - Salad Greens
• April 17 - Roots & Radishes
• May 15 - Tomatoes
• June 19 - Beans, Beans, and More Beans

• July 17 - Summer Squash

• August 21 - Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)
• September 18 - Eggplants and their relatives
• October 16 - Edible Alliums
• November 20 - Winter Squash

Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Garden Travel - July Jaunt

Join The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and DIG IT! for another exceptional garden experience on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Leave the driving to us for a day as we enjoy a July Jaunt in the Brandywine Valley.

“OMG” may be your first utterance as you step into the first garden. “Exquisite!” may follow as garden after garden takes your breath away.

Welcome to Chanticleer, a 35-acre Pleasure Garden, touted (and correctly so) as one of the most beautiful public gardens in the United States. We will have a guided tour of distinct yet unified garden areas, each designed by a horticulturist, and the first floor of the Rosengarten estate’s main house.

The gardens include:

• the Teacup Garden, a jungle of potted tropicals surrounding an Italianate fountain with an adjoining small formal garden;
• Bell's Woodland, where paths wind through East Coast forest plants and sidle close to a creek with a sculpted bridge over wetland plants.
• A Ruin Garden created on the foundation of Adolph Rosengarten, Jr.’s razed home is a perennial and sculpture “landscape theater” beside a Mediterranean Gravel Garden.
• The Tennis Court Garden features colorful foliage with a central bed surrounded by color-themed beds, rose arbors and a central axis.
• Chanticleer House Garden surrounds the main house with several perennial border, terrace gardens, fountains and annual beds.
• The Pond Garden is wildlife heaven consisting of several ponds and dense, floriferous plantings that offer shelter to Little Green Herons, frogs, hummingbirds, damsel flies, and lots of small birds. Sit on the grass and enjoy!
• Asian Woods sustains collections of plants native to Korea, Japan, and China laid out in layers like North American forests.
• The Serpentine winds through rows of conifers and crops to an almost pagan semi-circle rimmed by gingko trees dedicated to Flora.
• Minder Woods offers new discoveries like sorrel trees and surprise furniture.
• Practicality not to be outdone, the Cut Flower and Vegetable Gardens produce food and blossoms for arrangements.

Click for more pictures of Terrain

Tired and hungry? Or looking for some haricot vert earrings in gold? We’ll find fun and sustenance when we stop for lunch and shopping at Terrain, a nursery/restaurant and garden accessory boutique. (Not to worry, there’s lots of room under the bus.) We’ll enjoy a rustic, farm-to-table lunch in the Garden Shed where bread is served in terracotta pots and ice tea is drunk from mason jars. We’ll finish the day off with home-made ice cream and toppings at the Ice Cream Bar – a perfect cool ending to a hot, mid-summer garden tour!

Cost: $100 members / $125 non-members (Now would be a great time to consider joining the Friends, individual memberships are only $25 - click here to join on-line)

Cost: Cost: $100 members / $125 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Flower Power Family Day

It’s mid-summer and the arboretum’s gardens are awash in blooms. What a great time to celebrate Flower Power with children’s crafts, a parade and a concert.

The crafts are nature-based, flower-centric and suitable for children ages 3 and up. The parade is for walkers of all ages, and for decorated wagons, carts, baby carriages or strollers (sorry, no bicycles or skate boards). You can decorate your four wheeled buggies at home or stop by our Flower Power Decoration Station and do some styling there. Then join the Puppeteers Cooperative as we march around the Great Lawn for a mid-summer Flower Power Parade!

The Puppeteers Cooperative, headquartered in Brooklyn, NY and Boston, MA specializes in designing fanciful creations for pageants and processions. These talented puppeteers will bring many of their special people-sized puppet costumes for guests to wear as they parade. Their website, www.gis.net/~puppetco/ is filled with images of their puppets – visit it!

At day’s end, we’ll be serenaded by Ira and Julia Levin’s green and happy tunes. The Levins combine harmony-driven acoustic folk rock with wistful overtones of the 1930s – all with the intention of putting a smile on your face. 2011 Winners of the Connecticut Folk Festival Songwriting Competition, Ira and Julia offer upbeat, original songs in sets that include audience participation and a strong folk presence. Originally from California, they have performed in Europe and throughout their new home base in the Hudson River Valley. The perfect ending to a fun day.

The rain date for this event is Sunday, July 28.

Cost: $10 per car. Friends members will be admitted for FREE, but you must bring your membership card. No FREE admittance without the card.

Cost: See above.

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

In Our Gallery: August - Greystone Park Heritage

Greystone Park has been an enormous presence in the community since the 1870’s. Its long and fascinating history includes a rich horticultural and agricultural tradition. The history of Greystone Park will be told through captioned modern and vintage photos in this fascinating exhibit, presented by the all-volunteer non-profit group Preserve Greystone.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society

Topic: How to apply B9, pesticides, and fungicides. How and when to shade mums. Program: Perennials – Divide and Conquer.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: NJCS

Grow, Cook, Eat -- Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)

A New Garden Series

Do you like to eat as much as you like to garden? Want to learn more about new and different varieties of vegetables? Wondering what to do when all those summer squash ripen on the same day?

This new series held on the third Wednesday of the month during the gardening season will help you solve all these dilemmas and more. Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will focus on a different garden vegetable each month to help bring gardening full circle for you and your family. They provide growing suggestions and planting tips for those tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties that you will want to try in your own garden. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table. In April, we’ll concentrate on root crops and radishes, May will be all about tomatoes and June’s topic is beans.

Classes: (current one highlighted)

• March 20 - Salad Greens
• April 17 - Roots & Radishes
• May 15 - Tomatoes
• June 19 - Beans, Beans, and More Beans
• July 17 - Summer Squash

• August 21 - Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)

• September 18 - Eggplants and their relatives
• October 16 - Edible Alliums
• November 20 - Winter Squash

Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

In Our Gallery: September - Nature From Two Perspectives

Dave Aragona and Vince Vivona will certainly delight your eyes with their spectacular show of “Nature From Two Perspectives”. Dave emphasizes the combination of subject and lighting he finds while hiking our beautiful Morris County Parks. He uses little or no processing and shows nature as he finds it on places like Patriots Path. Vince focuses on small objects and processes the images to bring out details and colors. His base is Brooklyn, NY using Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens as his models. Their magnificent photographs will make any day cheerful and the contrast in their techniques will give you lovely ideas for your own photos.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

North American Butterfly Association

Program: Butterflies of Central Europe presented by Ahmet Baytas.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: NABA

New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society

Topic: What insects to expect and how to control them. Program: Deer in your garden.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: NJCS

Herbal Vinegar Workshop

Herb gardens are at their peak in quantity and quality – so, it’s the perfect time to make herbal vinegars. We provide herbs, bottles, labels, and trendy raffia ties. You learn how to make a perfect salad accompaniment, grilling and basting blend, or dessert finisher! Some popular blends of the past have included La Mer with white wine vinegar, Hunter’s Blend, with robust herbs like tri-color sage, and Thyme in a Bottle with three kinds of thyme.

Now in its 5th year, we have taught over 300 people how to make their own herbal vinegars and bring the bounty of their gardens to their tables all year long.

Register by August 25

Cost: $30 members / $36 non-members (includes 3 bottles of vinegar

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Community, Care and Creativity: Horticultural Therapy and Greystone Park

The long and fascinating history of Greystone Park includes rich horticultural and agricultural traditions. This program explores the thought process behind the raising of grand "Kirkbride" style asylums for the mentally ill, and the recognized therapeutic benefits of gardening.

Presented by the all volunteer non-profit group Preserve Greystone, it features lectures by two outstanding speakers. Dr. Carla Yanni teaches Art History at Rutgers University, specializing in 19th and 20th century architecture. She is the author of “The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States” and “Nature's Museums: Victorian Science and the Architecture of Display.” Her work focuses on architectural history as a way of understanding a society’s values, in particular the relationship between architecture and the fields of science and medicine. Dr. Joel Flagler teaches Plant Science, also at Rutgers University, specializing in plant-people relationships. He holds a certificate in Horticultural Therapy from the NY Botanical Garden, and serves as Bergen County’s Agricultural Extension Agent. A nationally recognized expert on horticultural therapy, he was Associate Editor for "The Role of Horticulture in Human Well-Being & Social Development."

Register by September 2

Cost: $5.00

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Great Swamp Bonsai Society

Program: Bonsai Lecture

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: GSBS

African Violet Club of Morris County

Program: Reviving plants from the Summer Heat - general discussion of African Violet culture, care and propagation.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: AVC

North American Rock Garden Society-Watnong Chapter

Program: Jody Payne from the New York Botanic Garden speaks about the Everette Rock Garden.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: NARG

Cooking Demonstration: Beets Me!

Beet harvest in New Jersey is most active from July through the end of October but can continue past Thanksgiving. Explore some new ways to prepare this beautiful vegetable, whether they are red, gold or striped. We’ll even make a cake with them!

Register by September 8

Cost: $20 members / $25 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Grow, Cook, Eat -- Eggplants and their relatives

A New Garden Series

Do you like to eat as much as you like to garden? Want to learn more about new and different varieties of vegetables? Wondering what to do when all those summer squash ripen on the same day?

This new series held on the third Wednesday of the month during the gardening season will help you solve all these dilemmas and more. Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will focus on a different garden vegetable each month to help bring gardening full circle for you and your family. They provide growing suggestions and planting tips for those tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties that you will want to try in your own garden. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table. In April, we’ll concentrate on root crops and radishes, May will be all about tomatoes and June’s topic is beans.

• March 20 - Salad Greens
• April 17 - Roots & Radishes
• May 15 - Tomatoes
• June 19 - Beans, Beans, and More Beans
• July 17 - Summer Squash
• August 21 - Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)

• September 18 - Eggplants and their relatives

• October 16 - Edible Alliums
• November 20 - Winter Squash

Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Tri-State African Violet Council

Joint meeting of The Tristate African Violet Council and the NJ Council of African Violet Judges. Anyone interested in African violets is welcome.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: AVC

New Jersey Dahlia Society

Annual Show - See a dazzling display of hundreds of dahlia’s in all shapes, sizes and colors. Dahlia growers come from all over the tri-state region and beyond to display their stunning blooms.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Other

Mid Autumn Moon Festival

This holiday began centuries ago in China as a way to give thanks for a good harvest. Its traditions and myths center around the Moon, which we too will celebrate in crafts, food and entertainment.

At 1:00pm the Chinese Theatre Works will present a shadow puppetry performance of “Chang-Er Flies to the Moon.” Shadow theatre is an ancient form of storytelling, its roots go back centuries. In many parts of Asia, shadows are a medium for transmitting sacred stories and legends through generations. In the 21st century, shadow theater has blended digital technology, projections and animation together with live performances to create a large-scale moving image spectacle.

“Chang-Er Flies to the Moon” recounts the timeless legend of the Chinese Moon goddess and her husband, the archer/hero Ho Yi. Chinese Theatre Works’ adaptation of this ancient tale of supernatural love caught up in conflict with Heaven and Earth uses overhead projector shadow puppetry, with images and figures modeled on traditional Chinese shadow figures, with a dash of zany humor!

Chinese Theatre Works is a non profit theatre company located in Long Island City, NY. Their mission is to preserve and promote the traditional Chinese performing arts, to create new works that bridge Eastern and Western aesthetics and forms, and to foster understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture. They have performed at the numerous libraries and museums here in America and in China. Following their presentation, there a variety of crafts, tours and games offered along with the opportunity to sample a number of traditional Chinese holiday refreshments. This program is presented through the generosity of UPS.

Cost: Adults $3, Children (ages 3-16) $2 Children under 3 are admitted FREE but must sit on an adult’s lap. Please note: Crafts and food are for ages 3+

Time: Doors to the Auditorium open at 12:30, performance begins at 1:00pm

Cost: See above

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Open House at Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center

Do the “Butterfly Ramble” in its meadows, explore ha-ha's and allées in its gardens, try your hand at crafts that honor its creator. Learn the fascinating history of Bamboo Brook, both natural and biographical. The Association of Professional Landscape Designers will be on hand to give garden tours and The New Jersey Conservation Foundation will be conducting natural history tours at different times throughout the day. Bring a magnifying glass and a good pair of walking shoes to explore this historic garden.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

New Jersey Mycological Society

Fungus Fest - A day full of fungi related activities including lectures, walks and displays. Visitors may bring specimens to be identified.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: TSH

Save the Date: Bus Trip to the High Line in Manhattan

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, October 8, 2013 for a bus trip to the High Line. The weather should be cooler and the many ornamental grasses will be in full bloom.

We have two tours scheduled with Sonia Uyterhoeven of the New York Botanic Gardens at either 11:00 or 1:00. Sonia is highly regarded as a guide. The rest of your time can be spent lunching from the food trucks along the way or on a visit to the Chelsea Market.

Look for more details in the next issue of Arboretum Leaves.

Cost: To be announced.

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Grow, Cook, Eat -- Edible Alliums

A New Garden Series

Do you like to eat as much as you like to garden? Want to learn more about new and different varieties of vegetables? Wondering what to do when all those summer squash ripen on the same day?

This new series held on the third Wednesday of the month during the gardening season will help you solve all these dilemmas and more. Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will focus on a different garden vegetable each month to help bring gardening full circle for you and your family. They provide growing suggestions and planting tips for those tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties that you will want to try in your own garden. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table. In April, we’ll concentrate on root crops and radishes, May will be all about tomatoes and June’s topic is beans.

Classes: (current one highlighted)

• March 20 - Salad Greens
• April 17 - Roots & Radishes
• May 15 - Tomatoes
• June 19 - Beans, Beans, and More Beans
• July 17 - Summer Squash
• August 21 - Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)
• September 18 - Eggplants and their relatives

• October 16 - Edible Alliums

• November 20 - Winter Squash

Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

Grow, Cook, Eat -- Winter Squash

A New Garden Series

Do you like to eat as much as you like to garden? Want to learn more about new and different varieties of vegetables? Wondering what to do when all those summer squash ripen on the same day?

This new series held on the third Wednesday of the month during the gardening season will help you solve all these dilemmas and more. Horticultural Program Specialists Gwen Montgomery and Cynthia Triolo will focus on a different garden vegetable each month to help bring gardening full circle for you and your family. They provide growing suggestions and planting tips for those tried and true varieties and take a closer look at some new and unusual varieties that you will want to try in your own garden. Seeds, recipes and best of all, tastes of a sample prepared dish will inspire you to get outside and plant something so that you too can go from garden to table. In April, we’ll concentrate on root crops and radishes, May will be all about tomatoes and June’s topic is beans.

Classes: (current one highlighted)

• March 20 - Salad Greens
• April 17 - Roots & Radishes
• May 15 - Tomatoes
• June 19 - Beans, Beans, and More Beans
• July 17 - Summer Squash
• August 21 - Cooking Greens (Chard, Kale and others)
• September 18 - Eggplants and their relatives
• October 16 - Edible Alliums

• November 20 - Winter Squash

Cost: $15 members / $20 non-members

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends

SAVE THE DATE - Gingerbread Wonderland 2013

Save the date for Gingerbread Wonderland 2013. It will run from Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 15, 2013.

Cost: Free

Location: Haggerty Center

Sponsor: Friends