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While you may view our full program on the Events Page of our website, we are pleased to highlight these upcoming programs.

BIRDS, BIRDS, BIRDS!!!

Who doesn't love watching our fine feathered friends, especially in the winter when we can attract them to our yards with feeders and observe their antics up close. It's possible to attract a variety of woodpeckers, from the Red-Bellied, to the Hairy and smaller Downy; Cardinals, Tufted Titmice, Black Capped Chickadees, Nuthatches, Goldfinches in their winter coloring, winter visiting Juncos, a variety of Sparrows and more, all flock to our feeders and provide us with hours of entertainment right outside our windows!

As winter hobbies go, bird watching/feeding is relatively affordable and available all winter regardless of weather.

Learn more about this fascinating hobby from Jim Walker in his virtual presentation on the Joys of Winter Bird Feeding on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 PM.

Register here.

THE BENJAMIN BLACKBURN SCHOLARSHIP LECTURE

Saturday, February 4 - 1:00 PM

IN PERSON in the Haggerty Education Center

Since 1979, the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum have supported horticultural education through a scholarship named for Dr. Benjamin Blackburn, who was a Professor of Botany at Drew University.

Admission fees for this program support the scholarship that is offered to students in the Landscape Technology Program at County College of Morris (CCM). This scholarship allows interested students the opportunity to explore the different horticultural, environmental, and design studies offered through the accredited CCM programs. The increased knowledge the students acquire in the classroom and through hands-on programs at CCM will benefit them as they enter their chosen field in horticulture and landscape design.

Now is the time to start planning your flower garden! Speaker Jenny Rose Carey will discuss her new book The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide: How to Combine Shape, Color, and Texture to Create the Garden of Your Dreams. Ms. Carey is a renowned gardener, educator, historian and author. She is also the former senior director at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Meadowbrook Farm in Jenkintown.

A book signing and sale will follow Ms. Carey's presentation.

A delicious variety of sweet and savory treats will be served along with a choice of beverages.

This program is eligible for 1.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEU’s.

Click on the photo of Ms. Carey for more information and to register.

HISTORY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S (PHS) FLOWER SHOW

Thursday, February 16 - 7:00 PM

VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

Join the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Creative Director, Seth Pearsoll as he dives into the history of the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show and previews the 2023 Show. Started in 1829 as a one-day exhibition of fruits, flowers, local and exotic plants from around the world, the Flower Show has grown into an award winning and internationally renowned event known for setting trends in gardening and floral design while delivering a captivating and educational experience. Learn about the Flower Show’s evolution over the past 194 years to become the beloved and largest floral event in the world and get a sneak peek at the highly anticipated 2023 Flower Show, “The Garden Electric.”

Seth's role as PHS Design Director for the Philadelphia Flower Show allows him to contribute to a variety of design tasks and creative projects. He focuses on finding and creating relationships with exciting new designers and creators for the Flower Show. Seth has a Master's degree in Sustainable Planning and Design from the Conway Design School in Massachusetts. After working at a variety of landscape design firms, he eventually found his way to PHS.

Click on Seth's picture for more information and to register.

FRIENDS NEW YEAR'S PARTY AT THE HAGGERTY EDUCATION CENTER

The Friends celebrated the New Year and the 50th Anniversary of our founding with a presentation by Judy Snow, past President of the Friends, showing highlights from Friends' activities and remembering many horticultural friends and events through the years. The presentation was followed by a delicious spread of sweet and savory treats, as well as coffee, tea and bubbly. All who attended were happy to be back in the Haggerty for a live event and a chance to catch up with friends!

If you are not a Member of the Friends, please join us, we would love to have you!

Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery. Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

FRIENDS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum have a YouTube channel.

Please visit by clicking the image (or go to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCwLu6l-05_VnSNQlkvi3Aw)

YOU CAN STILL REGISTER FOR PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONS

We are pleased to make several of our previously recorded events available in case you missed one or another of them.

Go to our prerecorded-events Events page for more information and to register and pay online.

Retail Partners

When shopping at our fine Retail Partners, please remember to present your Membership card at the beginning of your check out transaction. Our Retail Partners need to enter the discount at the beginning of that process.

If you have not yet used this wonderful Member Benefit, you can view our full list of Retail Partners by clicking here.

Amazon Smile

Don't forget to "SMILE!"Amazon Smile, that is!

Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation will contribute 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to a charitable organization you select. Please consider selecting The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum as your designated recipient from this wonderful program.

Click here and log in to your amazon account to designate the Friends as your charity.

That's it for this time. Hope you enjoyed this edition of the newsletter. Tell your friends about this handy way to keep up with activities at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum (click here for complete directions for subscribing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Friends Staff are still out of the office, however we will continue working remotely. Please note our new Post Office Box number and staff emails.

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Morris County Park Commission has reopened the Frelinghuysen, Willowwood and Bamboo Brook Arboreta grounds 7 days a week, from 8am to dusk

• The Haggerty Education Center is open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays only from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
• Parking is limited. Other buildings remain closed. Portajohns are available.
• HUNTING IN THE PARKS - Be aware that deer hunting is permitted in many of the MCPC facilities, including the arboreta, during the fall and winter. The schedule and type (bow or firearm) is listed on the MCPC website here.

We will keep you posted as further updates become available.

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The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission