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February 22, 2023SPACE STILL AVAILABLEThere is still space available for Master Gardener Gail Di Domenico's February 28th talk about Avoiding Garden Bloopers and for Jim Charlier's March 28th fascinating talk on Buffalo Style Gardens. Click the links to register for these virtual programs. 13th ANNUAL COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCESaturday, March 4 - 9:00 amIn person and via ZoomThe Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County are teaming up again to present their Annual Community Garden Conference for the 13th year in a row. This year we are very excited to have Dr. William Woys Weaver as the keynote speaker. We also have an impressive list of session speakers, all experts in their field. They will cover topics relevant to not just community gardeners but backyard vegetable gardeners as well as garden managers and those trying to establish a new community garden.  Topics for this year's Conference are:
This year's Conference will be a hybrid, offered in person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum or, if you prefer to Zoom in, you'll have that option. Register for $60 to attend in person without lunch or virtually via Zoom. Pay $75 to attend in person including lunch. The program is eligible for 5.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEUs Click on the photo for more information and to register.BUS TRIP TO THE 2023 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW* * * ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT! * * * Tuesday, March 7Bus leaves the Arboretum parking lot at 10:30 AM SHARP and returns around 8:30 PMAfter two years of being held outdoors, The Philadelphia Flower Show will return to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2023. This year's theme is "The Garden Electric", bringing the electrifying presence of today's most dynamic designers of floral arrangements, lush gardens, and landscapes to visitors from around the world. Join the Friends on this always popular and highly anticipated trip. Chat with garden experts and watch how-to gardening demonstrations in the Gardener's Studio, shop acres of vendor booths brimming with merchandise in the Marketplace and enjoy lunch and/or dinner on your own at the show or at nearby Reading Terminal Market. Click on the banner for more information and to register.THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW: CREATING A SHOW GARDENSaturday, March 18 - 1:00 PMIN PERSON in the Haggerty Education Center Ever wonder how show gardens are created? Susan Cohan, a show garden veteran, will show you how the display gardens at the Philadelphia Flower Show are designed and built. This is sure to be a fascinating presentation on what takes place behind the scenes and in preparation for an exhibit at the Show. Susan Cohan, FAPLD, left a successful career in the fashion industry and founded Susan Cohan Gardens after earning a certificate in Garden Design from the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Gardens in London. Susan, named The Designer of the Year by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers in 2021, is the principal and design director of Susan Cohan Gardens, a full-service landscape design studio located in the New York/New Jersey metro area. From small courtyards to large country estates, the studio is dedicated to the creation of exceptional residential outdoor living spaces and gardens. Susan and her team have created landscape designs for discerning regional and international clients. The finished results are frequently published and have won numerous awards, including the 2022 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Gold and Silver Trophy for her entry in this year's Philadelphia Flower Show. Meet the speaker and chat with friends after the program. Light refreshments will be served. This program is eligible for 1.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEU. Click on the photo of Susan's Award Winning Garden for more information and to register. NORTH AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY (NARGS) presents:The Care and Feeding of the Alpine Collection at Wave HillSaturday, March 11 - 10:00 AMIN PERSON in the Haggerty Education CenterThe Watnong Chapter of NARGS will present a lecture by Sandy Schaller, the horticulturist who manages the alpine collection at Wave Hill, a public garden in the Bronx, New York. The program is free and open to the public. TODAY AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUMChilly, damp and raw conditions made for a quick walk around the grounds. Even so, the lovely, sunny yellow Hamamelis x intermedia Sunburst (Witch Hazel) was a welcome sight, living up to its name by providing a bright spot next to Matilda's Cottage; a close-up of the flowers shows their unusual strappy petals. The shiny, leathery evergreen leaves of Magnolia grandiflora cv. Edith Bogue (Southern Magnolia cultivar) with their indumentum covered undersides provide a nice foil for the cone-like Magnolia fruit. 
Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery. Picture credits: Margery Ennist. WATCH PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONSSeveral of our previously recorded events are available to watch on-line. See our Prerecorded Events page for more information and to register.Retail PartnersWhen 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. You can register and pay on line on our Events page and Membership page and subscribe to this newsletter here: complete directions for subscribing. CONTACT US HERE
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