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May 22, 2024Botanic Gardens from Coast to Coast and What We Can Learn from Them with Sue AchesonWednesday, June 5 - 7:00 PM VIRTUAL VIA ZOOMJoin intrepid garden traveler, obsessive gardener and past Friends President, Sue Acheson, as she takes us on a Zoom tour of "Botanic Gardens from Coast to Coast." Sue will show seven public gardens from California, Colorado, Missouri, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, in all seasons and in a broad range of climate zones. With inspiring, beautiful photographs from each, Sue will show what we can learn from each of these gardens to raise our home gardens to the next level. All of these gardens are Sue's favorites, along with many others she will save for another day. For more information and to register, please click on the photo. Cooking Demonstration: June is Busting Out All Over with Cynthia Triolo
Saturday, June 8 - 1:00 PMIn person at The Frelinghuysen ArboretumONLY TWO PLACES LEFT FOR THIS PROGRAM!!!The amount of fresh fruit and produce available to us here in New Jersey seems like an embarrassment of riches. Let's take advantage, shall we? For more information and to register, please click on the photo.  MORRIS COUNTY PARK COMMISSION PROGRAMArt In Bloom - Adults OnlySaturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 - 10:00 AM to 4:00 PMAn art exhibit of local artists' original paintings accompanied by floral arrangement interpretations of their work. Members of the Friends will receive a discount, but must call 973 326-7601 to register and receive the discount. For more information and to register, click on the flyer.  RUTGERS MASTER GARDENERS OF MORRIS COUNTYCommunity Garden IPM Team Report #2Tips on hardening off tender seedlings, info on Allium leaf miners, Mugwort and more.To access the full Report, click on the report image.  HOME GARDEN CLUB OF MORRISTOWNBus Trip to Wave Hill and Untermyer GardensWednesday, June 12 - Bus departs at 9:00 AM from the Morris County Library parking lotJoin the Home Garden Club of Morristown for a fabulous trip to two amazing gardens located on the Hudson River. For more information and to register, click on the flyer. AT THE ARBORETUMVibrant shades of pink can be found all over the gardens at the Arboretum, from a large, beautiful Rhododendron in full bloom (the common and generic names come from Ancient Greek, rhodon = rose and dendron = tree), a lovely pink and cream Peony (Paeonia lactiflora 'Gay Paree'), a shocking pink Dianthus (Dianthus gratianopolitanus cv. Firewitch) and a Blood Red Geranium (Geranium sanguineum) all doing their very best to put on a show for visitors to enjoy. Thanks to Valerie Scarinci for this week's photos. 
Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery. 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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Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum Post Office Box 2267 Morristown, NJ 07962 Web: https://www.arboretumfriends.org PARK INFORMATION The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission
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