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Jul 17, 2024

BIBLICAL BOTANY WALK AT THE ARBORETUM

On Sunday, July 14th a group of people joined us for Dr. Jon Greenberg's Biblical Botany Walk. Dr. Greenberg led us around the Arboretum's gardens to specific plants, such as Chard and Figs, and spoke about them in terms of their significance in the Bible as well as their symbolism and history.

It was a very hot day, so many thanks to all who attended and stayed with us for the duration of the program!

Click any of the images to see them enlarged on our website.

SAVE THE DATE - Distinguished Speaker Series with Anne 'Dede' Neal Petri

Saturday, September 28 - 1:00 PM at the Haggerty Education Center

Anne 'Dede' Neal Petri holds a degree in American History and LIterature from Harvard University and a JD from Harvard Law School. During the course of a varied and brilliant career, she served as First Vice President and then President of the Garden Club of America, and is now the President and CEO of the National Association of Olmsted Parks, the only national organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and restoring Olmsted parks and landscapes across the country. In April, Dede received the National Garden Club of America's 2024 Distinguished Service Medal for her "tireless service on behalf of plants and the spaces created to showcase them".

More to follow regarding the topic of Ms. Petri's lecture.

Light refreshments will be served.

For more information and to register, please click on Ms. Petri's photo.

RUTGERS MASTER GARDENERS OF MORRIS COUNTY

Community Garden IPM Team Report #6

Notes on renovating your Strawberry bed, new problems seen such as Cabbage Looper Caterpillars, Spotted Lanternfly and Asiatic Beetles, etc. as well as the beneficial Lightning Bug (Firefly).

To access and read the full Report, click on the Report cover.

AT THE ARBORETUM

The gardeners at the Arboretum are certainly doing their job keeping things watered in this heat! A Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) and a lovely spotted white Asiatic Lily (Lilium spp) are blooming in the beds near Matilda's Cottage. Several Amaranth plants are also in bloom next to Matilda's Cottage, showing off their striking red flowers. One of the common names for the Amaranth is Love Lies Bleeding, a very apt description for this unusual looking plant!

Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery.

WATCH PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONS

Several of our previously recorded events are available to watch on-line.

See our Prerecorded Events page for more information and to register.

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PARK INFORMATION

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

• Frelinghuysen, Willowwood and Bamboo Brook Arboreta grounds are open 7 days a week, from 8am to dusk
• The Haggerty Education Center is open 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily except holidays.
• Parking is limited.
• HUNTING IN THE PARKS - See the Morris County Park Commission website.

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