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Oct. 16, 2024SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSLike, share or comment on our social media pages! Check out this week's video reels featuring Kristin Prommel, Superintendent of Horticulture at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, demonstrating tips on fall rose care.
Creative Writing Workshop – Place and Setting in NatureFor All levels, from beginners and beyond, With Ryder S. Wyatt, writerThursday, October 24 - 10:00 AMIn the Mansion at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum Do you remember the first time you ran barefoot through the grass as a child? Probably not, but your body remembers. It remembers young and carefree days of playing tag on the lawn, the smell of the freshly cut grass- its bright emerald color in May, and the warmth of the sun on your skin. Those sensory “memories” remain with you and when recalled, can whisk you back to images of days you spent in nature throughout your life. In this workshop, you will be guided into remembering those special places and settings, then shaping them into a cohesive narrative on the page. WHAT TO EXPECT: An hour and a half of discussion, guided writing with prompts, and feedback. WHAT TO BRING: Pad, pen, or computer; water; - A photo or tangible item as a reminder of your favorite place or setting Ryder S. Wyatt has been a writer for more than four decades. She holds MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a member of the Somerset Hills Garden Club in Zone Four. For more information and to register, click on the photo of Ms. Wyatt 2024 TREE SYMPOSIUMSaturday, November 2 - 8:30 AMIn person at The Frelinghuysen ArboretumWe have five great speakers lined up to present at this year's Tree Symposium, following is a focus on two of them and their presentations: Richard Buckley, The Trouble with Beech: Beech Leaf Disease If it's not one thing, it's another! Invasive insect pests and diseases have wreaked havoc on ash, elm, chestnut, hemlock, and many others, wiping some of them almost completely from American landscapes and forests. The recent emergence of a new nematode disease in Beech has the attention of all green industry professionals. This one hour session will cover everything we currently know about Beech Leaf Disease. Other diseases and insect pests of Beech will be included. Emphasis will be on proper identification, scouting and monitoring techniques, and integrated control strategies that include all cultural, biological, and chemical controls. Richard Buckley is the Director of Rutgers Plant Diagnostic Lab. He received his BS in Entomology and Plant Pathology from the University of Delaware and an MS in Turfgrass Pathology from Rutgers that led to his current position. In addition to his responsibilities as Director of the Lab, Mr. Buckley is an instructor in Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School and teaches courses in diseases and insect pests of turfgrass and ornamental plants. He is also a frequent lecturer and invited speaker on disease and insect pest problems in turf and ornamentals, plant problem solving and disease and pest management techniques. Ted Hildebrant, Grafting Methods for Tree Propagation Master grafter Ted Hildebrant will present an overview of grafting methods and how they relate to the propagation of trees. The presentation will include a brief description of some of the more common methods of tree propagation with a focus on grafting and why it can be the method of choice. A live grafting demonstration will also be given along with a question and answer period. Ted Hildebrant is a third-generation nurseryman and propagator, who, with his life partner Elly Keyel, owns and operates Coldwater Pond Nursery, a specialty woody plant propagation nursery in Phelps, New York. Ted enjoys plant propagation of all types and can be found periodically teaching woody plant propagation to both professionals and hobby gardeners as well as consulting for new and established nurseries. Coldwater Pond Nursery specializes in unique and rare nursery stock that is offered to gardeners, nurseries, and garden centers throughout the eastern United States. Ted and Elly reside on their nursery and farm with their two cats and far too many deer, groundhogs, voles and rabbits. Attendees will have the opportunity to shop at the Symposium for unusual small conifers from Ted's diverse collection. For information on the other speakers and to register, please click here to go to our Events page. AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUMNo new photographs today, just a little trip down memory lane to revisit a few special spots and the plants that make them so. A beautiful Acer palmatum cv. Sango Kaku in all its autumnal glory in the Japanese Maple collection; a majestic Green Giant Arborvitae, one of two in the relaxing pool garden next to the Mansion; Asters, fall colors and fallen leaves in the perennial gardens behind the Haggerty Education Center. Autumn is such a special time of year, when Mother Nature paints a brilliant canvas for us to enjoy, although fleetingly. Emily Bronte put it beautifully: "Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree". Make time to visit the Arboretum soon, you won't regret it! 
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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