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Dec. 11, 2024Help the Friends with a donation today!Your generous support of our mission will improve our ability to provide the programming we've become known for. It will help fund the preservation of the rare gardening books in the Morris County Park Commission's collections, and the beautification and maintenance of the grounds at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. We all benefit by having this 127 acre park as a place to enjoy nature. A garden scholar's playground, a refuge with no entrance fee! Donate HereHere is our new program lineup for January, February, and March. Just click on the program titles or photos for more information and to register.  FRIENDS MEMBERS ONLY NEW YEAR'S PARTYKristin Ace, Chairperson, Morristown Shade Tree CommissionSunday, January 12 - 1:00 PMIn person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum COOKING DEMONSTRATION: TAKE COMFORT WITH CHEF CYNTHIA TRIOLOSaturday, January 25 - 1:00 PMIn person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
THE BENJAMIN BLACKBURN SCHOLARSHIP LECTURESpeaker: Photographer, Rob CardilloSaturday, February 8 - 1:00 PM (Snow Date: Sunday, February 9)In person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum 15th ANNUAL COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCEKeynote Speaker: Dr. David A. Robinson Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography NJ State Climatologist, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers UniversitySaturday, March 1 - 9:00 AM (Snow Date: Sunday, March 2)In person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum BUS TRIP WITH THE FRIENDS TO THE 2025 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOWGardens of TomorrowTuesday, March 4The bus will leave the Arboretum parking lot at 10:00 AM SHARP COOKING DEMONSTRATION: FLAVORS OF THE MIDDLE EASTWith Chef Paul GatzkeSaturday, March 22 - 1:00 PMIn person at The Frelinghuysen ArboretumAT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUMA recent visit to the Arboretum was full of discoveries, among them a large Edgeworthia chrysantha (Paper Bush) by the back door to the Haggerty Education Center, chock full of buds ready to open in the coming weeks; a small clump of Galanthus (Snowdrops) quietly blooming behind a rock next to the fish pond in front of Matilda's Cottage; a Chrysanthemum cv. 'Sheffield Pink' (Pink Daisy Mum) in full bloom, graciously hosting a visitor. The gardens are quieter now and the beauty more subtle, but it is there, even in December. 
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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