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Dec. 18, 2024

Here 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 PARTY

Kristin Ace, Chairperson, Morristown Shade Tree Commission

Sunday, January 12 - 1:00 PM

In person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

If you are not currently a Member of the Friends, you can become one and enjoy all the benefits membership provides by clicking here.

THE BENJAMIN BLACKBURN SCHOLARSHIP LECTURE

Speaker: Photographer, Rob Cardillo

Saturday, February 8 - 1:00 PM (Snow Date: Sunday, February 9)

In person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

15th ANNUAL COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE

Keynote Speaker: Dr. David A. Robinson Distinguished Professor, Department of Geography NJ State Climatologist, NJ Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University

Saturday, 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 SHOW

Gardens of Tomorrow

Tuesday, March 4

The bus will leave the Arboretum parking lot at 10:00 AM SHARP

AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM

In Jenny Rose Carey's newsletter this week, she posted the following quote from Marion Henderson's book, Pot-Pourri:

"The year drips its life slowly away from naked trees where rain hangs in crystal drops. The days are short and seem bereft of light. Yet there are times when winter's beauty cannot be denied and trees in their dark tracery are etched against the cold blue sky. If the sun shines, the world of nature, sleeping, seems to stir and almost to wake and live again."

Ms. Henderson's words reminded me of a recent trip to the Arboretum on a grey, rainy day, when I snapped the following photographs. The bare branches of Heptacodium miconioides (Seven Sons Tree) reaching up against a slate grey sky presenting a beauty not seen when the tree is leaf covered. The vibrant red berries of Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite' (Winterberry Holly) dripping with rain drops providing a bright spot in the garden on a dreary day. No sun appeared during my visit, but I was struck by the beauty of various plants in close proximity to one another: a Blue Spruce in front of a large clump of dry ornamental grasses, the delicate branches of a tree in front of a dark green Spruce tree, all coming together in a mix of shape, color, texture, size to create a beautiful winter vignette.

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

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.

Retail Partners

When 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.

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PARK INFORMATION

• 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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