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Feb. 22 at the Arboretum

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A chilly, rainy, gray day at the Arboretum today. Dodging raindrops, I walked around, camera in hand, and found a few more signs of life, i.e., another blooming hybrid Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia cv. ‘Sunburst’), the unusual flowers of Ivory Prince Hellebore (Helleborus x. nigersmithii cv. Walhelivor) and the tiny cones of Japanese Plum Yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia). Sometimes it’s hard to find signs of life in February, but the effort is worth it!

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

25th Anniversary Plant Sale at the Arboretum

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*April 29 – Members Only Early Bird Shopping – 4:00 – 7:00 PM*

April 30 – Public Plant Sale – 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

May 1 – Public Plant Sale – 12:00 Noon – 4:00 PM

2022 FRIENDS PLANT SALE

We’re having an in-person plant sale at the Arboretum this year – April 30 & May 1 – so please put those dates on your calendar and follow updates in future eblasts and at our weekly free Zoom programs starting in April.

Because our online sale was so successful last year AND because we again have special access to plants from one of our favorite growers AND because we sold out on so many of the plants we offered last year, we’ve decided to again have an ONLINE SALE of several dozen plants that you can order now and pick up during the weekend of the plant sale.  Members can pick up anytime during the plant sale hours.  Non-Members can pick up during the plant sale hours on April 30 or May 1.

So, get first dibs on a great selection of high quality plants by ordering online between now and April 28. Then, come to the sale to pick up your order and to shop from a wider selection of plants to add to your order. We can’t guarantee that all the plants on our online list will be at the sale, or that we won’t sell out before the sale, so if you see something you want, order it now. Need more of what you ordered last year and loved, perhaps another Ilex verticillata, because the fruiting was beautiful last fall? Another Fig or Blueberry? Or that Blue Gentian that would be just perfect in your shade garden?

Take a look at (orders closed) and start your ordering now.

Happy Spring from the Plant Sale Team!

*registration required – April 29 – Members Only Early Bird Shopping – 4:00 – 7:00 PM

LIVE & IN THE TENT

The success of our Sale depends on our volunteers and we’d love to have you join us for a shift or two (or more) April 25 to May 2. There are lots of ways you can help.

Click here to find out more and to sign up.

Lots more information coming soon, so check back regularly!

MEMBER-ONLY PLANT DIVIDENDS
All selections have been chosen.  Thank you for your support.

Crisp, Chilly, Sunny Weather at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum Today (2/15/22)

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Crisp, chilly, sunny weather welcomed me to the Arboretum’s grounds today. The air was fresh, the sky a clear blue and a Pileated Woodpecker’s call could be heard in the distance. More early bloomers are beginning to pop, i.e. the lemony yellow flowers of Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine) and the strappy reddish flowers of Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ (Hybrid Witch Hazel). Also, a young Picea pungens cv. ‘Baby Blue Eyes’ (Colorado Blue Spruce) was showing off in front of a stand of dry ornamental grasses. So much to see and enjoy!

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

Today at the Arboretum – 2/8/22

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The day started out sunny, in the mid-40’s, but turned chilly and windy. The Witch Hazels and Pussy Willows are starting to bloom, love the splash of color and the fuzzy buds. Here are photos of a Magnolia denudata (Yulan Magnolia) bud, the flowers of Hamamelis vernalis ‘Red Imp’ (Witch Hazel) and the buds and blooms of Salix chaenomeloides (Giant Pussy Willow).

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

URL to Particular Event on Events Page

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To create a URL to a particular event on the Events page

  • Go to the EventsDev-Future page on the website (https://www.arboretumfriends.org//EventsDev-Future). This is a page that not only shows the current published events but also includes un-published events. Importantly for today’s task, it also includes the ID number for each of the events which you will need below.
  • Scroll down to the desired event. Let’s use the 4/7/22 Biblical Botany lecture as an example. Look at the title for that event and you will see a 5-digit number in parentheses. It is 10803 in this case.
  • The URL that will open the Events page to that particular event is made up of 3 pieces, one right after the other, with no spaces or punctuation:
    • Events page URL: https://www.arboretumfriends.org//Events
    • The pound sign: #
    • The event id number: 10803
  • Leading to: https://www.arboretumfriends.org//Events#10803 as the desired URL.
  • If you navigate to that URL and if the event is still published, then your browser will open the Events page at that particular event.

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum Under a Blanket of Snow – 2/1/22

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The winter storm last weekend wasn’t as serious as it might have been, but nevertheless the snowfall covered the Arboretum’s grounds with a crisp white blanket. Come for a visit, but do wear boots as some of the paths have not been shoveled. Here are photos of the Meadow, the Mansion and the Arbor under their snowy cover.

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

Yellow in the Winter Gardens at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum – 1/26/22

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You might be surprised to see yellow in the winter garden, but several so-called evergreen plants also sport some yellow foliage; i.e., the green and yellow-spotted Aucuba japonica cv. Variegata (Japanese Aucuba), a rosette of yellow Ilex leaves (Holly species) and the yellow needles of Cephalotaxus harringtonia cv. Korean Gold (Japanese Plum Yew). Incidentally, Cephalotaxus is a good, deer-resistant substitute for Taxus baccata (English Yew).

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

At the Frelinghuysen Arboretum – 1/18/22

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Brrr, it was cold and windy at the Arboretum today! And yet, there was still some green to be found peeking through the snow which fell last week, i.e. fronds of Dryopteris erythrosora cv. Brilliance (Autumn Fern, note the fertile fronds at the top of the photo) and the tight evergreen rosettes of Euphorbia amygdaloides subspecies robbiae (Wood Spurge). Also, the beautiful, delicate, dry seed pods of Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Blue Mist’ (Blue Mist Shrub also known as Bluebeard or Blue Spirea).

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

Chilly Day at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum – 1/12/22

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A chilly and brisk walk around the grounds today. A couple of Winter arrangements in large pots at the Haggerty Education Center and the beautiful red twigs of Cornus alba cv. Siberica (Red Twig Dogwood) were on display.

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.