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While you may view our full program on the Events Page of our website, we are pleased to highlight these upcoming programs.

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We know people’s schedules are busy, so walk-ins to the speaker programs are welcome. However, early registration will guarantee you a seat and will help us plan.

BENJAMIN BLACKBURN SCHOLARSHIP LECTURE

Rob Cardillo: The Art of Garden Photography

Saturday, February 1 – Snow Date: Sunday, February 2

Since 1979, the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum have supported horticultural education through a scholarship named for Dr. Benjamin Blackburn, a professor of Botany at Drew University. Dr. Blackburn published many articles and wrote a number of books on gardening as well as being the host of a very popular radio program.

Please join professional garden photographer Rob Cardillo as he illustrates the crafting of sweeping landscapes and compelling plant close-ups through engaging, instructive stories. From pre-visualizing to post-processing, Rob will provide you with new tools and new ideas to help you find and translate your own vision of Eden, even if you only use an iPhone.

Mr. Cardillo has been the photographer for a number of gardening books, adding his visually stunning photos to books such as:

• The Layered Garden by David L. Culp and,
• The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration & Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer by R. William Thomas

Admission fees support the scholarship that is offered to students in the Landscape Technology Program at County College of Morris.

Light refreshments follow the talk.

This program is eligible for 2.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEU’s.

Click on the flyer for more information and to register.

CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, STARRING LOCAL LEGEND MARTHA BROOKES HUTCHESON

Sunday, March 1

Martha Brookes Hutcheson was the second female landscape architect in the United States and her property, Merchiston Farm, now called Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center, is part of the Morris County Park system. Her gardens have been restored and her design aesthetic is in evidence there, as it is in many gardens throughout the Northeast. She was a woman who bucked convention and was ahead of her time in so many ways. Her book, Spirit of the Garden, was re-issued by the American Society of Landscape Architects in 2001 and is still as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1923 to rave reviews.

Join Professors Laura Lawson, Connie Webster, Anette Freytag, Kathleen John-Alder and Jean Marie Hartman of the Landscape Architecture Department at Rutgers University for a symposium about women in Landscape Architecture, past and present.

Bring a bag lunch. Drinks will be provided.

This program is eligible for 4.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEUs.

Click on the picture of Merchiston Farm for more information and to register.

COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE

Saturday, March 7 – Snow Date: Sunday, March 8

Remember: Earlybird Pricing expires January 31st, so register soon.

The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County are teaming up to present their Annual Community Garden Conference for the tenth year in a row. We can hardly believe that it’s been 10 years since the first conference was held and this year we are bringing back our very first keynote speaker, Dr. Laura Lawson!

The impressive list of session speakers, all experts in their field, will cover topics relevant to community gardeners, garden managers, and those trying to establish a new community garden. The topics for the 2020 conference include: Weed ID and Management with County Agent and Rutgers Vegetable Expert Peter Nitzsche, Straw Bale Gardening with a team of Rutgers Master Gardeners who experimented with this type of growing throughout the 2019 season, Early Season Vegetable Gardening with Virginia Lamb, Finding and Securing Funding Sources with Samantha Rothman, Culinary Herbs with Lindsay Napolitano and back by popular demand, Farmer Shaun Ananko on Succession Planting.

Join us for a full day of education, exhibitors, networking and camaraderie. Lunch is provided.

This program is eligible for 5.0 Rutgers Master Gardener CEU’s.

Please bring a donation for the Interfaith Food Pantry of Morris County.

Click on the flyer for more information and to register.

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