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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.

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.

BUS TRIP WITH THE FRIENDS TO THE 2020 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW – RIVIERA HOLIDAY

Tuesday, March 3

Join the Friends on this always popular and highly anticipated annual trip.

Inspired by the world’s exotic Mediterranean gardens, the 2020 Philadelphia Flower Show invites you to fall in love with gardening all over again. Chat with garden experts and watch how-to gardening demonstrations in the Gardener’s Studio. See top floral designers in fun-filled competitions in the Designer’s Studio and shop acres of vendor booths brimming with merchandise in the Marketplace. Explore the hundreds of award-winning plants in the PHS Hamilton Horticourt and enjoy lunch and/or dinner on your own at the show or at nearby Reading Terminal Market.

Click on the flyer for more information and to register.

MAKE A MACRAME HANGING PLANTER WORKSHOP

Saturday, March 14

What’s old is new again! Join Samantha Matthews to create a beautiful macramé hanging planter. Learn a few basic knots to create your own handmade wall hanging in this beginner macramé class.

You will leave with a finished wall hanging and the knowledge to design future pieces.

Class fee includes all materials.

Click on macramé photo for more information and to register.

GET READY TO COUNT!

Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count : February 14 – 17

Spend a few minutes this weekend doing something that’s fun – and that helps the birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count (a joint project of Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society and Bird Studies Canada) links ordinary folks with scientists in an effort to collect important data about backyard birds.

Spend just 15 minutes counting the birds you see anytime February 14-17. You can count from home, work, school, anywhere. Just make note of the birds you see then report your findings at gbbc.birdcount.org. Scientists will use your information to better understand important trends in bird populations, range expansions, habitat changes and shifts in migration patterns.

One of our Retail Partners, Wild Birds Unlimited is a founding and major sponsor of this annual event.

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.

Amazon Smile

Don't forget to "SMILE!"Amazon Smile, that is!

Amazon, through the AmazonSmile Foundation will contribute 0.5% of your purchases on Amazon to a charitable organization you select. Please consider selecting The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum as your designated recipient from this wonderful program.

Click here and log in to your amazon account to designate the Friends as your charity.

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