The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

We are a volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion and maintenance of the Morris County, NJ, Park Commission's various horticultural facilities, including especially its headquarters location, the George Griswold Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Learn more about us and the arboretum by clicking on the links above.

At its 30th Annual Meeting, the Membership Chair reported 1500 individual and organizational members. The Friends also support the Frelinghuysen's horticultural library, staffing for a year round horticultural program and "Branching Out," a children's gardening program.

Through their continuing commitment and volunteer efforts, the Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum foster and develop public awareness, knowledge and enjoyment of horticulture and the natural world.

Upcoming Events

Dozens of new Spring events are posted on our Events Page. Nature's big event is well underway and so are we. Learn about crafts or horticulture, take bus trips to beautiful gardens -- these and many more are there! Check them out and sign up on line.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 14 at 10:00am at the Arboretum’s Haggerty Education Center for a sneak peak at some of the great plant selections found at the Friends 2012 Plant Sale. Sue Acheson and Ilona Ontscherenki, plant sale co-chairs, have selected their personal favorites, the hottest new plants as well as some plants that should reside in every garden no matter how grand or small.

View the Plant Sale Page for tons more information about the our 17th annual plant extravaganza.

There is a new fact sheet in our website's Resource section: Shrubs and Trees for Late Winter and Early Spring Forcing. Go to the webpage to get this handy list of plants.

Now is the time to register for Spring classes, teas and bus trips! Programs at the Arboretum are many and varied. Get ready for Spring with classes on vegetable gardening, prepare for our Annual Plant Sale, learn about ivy, hear about our rare garden books -- all this and more throughout the year.

How to Keep Up With the Arboretum

If you are new to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, keeping up with all the activities may seem daunting. Here are a few suggestions:

• Browse our website regularly. We work hard at updating it regularly.
• Look especially at two sections that change regularly: our Events Page and our News Page. The first provides a detailed listing of programs scheduled for the next few months, including facilities for scheduling and purchasing on-line. The second contains brief news items about what is going on at the Arboretum.
• Become a member -- one of the many benefits is a regular newsletter, Arboretum Leaves available either in paper or pdf. See below for link.
• Sign up for our regular email newsletter.

Other Items of Interest

The website is quite extensive, providing information about both the Friends and the Arboretum, a detailed Events Calendar plus helpful details for planning your visit. Use the navigation links at the top of every page. The "Home" button will bring you back to this page.