Thu May 1

Gallery Exhibit: Dominick Ioele, Photography Images of the Natural World

Dominick Ioele, Photography

Images of the natural world including animals, plants, landscapes, seascapes, and skyscapes. Most images were captured in New Jersey— several from The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. For more information on Dominick’s work and to see images from his portfolio, visit www.mmvphoto.com.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Free.

Sun May 4
and all Sundays in May
1:00p - 4:00p

Tack House Crafts

May Sunflower Power

Everyone loves sunflowers and young gardeners can start a variety for their own gardens.

Read about Tack House Crafts and other children's programs on the Children's Page.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Members Free; non-members $1 per child

Mon May 12
Mondays through June 30 (except May 26)
Beyond Beginners: 10:00a - 11:00a
Strictly Beginners: 11:15a - 12:15a

Tai Chi in the Moment with Brian Coffey

The May / June session of the very popular Tai Chi series with Brian Coffey.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Per Set: $55 memb / $65 non-memb

Thu May 15
7:00p

Great Swamp Bonsai Society: Jim Barrett program

Great Swamp Bonsai Society: Jim Barrett is a well-known bonsai potter and is also well-versed in bonsai training and cultivation.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: GSBS

Free.

Wed May 21
1:00p

Home Garden Club of Morristown: Ikebana demonstration by Marilyn Gardullo

Home Garden Club of Morristown: Marilyn Gardullo will present an Ikebana demonstration using fresh flowers. Ms. Gardullo has received certifications in floral design in Tokyo and NY and has exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: HGC

Free.

Wed May 21
1:00p - 2:00p

Sprouts - Plant Zoo

Plants are named after all kinds of things including animals. Look at plants and flowers and try to guess their names.

Read about Garden Sprouts and all the other children's programs on the Children's Programs page.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Contact: Pre-registration is required

$6.00 for members and $9.00 for non-members.

Fri May 23
7:00p - 9:00p

There's The Rub

Learn how to make and use rubs to add flavor dimensions to the foods we love to barbeque - meats, poultry, fish, and vegetables. Using a variety of herbs and spices, you will create a sampler set of your own rubs. What's the difference between rubs, marinades, and brines? You'll learn that too. Best of all, you will sample some of the best "q" around.

Chef Cynthia Triolo is a 1990 graduate with Highest Honors of the New York Restaurant School. She has cooked and baked at such New Jersey restaurants as 40 Main in Millburn, the Hilton at Short Hills, and Monterey Gourmet in Bernardsville. She owned the Rose City Bakery in Madison for ten years and has been teaching children and adults the joys of food for just about two decades.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$18 members / $25 non-members

Tue May 27
1:00p - 2:00p

Sprouts - That's Crazy, Man!

In the cracks of the sidewalk, growing up a tree trunk, or peeking out from the side of your house, plants can be found in all sorts of strange places. Look for them in the gardens and learn how they happened to be there.

Read about Garden Sprouts and all the other children's programs on the Children's Programs page.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Contact: Pre-registration is required

$6.00 for members and $9.00 for non-members.

Tue May 27
7:00p

Native Plant Society of New Jersey: "Gardening with Native Plants."

Native Plant Society of New Jersey Northern Chapter: Hubert Ling, Ph. D. will present a program on "Gardening with Native Plants."

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Other

Free.

Wed May 28
11:00a - 2:30p

Drawing and Painting Bearded Iris

The majestic Bearded Iris comes in an array of dazzling colors. Learn the history as well and the morphology of the Iris. Mindy will demonstrate drawing, composing and applying watercolor and/or colored pencil. Students may work in whatever medium they prefer.

Mindy Lighthipe offers classes to fit every schedule. If you have ever wanted to learn botanical illustration, this is your chance to get excellent instruction and encouragement. Mindy Lighthipe, an accomplished artist and teacher operates Studio 16 in Warren, NJ.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$65 members / $85 non-members

Sun Jun 1

Gallery Exhibit: Willowwood Centennial Exhibit

Willowwood Centennial Exhibit

Historic images from the Willowwood archives celebrating 100 years of collection and curation.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Free.

Sun Jun 1
2:00p

Morris County Historical Society: "Games Victorians Played"

Morris County Historical Society: "Games Victorians Played" - A lecture presentation on sport and gaming in the Morris County area in the late 19th century based on the current MCHS exhibit.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: MCHS

Free.

Sun Jun 1
Sundays through June 29
1:00p - 4:00p

Tack House Crafts - Explore and More

Plant exploration is the focus this month and young explorers can make and decorate a simple compass to use and take home.

Read about Tack House Crafts and all the other children's programs on the Children's Programs page.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Contact: Pre-registration is required

Members Free; non-members $1 per child

Fri Jun 6
7:00p

New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society Monthly meeting: insecticides & pesticides

New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society: Monthly meeting of NJSCS with Steve Avallone speaking on insecticides and pesticides for the summer months.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: NJCS

Free.

Sat Jun 7
10:00a - 3:00p

Annual Great Swamp Bonsai Society Open House

Annual Great Swamp Bonsai Society Open House: Bonsai trees on display, lectures, pruning, training demonstrations and a chance to meet GSBS members and bonsai growers.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: GSBS

Free.

Wed Jun 11
1:00p

Annual Meeting: "Green Thumbs at Greystone"

Peg Shultz, History Program Coordinator at the Morris County Heritage Commission, speaks on the little-known horticultural history of the Greystone Psychiatric Facility. Peg holds a Masters Degree in History from William Paterson University and is a Ph.D student at SUNY Binghamton. Her Masters thesis was on Greystone and she will continue this work into her doctoral dissertation. Using period photographs, Peg's presentation will provide an introduction to the importance of landscape design in 19th century "asylums" and discuss the hospital's horticultural program during the early to mid-20th century.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Members-only. Free to members.

Thu Jun 12
12N - 5:00p

DIG IT! Garden Tours

The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum and DIG IT! Magazine are teaming up this summer to create exceptional private garden tour experiences. Enjoy a fun day of touring four distinctly different private gardens and discounted specialty plant shopping on June 12 from noon to 5pm at Heart’s Ease in Califon, a nursery that features unusual perennials, shrubs and young trees. A 20% discount on all plants (except orchids) will be offered to garden tour-takers on that day only. Tour-takers can visit their one-acre, 40-year-old garden too.

Gardens included are:

• Frog Pond Hollow — the garden of Ruby and Martin Weinberg, Califon.
• Wintergreen Knoll — the garden of Jim Avens and Gary Moyer, Lebanon Township.
• The Garden of Constance and Sally Kallas, Stanton.
• An Artist’s Garden — Katherine Yvinskas, Schooley’s Mountain.

Click here for more details about the individual destinations.

Also, click here for a printable flier with lots more information.

Carpools encouraged as on the street parking may be limited.

All of the gardens on this tour are located in Hunterdon County within a 30-minute drive of each other. You will receive directions to each garden with your registration confirmation. Staff will be at each garden to assist you.

Please do not bring unregistered guests.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$25 members / $35 non-members

Sun Jun 22
1:00p - 5:00p

The World at Willowwood: Plant Exploration - Past, Present, & Future

From the Wardian Age (named after the Wardian cases used by plant explorers) through the 20th Century and into the present, stories of plant exploration have played a central role in telling the green history of the world. The Willowwood Arboretum has a story to tell as well. As hosts of this extraordinary afternoon, The Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum continue their mission to support the horticultural facilities of the Morris County Park Commission and invite you to join in the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Willowwood Arboretum.

The Willowwood Arboretum, comprised of approximately 131 acres of horticultural plant collections, meadows, and native woodland, is located on a former farm dating back to the 1700’s. In addition to the striking scenic landscape and collection of plants and historic structures, the Willowwood Arboretum is historically important as a garden and plant collection created by brothers Henry and Robert Tubbs, who bought the property in 1908, and Benjamin Blackburn, a horticultural professor at Rutgers University and Drew University who helped to establish the site as a public arboretum in 1950.

The day begins with an optional tour of the Willow School, a national model in education and the environment, led by co-founder Mark Biedron. The building in which the lectures will be held, “The Barn,” was the first New Jersey building awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum Certification. The first lecture, “The Willowwood & Morris Arboreta: Partners in Plant Exploration,” will present highlights of plant exploration trips to South Korea, China, Armenia, and the Republic of Georgia by Paul Meyer. Mr. Meyer is the E. Otto Haas Director of the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania and a leader in the field of plant exploration. For over 20 years, the Morris Arboretum has shared plants with the Willowwood Arboretum that have resulted from their plant exploration endeavors.

For more information about plant explorers, check out our Winter, 2007 Virtual Gardener column, aptly entitled, Plant Explorers.

Registration includes an E.H. Wilson plant and a Willowwood Centennial tote bag.

You may request a program brochure by calling 973.326.7603. Seating is limited. Please register early.

Please note that this program takes place at the Willow School and at the Willowwood Arboretum in Chester, NJ.

Location: Willow School & Willowwood Arboretum

Sponsor: Friends

$95 members / $115 non-members.

Fri Jun 27
7:00p - 8:30p

Sundowner Walks

Evening light casts its spell as John Morse, Manager of Horticulture, walks us through his favorite spots of the garden. Meet at the Haggerty Education Center and wear comfortable shoes. Bring your camera and bug spray. Afterwards, we'll all enjoy a cocktail on the Waterwise Deck - it's the perfect plant lover's Friday night date.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$10 members / $15 non-members

Sat Jun 28
11:00a

TriState African Violet Council: Slides of 2007 TriState African Violet Council show.

TriState African Violet Council: Slides of 2007 TriState African Violet Council show.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: AVC

Free.

Sun Jun 29
1:00p - 4:00p

The Portable, Packable Picnic

Plan a delicious, sophisticated, healthy, and low-waste picnic for bringing down the shore or enjoying in your own backyard. Suggestions and recipes abound and the tasting menu includes: iced green tea with ginger and mint; cold melon soup; sesame carrot slaw; spicy pulled chicken tortilla wraps; and fruit jam bars. Seasonal and local foods are highlighted, so dust off that picnic basket!

Award-winning organic chef Judy Mancini is a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America. As the chef at Unity Charter School in Morristown, NJ, she prepares vegetarian, nutritionally-balanced lunches made primarily with organic, local ingredients. Ms. Mancini is the owner of Go Organics, an organic take-out catering and wholesale food catering company.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$12 members / $20 non-members

Sun Jul 6
1:00p - 4:00p

Tack House Crafts - Rain, Rain Come Today

If you want a terrific garden this summer, you'll need rain. Make a rain stick to summon the rain and learn what cultures still rely on these to help their gardens.

Read about Tack House Crafts and all the other children's programs on the Children's Programs page.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Contact: Pre-registration is required.

Members Free; non-members $1 per child

Mon Jul 7
Mondays through Aug 11
Beyond Beginners from 10:00am – 11:00am
Strictly Beginners from 11:15am –12:15pm

Tai Chi in the Moment with Brian Coffey

The July / August session of the very popular Tai Chi series led by instructor Brian Coffey.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Per set of six 1-hour-long classes: $55 memb / $65 non-memb

Tue Jul 8
7:00p

Great Swamp Bonsai Society

Great Swamp Bonsai Society

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: GSBS

Free.

Sun Jul 13
1:00p - 3:00p
Concert 3:00p - 4:30p

The Fairies Will Return This Summer!

Join us on July 13th for Garden Fairy Day when we ready the gardens for the return of the flower fairies to The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Discover what materials and flowers attract fairies to the garden, why you need fairies in your garden, and get inspired!

Families (children 5+) are welcome to construct fairy homes in the Sylvan Terrace - houses summer fairies will visit briefly and then move on. Staff will be available to show you to your building site and will supply each builder or building team with appropriate supplies sure to make your house the most inviting one in the glade. Fairy houses will remain on display for the month of July.

Following the house-raising, renowned tin whistle and flute player L.E. McCullough and award-winning Irish fiddler John Killackey will play music sure to draw fairies. This special concert will run from 3pm to 4:30pm.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$15 per house for Family members / $25 per house for non-members

Fri Jul 18

Gallery Exhibit: Thikri - A Traditional Art Form (Limited 2-wk. exhibit)

Limited two-week exhibit

Thikri A Traditional Art Form

Using clay from earthen pots as old as 200 years, beautiful patterns are layered on wood to bring out various shapes and objects. The handiwork is then painted in gold and silver and embellished with gems.

Artist Ramesh Chandra Sharma was born in 1948 in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. He specializes in miniature paintings, especially Thikri work. "Birds of the World" is a favorite subject of the artist.

Rahul Palawat will host a discussion of the artist and the Thikri art form on Sunday, July 20 from 2pm-3pm.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

Free.

Tue Jul 22
7:00p

Native Plant Society of New Jersey Northern Chapter

Native Plant Society of New Jersey Northern Chapter TBD— See www.npsnj.org for details.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Other

Free.

Wed Jul 23
1:00p - 3:00p

Kaleidoscope of Color

Successive garden bloom is no coincidence. Learn how to bring color to your garden month by month. By incorporating native plants, a natural approach to care, and a nose for fragrance, you can have a "kaleidoscope," too. Lorraine Kiefer, garden writer, floral designer, and professional horticulturist, teaches classes at Triple Oaks Nursery and Herb Garden in Franklinville, NJ, her family business. She is a frequent presenter at the Philadelphia Flower Show and co-author of Best Garden Plants for New Jersey.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$12 members / $15 non-members

Fri Jul 25
7:00p - 8:30p

Sundowner Walks

Evening light casts its spell as John Morse, Manager of Horticulture, walks us through his favorite spots of the garden. Meet at the Haggerty Education Center and wear comfortable shoes. Bring your camera and bug spray. Afterwards, we'll all enjoy a cocktail on the Waterwise Deck - it's the perfect plant lovers' Friday night date.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$10 members / $15 non-members

Sat Jul 26
10:00a - 1:00p

Sketching Trees

This field sketching experience focuses on the rendering of trees. Learn observational skills and sketching techniques, including contour and gestural drawing. Please dress for the outdoors and bring a small folding stool or easy-to-carry, lightweight chair.

Mindy Lighthipe offers classes to fit every schedule. If you have ever wanted to learn botanical illustration, this is your chance to get excellent instruction and encouragement. Mindy Lighthipe, an accomplished artist and teacher operates Studio 16 in Warren, NJ.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Friends

$50 members/ $70 non-members

Sat Jul 26
10:00a - 4:00p

Garden State Iris Society Sale

Garden State Iris Society Sale

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Other

Free.

Tue Aug 26
7:00p

Native Plant Society of New Jersey: Randi Eckel Ph.D. presents "Native Plants & the Creatures that Love Them"

Native Plant Society of New Jersey Northern Chapter Speaker Randi Eckel Ph.D. of Toadshade Wildflower Farm in Frenchtown, NJ, presents "Native Plants & the Creatures that Love Them" - a lecture on the important relationship between native plants and insects.

Location: Haggerty Center.

Sponsor: Other

Free.

Please note that bus trips are open to all. Please see Bus Excursion rules and general information for more details.