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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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ATTENTION PLANT SALE SHOPPERS!!!

The Friends want to extend a huge thank you to all for the 200 or so plant sale orders we received - you have helped to make this a very successful fundraiser, we could not have done it without you!

If you have placed an order with us but still have not scheduled a pick up time, please do so at the link emailed to you earlier. Pick up times are available at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum on April 30 and May 1.

If you placed an order but did not receive an email with the scheduling link, please let us know ASAP by emailing us at: plantsale@arboretumfriends.net. Check your Spam folder first to see if the email landed there.

GOOD BUGS - BAD BUGS! WHO'S WHO?

Thursday, June 24 - 7:00 PM

VIRTUAL ZOOM PROGRAM

Figuring out who the beneficial insects are and who the pests are can be confusing.

Join Dr. Randi Eckel of Toadshade Wildflower Farm in Frenchtown, New Jersey, as she helps sort it out and discuss some management strategies that may help you strike the right balance.

Click on the ladybugs for more information and to register.

COOKING DEMONSTRATION: LOVELY LEEKS

Anytime in April

A RECORDED PROGRAM

Leeks are one of those vegetables we don't use often enough. They pair beautifully with a number of foods and are at their best this time of year. Take them on in this cooking demonstration with Cynthia Triolo, because once you know how to handle them you'll be using them regularly!

Register now and receive the access link when the recording is available.

Please click on the leeks to register for this program online.

COOKING DEMONSTRATION: BREWED TO PERFECTION

Anytime in May

A RECORDED PROGRAM

Tea is not just for drinking. Join Chef Cynthia Triolo as she explores some unusual ways to cook with different types of tea such as Earl Grey, Oolong and Mint. Perfect for Mother's Day, or any day really!

Register now and receive the access link when the recording is available.

Please click on the photo to register for this program online.

MORRIS COUNTY PARK COMMISSION VIRTUAL PROGRAM

Floral Arranging with Supermarket Bouquets for Mother's Day

Tuesday, May 4 - 10:00 AM

Click on the flyer for more information and to register

BLOOMING TODAY AT THE FRELINGHUYSEN ARBORETUM

Today's visit was rewarded with so many plants in bloom that it was difficult to choose what to include in this week's blast, but here they are. A gorgeous Red Baron Flowering Crabapple between the driveway and the Haggerty Education Center, a lovely Redbud shrub in full bloom and a closeup of the flowers of Fothergilla gardenii ' Blue Mist'.

Click an image to see them all in our website's picture gallery. Thanks to Margery Ennist for this week's beautiful pictures.

YOU CAN STILL REGISTER FOR PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONS

We are pleased to make several of our previously recorded events available in case you missed one or another of them.

Go to our new prerecorded-events Events page for more information and to register and pay online.

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.

That's it for this time. Hope you enjoyed this edition of the newsletter. Tell your friends about this handy way to keep up with activities at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum (click here for complete directions for subscribing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Friends Staff will be out of the office until Fall 2021, however we will continue working remotely. Please note our new Post Office Box number and staff emails.

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENTS

PANDEMIC SCHEDULE

Morris County Park Commission has reopened the Frelinghuysen, Willowwood and Bamboo Brook Arboreta 7 days a week, from 8am to dusk.

• Parking is limited. Buildings remain closed. Portajohns are available.
• Please protect yourselves and fellow visitors by social distancing and by wearing masks.
• HUNTING IN THE PARKS - Be aware that deer hunting is permitted in many of the MCPC facilities, including the arboreta, during the fall and winter. The schedule and type (bow or firearm) is listed on the MCPC website here.

We will keep you posted as further updates become available.

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Email your comments or suggestions to webmaster@arboretumfriends.org.

The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission