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Apr. 23, 2025
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PLANT SALE VOLUNTEERSThank you to those who volunteered to help with checkout on Friday, May 2 at the Members Only Preview Sale. We could still use a couple more people, so if you're available, click on the link below, scroll down to Pre Checkout Review for Friday, May 2 from 3:30 to 7:30 PM. Thanks! Want to get involved and learn more about the plants at this year's Plant Sale? Volunteer to help us set up prior to the sale April 28 - May 2, as well as during the sale May 3 - 4. See all the opportunities available and sign up here: 2025 Plant Sale Volunteers. Check back often as there may be cancellations. MEMBERS ONLY PLANT SALE PREVIEWFriday, May 2, 4:00 to 7:00 PM In the big tentIf you're a member, please join us for special early shopping and refreshments. Select from a huge variety of houseplants, annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees; plant experts will be on hand to help you make your selections. If you are not currently a Member of the Friends, join here: https://www.arboretumfriends.org/benefitshowto/ - then you'll be able to register for the Members Only Plant Sale Preview and get a jump on your spring plant shopping! This program is FREE to Members, but registration is required. Click on the photo to register. PLANT SALE NEWSDates
Mother's Day GiftsIn addition to the many wonderful plant selections at this year's plant sale, several gardening related gift choices will also be available for purchase: Lavender sachets, True Marseille Lavender Soap, Women's Work garden shears and more. See photos below. 
These items would make lovely Mother's Day gifts for your favorite gardener, or even for yourself! Deer Resistant PlantsHere's a link to a list of deer resistant plants, sadly no plant is 100% deer proof, but this list can help you plan. https://njaes.rutgers.edu/deer-resistant-plants/ Other Useful Links
How to pay for your Plant Sale PurchasesThe Friends welcome many forms of payment at the Plant Sale including cash, checks and credit cards. We are unable to process Venmo or Zelle payments. We do not charge a fee for credit card purchases, but we do pay a fee for their use. For this reason, cash and checks are very welcome. Also, we'll have shallow cardboard boxes at the sale for your use, but if you have a cart or even a nice bulb crate, consider putting your name on it and bringing it along to hold your selections while shopping. A holding pen will be set up next to the Pre Checkout Review tables. 
Cercis canadensis, Eastern redbudOne of the prettiest early blooming small native trees is the redbud. The delicate, rosy pink to purple pea-like flowers appear on bare stems and trunks (a floral growth habit called cauliflory) before the attractive heart-shaped leaves unfurl. The flowers attract a variety of pollinators from several types of bees to butterflies and the pollination results in peapod shaped fruit. Incidentally, the flowers are edible, can be added to salads and can be pickled as well. Several of these beauties will be available for purchase. See You At The Plant Sale!WATCH PREVIOUS ZOOM PRESENTATIONSSeveral of our previously recorded events are available to watch on-line. See our Prerecorded Events page for more information and to register.Retail PartnersWhen 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. You can register and pay on line on our Events page and Membership page and subscribe to this newsletter here: complete directions for subscribing. CONTACT US HERE
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Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum Post Office Box 2267 Morristown, NJ 07962 Web: https://www.arboretumfriends.org PARK INFORMATION The Frelinghuysen Arboretum is a facility of the Morris County Park Commission
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