October 14, 2026
Saturday, November 7 - 9:00 - 3:30 PM
In person at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
Please join us for our Annual Tree Symposium, generously sponsored by Bartlett Tree Experts.
We are excited to present a distinguished roster of speakers covering a variety of interesting and timely topics:
- Carl Hesselein: Underappreciated and Underused: Small Trees Living in the Shadows.
- Adam Wheeler: Exceptional Conifers for Adventurous Gardeners
- Dr. Charles D. Canham: Forests Adrift: Currents Shaping the Future of Northeastern Trees
- Steven Kristoph: Trees in the Landscape, Importance and Selection for our Community and the Environment
This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge while earning 4.0 CEUs. Remember to bring your licenses with you as you'll need your ID number to fill out the forms to request the credits.
Lunch is provided and you'll have the opportunity to purchase Dr. Canham's book as well as a selection of trees and shrubs from several vendors.
More information and registration are available by clicking on the tree icon
The Home Garden Club of Morristown
A Year of Blooming Bulbs
Wednesday, October 21 - 1:00 PM
Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Avenue, Whippany, NJ
Join Ilona Ontscherenki as she takes you from fall planting for spring/summer bloom to forcing bulbs for indoor displays this winter. Bulbs are great additions to your garden because most are perennial, returning and multiplying every year. Except for tulips and lilies, most are deer proof and generally pest free. Learn planting techniques and the best varieties from which to choose.
Ilona became a Rutgers Master Gardener 15 years ago after a career as an economist. She gardens both inside and outside of a deer fence on five acres in Chester and has planted many thousands of bulbs over the past 30 years. Her garden will be open for the Garden Conservancy again in 2027.
Please send an email to slevenbach.sl@gmail.com to reserve a seat.
HERSHEY GARDENS, HERSHEY PENNSYLVANIA
Last week on a gloriously perfect fall day, I had the pleasure of visiting Hershey Gardens, a 23-acre botanical garden and arboretum. The gardens were built by Milton S. Hershey, the chocolate magnate, as a gift to his community and to honor his wife, Catherine.
The gardens opened in June 1937 with a display consisting solely of 7,000 roses arranged in formal beds. Over the years, Hershey Gardens has grown to contain five themed gardens and a rose specific area with nearly 14,000 roses and some 800 varieties.
As a Member of the Friends of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, I took advantage of the American Horticultural Society's Reciprocal Admissions Program (RAP) that Hershey Gardens participates in and my entrance fee was waived. Just one of the many benefits of being a Member of the Friends!
The photos show the Rose Garden with the Conservatory in the background, the Japanese Garden and Swan Lake with the Rose Garden behind it.
Over 400 gardens participate in the RAP program. Click here to see a list of participating gardens: https://ahsgardening.org/ahs-garden-network/
If you are not currently a member of the Friends, you can join us here: https://www.arboretumfriends.org/benefitshowto/
Margery Ennist
FRIENDS VIDEOS AT THE ARBORETUM
Click here for a brief video by Lisa Bencivengo featuring Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture Division of Cultural and Environmental Resources at the Morris County Park Commission in which he discusses the All American Garden at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. Be sure to subscribe to our channel.
You can view all our videos in our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe.
Several of our previously recorded events are available to watch on-line.
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