For testing various lcp entries.
Fall Photos – 10/17/23
Fall is certainly upon us as these pictures from Arboretum visitor, Karen Yuknevitch illustrate.
Thanks, Karen, for helping capture the season.
At the Arboretum – 10/17/23
As many of you may know, The Frelinghuysen Arboretum has been designated as a Reference Garden by the American Conifer Society (ACS), the first and only garden in New Jersey to receive the honor. This Saturday, the Friends and the Northeast Region of the ACS are getting together to co-sponsor the 2023 Tree Symposium at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum with a series of lectures, buffet lunch, dedication of the Goodhart Dwarf Conifer Collection, tours of the Frelinghuysen Pinetum and a tour of the Hammer Garden in Morristown. Here’s a sampling of the over 436 conifers in the Arboretum’s collection.
A majestic Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica cv. Glauca) in front of the Mansion. A lovely Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata ‘Atrovirens’) next to the parking lot. One of two beautiful Green Giant Arborvitaes (Thuja plicata x standishii cv. Green Giant) in the Fountain Rose Garden next to the Mansion. And last, but not least, a very symmetrical White Fir (Abies concolor) in the Meadow behind the Mansion.
Picture Credits: Margery Ennist.
Arboretum Blooms by Katharine Boyle 10/15/23
Katharine Boyle shared these beautiful photos with us, saying “[a]nd as much as it’s looking like autumn, there is so much beauty still blooming!”
Thanks, Katharine, for the lovely pictures.
At the Arboretum 10-11-23
Another gorgeous early fall day at the Arboretum. The Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum ‘Bonfire’) in front of the Mansion is in full autumn regalia showing off its apricot colored leaves. The Seven Sons Tree (Heptacodium miconioides) has dropped its white corollas and developed deep red fruiting calyces covering the tree, which is visible to the left as you drive past the Haggerty Education Center. Bees were all over the Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha) in the bed above the stone wall on the way into the Haggerty.
Rain is in the forecast, so take advantage of the next couple of sunny days and schedule a visit to the Arboretum!
Picture credits: Margery Ennist.
At the Arboretum – 10-3-23
Gorgeous weather, clear blue skies, sunny, a light breeze, temperatures in the low 80s – there’s nothing quite like a beautiful Indian Summer day! The pollinators at the Arboretum were taking advantage of the weather as well and were all over the gardens doing their dance. A male Monarch Butterfly was flying from flower to flower on the Verbena bonariensis plants; the males can be identified by the dark scent patch along the fifth vein of the hindwing. An unidentified butterfly (perhaps a Painted Lady?) was also visiting the Verbena flower clusters and bees were all over the Caryopteris shrubs. A Nasturtium continues to bloom in the gardens next to Matilda’s cottage, a bright sunny yellow with red veins.
Picture credits: Margery Ennist.
Sunday Saunter – 10-1-23
Fall’s muted colors are featured in the images from Steve Kanan’s visit to the Arboretum yesterday. Thanks, Steve, for these and we look forward to more beautiful pictures as Fall progresses.
