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We continue to be blessed with lovely fall weather, and the grounds at the Arboretum are a pleasure to walk around. I found a bee resting in a bright red Zinnia flower. The lavender Asters are gorgeous this year, so full of flowers and bees! Amazingly, there are still bunches of pink and blue Hydrangea flower clusters in various places in the garden. Enjoy this beautiful weather while you can!

Picture credits: Margery Ennist.

Fall’s winds are busily clearing the leaves from the trees, reports Steve Kanan following his visit yesterday, so these pictures may preserve some the last glimpses of this year’s autumn display.

Thanks, Steve, for the beautiful images.

Fall is certainly upon us as these pictures from Arboretum visitor, Karen Yuknevitch illustrate.

Thanks, Karen, for helping capture the season.

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.

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.

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.