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Lisa Bencivengo shared a couple of photos taken at the Arboretum recently. A lovely dark pink water lily (family Nymphaeaceae) in the pond in front of Matilda’s cottage, and a Bonfire Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum ‘Bonfire’) in front of the Mansion beginning to show early fall foliage due to root girdling.

For an explanation of this problem by Kristin Prommel, Superintendent of Horticulture at the Arboretum, click here: https://youtube.com/shorts/jj-Bby1kG6c?feature=share

Thank you Lisa.

A few more photos courtesy of Lisa Bencivengo.

The Arboretum’s gardens are overflowing with lots of colorful, and some unusual flowers. The bright orange Zinnias are a cheerful addition to this garden bed. Love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus) is a dramatic annual flowering plant with long strings of dark red flowers; lovely surrounded by Purple top vervain (Verbena bonariensis) and Lantana. And who can resist the beautiful yellow Sunflower (Helianthus sp)?

Thanks Lisa!

Lisa Bencivengo was at the Arboretum recently and shared a couple of her photographs with us. Hard to believe we’re in the final couple of weeks of summer, you certainly can’t tell from what’s still blooming in the gardens at the Arboretum! Schedule a visit soon.

In the meantime, enjoy Lisa’s photos of a delicate, pale yellow Canna, a gorgeous apricot colored Rose and the architecturally striking Celosia ‘Cramer’s Burgundy’ flower.

Thanks Lisa!

That’s to Steve Kanan for another in his long-running Sunday Saunter series. As always, he has nicely captured the beauty of the gardens at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

August marches on and with it the beautiful blossoms of Summer.

Thanks to Steve Kanan for chronicling summer at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Chef Paul Gatzke presented a cooking demonstration on Saturday, August 8th, which by all accounts was wonderful and a lot of fun. Among the dishes he prepared were curried apple walnut deviled eggs, fresh peach ice cream with grilled balsamic peaches and chilled Andalusian gazpacho. Lucky attendees were able to sample everything!

Thanks to Meri Tango for the photographs.

Thanks to Steve Kanan for another batch of his pictures from the Arboretum. Summer is showing off her splendid garb in these beautiful pictures.

She isn’t bashful and completely owns her spot in the border, blooming pretty much continuously from late July through mid-August. Her name is Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Mars Madness’ (Rose Mallow) and she produces 6 to 8-inch wide, deep red flowers with a darker red center framed by wine-purple maple-like foliage. She’s a cold hardy perennial that can grow 4-6 feet tall by 4-6 feet wide. She thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. Trim the dead stems to the ground early in spring once new shoots begin to grow. May need a little protection from late frosts.

She’s a true show stopper!

I had the good fortune of being invited to tour a private garden last week.  It just goes to show what endless hours, energy and plants can produce, to say nothing about the maintenance and watering required to keep it all looking beautiful. Even the “hell strip” is a work of art!

Needless to say, I left with a huge case of garden envy and a renewed determination to work on improving my own garden!

Margery Ennist

Thanks to Steve Kanan for another of his series of always beautiful pictures of the Arboretum.

Last Sunday, the Friends hosted Barbara Melera who presented a very interesting history covering a wide variety of topics, from the Tomato Story, to Luther Burbank’s Shasta Daisy, to the Great Potato Famine and the Constitutional Convention story and how a visit to Bartram’s Gardens on the outskirts of Philadelphia helped the delegates from the 13 quarrelling states vote to become One Nation. The presentation was followed by a sale of plants and Heirloom Seeds and light refreshments. See photos of the refreshment table and plant/seed sale table.

What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

There are so many lovely plants currently blooming in the Arboretum’s gardens; here’s just a small sampling of what you’ll see when you visit. The flowering panicle of a Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus parviflora), Southern Globethistle and friend (Echinops ritro), Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa), and a lovely deep red Bee Balm (Monarda spp).

Plan a visit soon to this lovely public garden.

Despite all the rain and heat, Steve Kanan was able to get these beautiful pictures on another Sunday Saunter at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Frequent contributor, Steve Kanan, sent these pictures a few weeks ago, but travel on my part unfortunately derailed posting them on a more timely basis.

Happily they didn’t age in my mail box. Thanks to Steve for these beautiful and enjoyable pictures of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Our frequent contributor, Steve Kanan, sent us another entry in his “Sunday Saunter” series, chronicling his regular visits to the Arboretum.

Thanks, Steve, for the lovely images of late Spring at the Frelinghuysen.

Regular contributor, Steve Kanan, sent the results of a “Sunday Saunter” from yesterday, mentioning “A few from late afternoon yest[erday] amidst the drizzle.”

Thanks, Steve, for these beautiful shots.