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The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum invite you to our Annual Plant Sale on the first weekend in May.
Go GREEN while you shop — bring your own trays, boxes, or carts.
As in past years, there will be special early shopping — plus refreshments, door prizes and a plant dividend — for Members Only on Friday evening May 1st from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Reservations are required; for more information and to reserve a spot, see our Members-only Preview Party Events page. Registration closes at noon on May 1st.
Click here for details about the 2026 Members’ Plant Dividends.
Throughout the sale you’ll be able to get advice from local plant experts and to select from a huge variety of houseplants, annuals, perennials, shrubs, and trees. Don’t miss our lecture featuring ‘Native Plants for the Home Landscape’ with David Culp. Details on our Events Page.
Volunteer Opportunities
Want to get involved and learn more about the plants at the sale? Volunteer to help us set up April 25 – May 1 and during the sale May 2-3. The 2026 Plant Sale Volunteer Opportunities and sign ups are available here.
Additional Garden Gifts Available for Purchase
In addition to the gift items mentioned in last week’s eblast, you will also have the opportunity to purchase Womanswork Arm Saver Gloves, Green Gorilla Tubs and Marseilles Grapefruit Mini Soap. Remember Mother’s Day is coming!
Read more...A Few More Plants to Tempt You at the Plant Sale
Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye), a species of deciduous, flowering small tree native to the eastern parts of the United states. Aquilegia canadensis ‘Little Lanterns’ (Little Lanterns Columbine), a dwarf selection of our native Columbine with downward facing red and yellow flowers, great for a shade or woodland garden and attracts hummingbirds! Last, but not least, Phlox subulata ...
Read more...Purchase Garden Gifts at the Plant Sale
A variety of gardening related gifts will be available for purchase at the Plant Sale, i.e., Womanswork Pink Weeder Gloves, Womanswork Plant Snips in green or pink, Gorilla Tubs medium or large, Very Dirty Hands Soap etc. These make wonderful Mother’s Day gifts or gifts for any lucky gardener!
Read more...The Rare And Unusual At The Friends’ Plant Sale Under The Tent
Here’s a preview of some of the rare and unusual beauties that will be available at this year’s Plant Sale: Bletilla Yokohama (Ground Orchid) sports some lovely star shaped lavender flowers; Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘White Surprise’ (White Surprise False Blue Spirea) with lovely white edged leaves and small blue flowers; Fragaria variegata (Variegated Alpine Strawberry), ...
Read more...Fantastic Foliage Plants At Our Plant Sale
Most of these are tender perennials, so they will look great in containers and/or as house plants: Abutilon savitzii (Variegated Flowering Maple), Alternanthera ficoidea ‘Party Time’ (Joseph’s coat). Farfugium japonicum var. giganteum (Giant Leopard Plant), Pelargonium ‘Mr. Henry Cox’ (Henry Cox Geranium), Rodgersia pinnata ‘Superba’ (Rodger’s Flower) and Alocasia cuprea ‘Red Secret’ (Elephant Ear).
All of ...
Read more...Some Black & Blue Hued Annuals at the Friends Plant Sale
Here are some beautiful black & blue hued annuals that you will find at the Friends 2026 Plant Sale. Won’t they look great in your garden?
Read more...Sweet Offerings for the Garden!
With the onset of November, everyone starts to think about the Holidays and suddenly our focus passes from the colors of autumn to all the Holidays to come. It is unfortunate since November in central New Jersey often features many trees with spectacular fall color. One tree that I consistently find enjoyable for its fall ...
Read more...Experience is the Best Teacher
My appreciation for shade trees has certainly changed over the years. Like many gardeners, it was a group of plants I valued yet rarely used in designs or planted! Of course, perspectives changes and I am now a huge proponent of planting shade trees. I have grown especially fond of trees that can tolerate ...
Read more...2026 Plant List
So many plants and so little time! The plant list on Google Sheets can be found here.
Once again, we couldn’t restrain ourselves—we’ve ordered hundreds of plant varieties for the upcoming sale.
You can sort the list using the “Data” menu in Google Sheets, or download it as a PDF (and other formats) by clicking “File” → ...
Read more...Spicy and Fragrant Witch Hazels are Right Under our Nose
For the gardener who craves flowers, I have found late fall into early winter to be the most challenging season for a frost hardy floral display. Every plant with a lick of ‘common sense’ is entering into dormancy in preparation for a long winter’s nap. Only the most ardent of bloomers would consider flowering then! ...
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