Ann Fahey, Superintendent of Horticulture Education introduces you to some beautiful perennials that will bring color to your garden throughout the seasons. Bring in a photograph of your garden and she will give you helpful hints to customize your space.
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum,
353 East Hanover Avenue,
Morristown, NJ 07962,
(973) 326-7601.
Discover the world of air plants as you watch this design demonstration.
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum,
353 East Hanover Avenue,
Morristown, NJ 07962,
(973) 326-7601.
Make a lovely framed dried garden to leave on your desk or hang on the wall.
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum,
353 East Hanover Avenue,
Morristown, NJ 07962,
(973) 326-7601.
Join one of our environmental educators and take to the trails in search of animal signs! Investigate and track the animals that visit the Arboretum in the winter.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum,
165 Hobart Avenue,
Summit, NJ 07901,
(908) 273-8787.
Attracting birds is a great way to bring nature up close and into your backyard. As it is easy to attract up to 32 different species of native birds to a backyard, bird feeding will provide hours of entertainment for everyone in the family. Pete Axelrod from Wild Birds Unlimited will familiarize participants with how to use bird foods, bird feeders, water and shelter to attract the widest variety of birds and give tips on making your backyards bird friendly.
Reeves-Reed Arboretum,
165 Hobart Avenue,
Summit, NJ 07901,
(908) 273-8787.
February marks the beginning of maple sugaring season. Join us as we tap the Arboretum’s maple trees in preparation for this season’s sap flow. Not only will families learn the hows and whys behind tapping trees, but will also get first-hand experience actually helping us do it!
Reeves-Reed Arboretum,
165 Hobart Avenue,
Summit, NJ 07901,
(908) 273-8787.
Join the Ecological Landscape Alliance and Tower Hill Botanic Garden for a one-day symposium focused on the health and welfare of the urban forest. Learn from some of the country’s leading experts about innovative efforts to plant, manage, protect, and preserve trees in urban and suburban settings. Arborists, land managers, landscape designers, landscape architects, landscape contractors, parks and recreation professionals, and municipal foresters along with gardeners and landowners, housing developers and interested citizens – this conference is for you! Join us to learn new techniques and tools designed to ensure the survival of trees in our built environment.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden,
11 French Dr,
Boylston, MA 01505.
(508) 869-6111.
Be filled with the wonders of the holidays with fun twists of different colors and varieties of poinsettias. Be amazed by magentas, lime greens, and apricots with small pockets of traditional color accented throughout by silver and white foliage! As you walk through the beautiful poinsettias, you will also be able to enjoy a festive model train exhibit. The Garden Railway display, that is made possible by the Western New York Garden Railway Society, complements the surrounding poinsettias.
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens,
2655 South Park Ave,
Buffalo, NY 14218.
(716) 827-1584.
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