Press Releases

As if in anticipation of the whiteness of winter, a new sculpture is now on view on the right side of Brook Road at Laurelwood Arboretum.  Up and Away by Elaine Lorenz is a brilliantly white 74” x 33” x 14” work fashioned from fiber-reinforced cement. “In a world filled with disorder and clamor of […]

Native Plants for Beautiful Moths will be the final program in the Gardening for Nature series sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum.  It will be presented on Thursday, November 2 at 7 pm via Zoom.  Learn how to attract beautiful moths to your garden with native wildflowers, trees and shrubs.  Just like butterflies, the larvae

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will host the New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society’s Judged Show on Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15 from 12 noon to 4 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne.  Visitors are invited to enjoy the many beautiful forms and colors of mum blooms on

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Saturday, October 14  at 10:30 am and Saturday, October 28 at 10:30 am.  This will be an opportunity to experience the coming of fall in the arboretum.  To join a tour, meet at the entrance patio of the Knippenberg

The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, October 25 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne.  The children will participate in a spooky lesson and activity session featuring bats

Gardening for Nature is a five-part series sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum that focuses on creating an ecologically friendly garden.  The October program, Beyond Monarchs & Honeybees: The Case for Diversity, will be a Zoom presentation on Thursday, October 19 at 7 pm by Dr. Randi Eckel, founder of Toadshade Wildflower Farm in Frenchtown,

The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, September 27 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne.  The children will learn about animal architects—how animals have taught us how to

The upcoming free GreenQuest Nature Club program for students in grades 2 through 6 will be held on Wednesday, September 27 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive in Wayne. The children will learn about animal architects—how animals have taught us how to

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided cart and walking tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Saturday, September 9 at 10:30 am and Saturday, September 30 at 10:30 am.  This will be an opportunity to enjoy all that is in bloom in the arboretum at the end of summer.  To join a tour, meet at

The 2023 Community Art and Photography Exhibit at Laurelwood Arboretum features work by artists from Wayne and surrounding communities.  The exhibit at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne will continue from Sunday, September 9 through Thursday, September 28.  The opening reception will be held on September 9