Press Releases

April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on April 10 at 9 am at the arboretum’s pavilion. Anyone who is interested in volunteering is welcome. Laurelwood Arboretum is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. On kickoff day, the volunteers will work until 11:30 and then […]

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is celebrating its 15th birthday this year, and we plan to mark this milestone with a full program of educational programs and community activities from April through November. As we begin this anniversary year, we would like to express our sincere appreciation for the continuing support of Wayne Mayor Christopher Vergano

For many, a trip to the annual Philadelphia Flower Show heralds the coming of Spring. Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum is hosting a bus trip to this year’s show on Wednesday, March 7. The trip is open to the public at a cost of $70 per person, which includes the bus and admission to the show.

Once again, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers are decorating the main entrance and grand staircase at historic Skylands Manor for the annual Holiday Open House, sponsored by the New Jersey Botanical Garden. This year’s theme is, “A Magical Holiday.” The Manor will be decorated floor-to-ceiling to create a warm and welcoming start to the holiday

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum will offer free guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, November 12 at 12:30 pm before the Annual Meeting, which is at 2 pm. To join a tour, meet at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West in Wayne. Trained tour guides will lead visitors

The Annual Meeting of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will be held on Sunday, November 12, at 2 PM in the Knippeberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road West, Wayne.  All members, as well as guests and members of the public, are invited to attend. Free guided tours of the arboretum

Nancy Alexander and John Crowell, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum volunteers, have been helping to install deer netting to protect the arboretum’s most valuable plants. Deer have done significant damage throughout the arboretum and threaten to destroy the renowned azalea and rhododendron collections, as well as many other shrubs and trees. In the absence of fencing

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum has been awarded a $2,850 grant from the American Rhododendron Society for the publication of a brochure on the history of rhododendron hybridization at Laurelwood and in the region. The 20-page brochure will focus on the history of Laurelwood Gardens, now Laurelwood Arboretum, in East Coast rhododendron hybridizing. It will also