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The Garden Conservancy Open Days Program
Admission to each private garden is $5. Rain or shine.
September 6 - 2 Gardens in Essex County 10-4
Nutley: 40x60-foot walled contemporary garden richly planted in perennials & tropicals with texture, contrasting leaf form, color. Level changes, bold sculpture, terraces, and well-hidden hot tub. Nutley: 2.5 acres with architectural drifts of plants, interplay of strong lines; contrasting leaf texture and color. Bold, crescent-shaped earthen mounds planted with Japanese bamboo grass that encircle a sunny lawn. Sculpted objects, view platform.
The Garden Conservancy
11 Old Post Road
Cold Spring
1-888-842-2442, www.opendaysprogram.org
Somerset County Park Commission Events
September 13 - Autumn in the Perennial Garden 9-11
Field study of fall blooming perennials. Discuss plant care, gardening techniques. In the Perennial Garden. Pre-registration required. Fee: $12/person (limit 30 people)
October 18 - Putting Your Garden to Bed Workshop 10-Noon
Rain date October 25. Learn how to prepare your perennial garden for winter. Bring pruners, loppers, gloves and participate as Horticulture staff demonstrates techniques used to winterize your garden. In the Perennial Garden. Pre-registration required.
Fee: $12/person (limit 30 people)
Colonial Park
Parking Lot F, East Millstone, Franklin Township
Information: 732-873-2459 ext.21, NJ Relay Service at 711 for hearing or speech impairment.
www.somersetcountyparks.org
Leonard J. Buck Garden Events
September 6 - Plants for Autumn Interest 10-Noon
Join author Judy Glattstein for class highlighting ornamental plants with colorful foliage, bark and leaf structure. Learn to select plant material that will give you the color and texture you desire during Mother Nature’s grand finale. Fee: $20/ person. Pre-registration is required.
September 25 - Art in the Garden: Watercolors in the Garden 9-3
Rain date: 9/26. Nature and wildlife artist Beatrice Bork leads one-day class. Students guided in choosing location when painting outdoors, paint application, mixing colors, composition, and how to create a finished watercolor painting. Basic drawing skills recommended. Call for art supply list and bring lunch. Fee: $35/person. Pre-registration required.
October 1 - Birding at Buck III - Why Birds Migrate 9-11
Rain or shine. Learn about bird migration and seasonal movement, which birds use stars to help them navigate, which birds utilize rising columns of warm air thermals to assist. Lecture and field study requires binoculars. Fee: $15/person Pre-registration is required.
October 28 - Flower & Landscape Photography II: Alternative Approaches 9-11:30
Rain date: 10/29. Technical instruction. Explore abstract side of photography from multiple exposure images, using filters, blur techniques and more. Lecture and shooting session in the garden. Taught by Brien Szabo. Designed for all levels of digital and film photographers. Fee: $35/person Pre-registration required.
November 22 - Holiday Centerpiece 9:30-Noon
Create holiday centerpiece with fruits, berries, cones. How to keep arrangement fresh and transitioning arrangement from Harvest to Winter Holiday. All materials included for one centerpiece. Gloves recommended. Fee. Pre-registration required.
Leonard J. Buck Garden
11 Layton Road in Far Hills
Registration: 908-234-2677 ext. 21 or www.somersetcountyparks.org
Rutgers Events
September 11 - Tour: Evening in the Gardens 7-9
Join Bruce Crawford, director, on tour of Rutgers Gardens. Discuss plants in bloom and the where and how to grow some unusual plants in the Gardens.
September 13 - Mushroom – Edible and Beneficial 9:30-12:30
Illustrated talk on diversity of mushrooms and fungi. Collect specimens in gardens and woods to identify them with field guides. Learn about usefulness and limitation of mushrooms in our environment.
October 11 - Potting Bulbs for Forcing 10-Noon
Learn simple methods for potting spring blooming bulbs.
October 18 - Composting Made Easy 10-Noon
Learn the how and why of composting, different compost systems with hands-on demo.
November 20 - Harvest Centerpieces & Garland for the Holidays 7-9
Create a bold and colorful centerpiece for the holiday table and cheerful roping for windows. Bring low vessel of your choice. All other materials provided.
December 11 - Wreathes & Boxwood Trees Centerpieces 7-9
Dr. Jack Sacalis details different methods of designing a wreath, while Nicki Graff takes you step by step to create your own holiday boxwood tree ‘centerpiece masterpiece'.
September 13 - Garden Gala
Rutgers Gardens
Cook College/Rutgers University
112 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick
Register for classes: 732.932.8451rugardens@aseop.rutgers.edu
732-932-7000 www.rutgersgardens.rutgers.edu/classes.html
September 14 - Pinelands Book Signing and Photography Exhibit 1-4
Author Howard Boyd will sign copies of his new book The Ecological Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Plus, Pinelands Photography Club exhibit opening. Light refreshments.
Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Bishop Farmstead
17 Pemberton Road
Southampton, NJ 08088
609 859-8860 x24
www.pinelandsalliance.org
September 27 - Annual Fall Plant Sale and Mum Festival 10-3
Rain date: September 28. Large mums, perennials, rhododendrons, lilacs. Wayne Art Association painting onsite. Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum host.
Laurelwood Arboretum
725 Pines Lake Drive West
Wayne (parking lot off Vale Road)
info@laurelwoodarboretum.org or 973-838-1908
New Jersey Botanical Garden Events
Every Sunday - Guided Garden Tours 2
Free. Meet at Carriage House and wear comfortable shoes.
Botanical Garden at Skylands
Ringwood State Park
Morris Road, Ringwood
973-962-9534, www.njbg.org
Art Exhibit
The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick
732.932.7237, www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu
Camden Childrens Garden Events
Themed educational exhibits including Dinosaur Garden, Giant Picnic Garden, Storybook Gardens, Red Oak Run and Tree House, Cityscapes Garden. Indoors: Philadelphia Eagles Butterfly House, Benjamin Franklin's Workshop, Plaza de Aibonito. Commerce Carousel, Arrow River Express Train Ride, Spring Butterfly Ride for small fee. Educational programs and festivals every second and fourth Saturday, April thru November
Camden Children's Garden
3 Riverside Drive, Camden
856.365.TREE (8733), info@CamdenChildrensGarden.org
www.camdenchildrensgarden.org
Frelinghuysen Arboretum Events
September 14 - Slumps, Grunts, Buckles, & Pandowdies 2-4
Chef Cynthia Triolo- a graduate with Highest Honors of the New York Restaurant School- demonstrates making these great recipes with season's bounty of Jersey Fresh fruits and berries. We'll sample each one, and recipes will be on hand to take home. Bring old family recipe you'd like to share. Fee.
September 16 - The Exceptional Personal Garden: The Role of the Garden Conservancy in Our Communities 10-4
Program: The Garden Conservancy: Why the Personal Garden is Important
to Our Communities - Bill Noble, Director of Preservation Projects; Building Awareness and Appreciation- Laura Palmer, Director of Open Days Program; Lunch-bring your own lunch; visit Greenwood gardens and Mountsier/Hardie gardens; visit 2 private gardens.
Register by September 5. Fee includes lectures, visits to 2 gardens, 1-year membership to The Garden Conservancy, 2009 Open Day Directory, 1 complimentary Open Day pass, eligibility to purchase additional passes at member price.
September 20 - From Earth to Table: Cooking with your Kids 10-Noon
Get your kids more involved with food with healthy and fun recipes using your garden's harvest. Spend quality time with your child and put dinner (or lunch) on the table. Bring your child and apron. For ages 6 & up. To register: (973) 326-7603.
The Frelinghuysen Arboretum
53 East Hanover Avenue
Morris Township (across from the County Library)
973-326-7603 or www.morrisparks.net or www.arboretumfriends.org
Hutcheson Memorial Forest Tours
September 28 - Flattened Flora- how to press plants without crushing them 2
Lena Struwe, Director of Rutgers' Chrysler Herbarium, leads workshop. Limited to 20 participants. Workshop info & registration:Dr. Struwe at Struwe@aesop.rutgers.edu
Tours leave from entrance of the woods on Amwell Road (Rt. 514) in Somerset. From New Brunswick, follow Hamilton Street west past JFK Blvd, Cedar Grove Lane and Elizabeth St. HMF is on left past Spooky Brook Nursery. Driveway is located just past the guardrail over the brook. Trail may be muddy in places so come prepared. Tours are free and reservations are not required for these guided tours.** Groups of more than
10 persons may not attend guided tours. Such groups are invited to arrange special tours. To make special arrangements contact: Land Manager, Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center at 732-932-9349x16, hmfdirector@aesop.rutgers.edu
Hutcheson Memorial Forest
2150 Amwell Rd
Somerset
Info: 732-932-3313, woodcreeper@gmail.com
Catalpa Ridge Farm Events
www.jerseygrown.com or jerseygrown@gmail.com
New Jersey Conservation Foundation Events
If no time listed, call or check website.
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
170 Longview Road
Far Hills
Info: www.jnconservation.org 908-234-1225, Carol@njconservation.org
Pequest Trout Hatchery & Natural Resource Education Center Events
Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center
605 Pequest Rd.
Oxford
908-637-4125 or www.njfishandwildlife.com
Palisades Interstate Park Commission Events
Palisades Interstate Park - NJ Section
PO Box 155, Alpine, NJ 07620
201 768-1360 www.njpalisades.org/
Friends of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission
Bear Mountain
845.786.2701, admin@friendsofpalisades.org
www.friendsofpalisades.org
Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension of Middlesex County Events
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
EARTH Center
Davidson's Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick
732 398 5262, www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extensionservices
October 5 - 13th Annual Pinelands Discovery Festival 11-4
Day of environmental exhibits, presentations, guided tours, food, music, children's activities. $5 parking. Sponsored by Pinelands Preservation Alliance.
Historic Whitesbog Village
Rt. 530 (mile marker 13)
Browns Mills, Pemberton Township
(609) 859-8860, www.pinelandsalliance.org
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