The Garden Conservancy Events
Self-guided tour. Rain or shine. $5 per garden; children under 12 free
Open Days Program
The Garden Conservancy
P.O. Box 219
11 Old Postal Road
Cold Spring, NY 10516
(845) 265-5384, 1-888-842-2442
www.gardenconservancy.org or www.opendaysprogram.org

Frelinghuysen Arboretum Events
Now thru October 30 - Exhibit & Cell Phone Tour: Medicinal Plants of the Civil War 9-Dusk
Learn about roles plants played in Civil War. See these plants and listen to recordings about their use. In depth information about 24 plants on display given in 1 minute recordings by dialing toll free number on your cell phone. Accompanying brochure available.
September 12 - Intro to Trip to Scotland (May/June 011) 2-4
Friends start celebrating 40th Anniversary with fabulous trip to Scotland in May/June 2011, just in time for Edinburgh Flower Show. On 9/12, learn about public and private gardens (and a wee bit of shopping) that travelers will enjoy. Informational talk complete with Scottish fare and bagpipers. Speakers include Susan Cloyd from C-I-E Tours International and Trip Co-Chairs Karen Curry & Ollie Acheson. Sample cheeses, cookies, cakes, teas typical of Scotland.
We begin accepting deposits ($500/person) at this meeting to reserve. Checks only. Call: (973) 326-7603 to reserve your place for this informative program.
Check here for up-to-date info including maps and itinerary.
September 17 - Intro to Permaculture 7
Wanda Knapik, owner of My Local Garden, shares her experiences and advice on how to create a perennial polyculture of multipurpose plants that are edible and beautiful. Register by Sept. 3. Fee.
September 19 - Short Hills / Summit Garden Tour 10-4
5 gardens in Short Hills & Summit, NJ, include the two gardens of Seibert & Rice, importers of fine Italian terra cotta, designed by Richard Hartlage: Seibert: 1920s American Tudor home with dramatic views, sweeping ornamental grass lawn, mass plantings of mahonia and bamboo, flowering shade borders, line of pee gee hydrangeas in massive terra cotta pots. Rice: 1/4-acre hillside features espaliered trees, tropicals potted in large terra cotta, terraced garden climbing to secret spaces. Vera: designed by CLC Landscape Design for classic feel, minimal maintenance, maximum enjoyment features extensive rose gardens, statuary, garden nooks, tall black bamboo, sweeping terraced wall garden with fountain and stone steps leading to secluded garden. Carlson: ¼-acre lot with 300 varieties of blossoming plants, unusual vines and over 100 shrubs in 4,000 square-feet of garden beds designed by owners. Bredahl: 1920s Tudor Normandy-style house on 2 ½ acres features woodland garden, French ruin courtyard with cordon and candelabra style apple trees, potted flowers, pool garden with potted tropicals, perennial and shrub borders.DIG IT! co-sponsors tour. Pre-registration required. Cost: $25/members of Friends of Frelinghuysen Arboretum and $35/non-members. To register: www.arboretumfriends.org
September 24 - Herbal Vinegars Workshop 10:30-Noon or 7-8:30
Make 3 herbal vinegars using herbs grown at Arboretum. Register by 9/10. Fee.
October 3, 10 - Autumn Tea & Tour 1-3:30
Invigorating 45 minute guided tour of gardens beautifully dressed in fall colors and a peek in Colonial Revival home of Frelinghuysen family. Then, a delicious catered tea served in Matilda’s Tea Room, complete with scones, assorted tea sandwiches and pastries. Finally, visit to flower show: October 3 is Gesneriad Show and October 19 is Chrysanthemum show. If continuous rain, a talk in Arboretum’s library replaces walk.
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

September 26 - Garden Tour in Rumson/Little Silver 11-4
5 private gardens. Stuhmeier Garden: 1/4 acre flowering oasis with standard roses, flowering shrubs, perennials, herb garden, container gardens, sculpture, flowering vines, quiet nooks. Garden of Green: former nursery with ornamental grasses, specimen trees, haven of a woman who enjoys plant personalities, 20-foot enkianthus, camellia, stewartia, cherry laurel sculptural hedges, natives, sea oats. Swallowfield: 1920s house and formal garden on 2.5 acres with terraced perennial gardens, nature preserve within formal structure, wildflower meadow, milkweed/rose gardens, pond, designated Backyard Wildlife Habitat & Monarch Waystation. Brewer Garden:2 park-like acres is mosaic of shrub roses, flowering shrubs, perennials, ferns, several ground covers like prostrate holly, ice plant, mounds of hellebore, giant yews, pond with Mallards & woodland garden, freeform pool garden, private boardwalk surrounded by gardens on inlet. Rumson Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden: freeform raised bed with stone wall and path, specimen conifers include Hinoki and Leland cypress, historic oak grove. Garden, sanctuary for congregations’ remains, brims with colorful trees and shrubs including roses, prostrate blue spruce, Japanese maple, Deodor cedar. Tours of church interior given by church ladies group. Church built by Thomas Hastings is on National Register of Historic Places. Tour, sponsored by DIG IT! Magazine, benefits Someone Special Needs You. Pre-register: $20. At the gate: $25. Send check for $20 payable to Someone Special Needs You to: Someone Special Needs You, c/o Vincent J Scanelli, The Colts Neck Agency, 37 County Road 537 West , Colts Neck NJ 07722, Questions or info contact Vince at 732-431-4033 or Mary at: mary@dig-itmag.com - www.ssny.org

Garden Club of New Jersey Events
September 21 - VICTORY GARDEN SYMPOSIUM 9-3
Presentations: Barbara Melera, Owner/Operator of D.Landreth Seed Co., on Container Gardening w/Natives; Terry Holman, Square Foot Garden Instructor & President of GC of Long Valley, on Square Foot Gardens-Saving Space, Time & Energy; Bruce Crawford, Director Rutgers Gardens on Tour of & Tips for Community Youth Gardens; Reinilde Heyrman & Johan Maertens, Native Plant Gardeners on Establishing & Maintaining a Strictly Native Plant Ornamental & Vegetable Garden. Plants and garden-related vendors. Fee: $30/person includes programs, coffee, donuts, lunch. DEADLINE to pre-register and pay: September 13. Contact: Jeannie Geremia, c/o GCNJ, Inc., Victory Garden Symposium, 2 Greenwood Place, Flemington, NJ 08822-6010 or jeannieg42@earthlink.net
Held at Holly House, Rutgers New Brunswick campus.
September 23 - Fall Flurry Celebration 1-4
Presentation: Dazzling Fall/Winter Containers by container garden designer, Kent Russell. Following, Kent will auction off four of his creations and sale of plants for your containers, including plants from Cross Estate Gardens. A Country Afternoon Tea will be served. Fee: $25/members; $30/non-members
Held at New Jersey Historical Garden Foundation
PO Box 712
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
www.crossestategardens.org

Jersey Shore Rose Society Meetings 12:30-3:30
Affiliate of American Rose Society.
September 11 - 39th Annual Rose Show Noon-4
Questions and directions: 732-688-4282, www.jsroses.com/events.html#roseshow
Held at Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown
Jersey Shore Rose Society
732-836-9084, www.jsroses.com/

Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension of Middlesex County Events
September 16, 17 - Orientation for Master Gardener Program
Daytime and evening programs for Master Gardener Environmental & Community Stewardship classes.Pre-registration required. Master Gardeners are community volunteers, trained in earth-friendly gardening and environmental principles. Lecture classes: 3 hours weekly September-April. 60-70 hours of classroom and field experience. Garden classes: weekly/3 hours April-September. Program also requires volunteering 60 hours. Fee.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
EARTH Center
Davidson's Mill Pond Park
42 Riva Ave
South Brunswick
732 398 5262, www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extensionservices

New Jersey Botanical Garden Events
Now thru October - Guided Garden Tours 2
Steady rain cancels. Meet at Carriage House and wear comfortable shoes. Free
September 19, October 17, November 21 - Family Fun Walk 1
For nature lovers ages 6 and up. Children must be accompanied by responsible adult. Wear comfortable shoes and meet at Carriage House Visitor Center. Rain cancels.Walks may include meanders along woodland and meadow paths, with frogs and turtles to spot, steppingstone bridges to navigate. More ambitious groups may make easy trip to top of Mount Defiance for splendid view across Ramapo Mountains. Explore plants and animals and rocks. $3 donation requested.
Summer Concerts 7
Outdoors in Garden's beautiful surroundings; in Carriage House Visitor Center in inclement weather. Bring lawn chair or blanket and come enjoy wide range of musical talent in these beautiful surroundings. Light refreshments for purchase or bring your own, but no alcohol or pets. $3 per person donation requested.
NJ Botanical Garden at Skylands
Ringwood State Park
Morris Road, Ringwood
973-962-9534, www.njbg.org

Laurelwood Arboretum Events
September 11 - Invasive Plant Removal Workshop 9
Learn about NJ invasive plant species identification, history, habitat and removal. Free; no registration required.
September 22 - Autumn Equinox Weed Walk 4
Renowned herbalist Robin Rose Bennett identifies common weeds and talks about their medicinal and nutritional values. Book signing. Registration required; fee. To register: 973-202-9579 or info@laurelwoodarboretum.org
September 25 - Native Plant Tour 1
Free; no registration required. Same day as FOLA’s Harvest Celebration with large display mums, garden and plant accessories, baked goods will be for sale.
Laurelwood Arboretum
725 Pines Lake Drive West (corner of Vale and Pines Lake Drive)
Wayne
Info: 973-202-9579, info@laurelwoodarboretum.orgwww.laurelwoodarboretum.org or info@laurelwoodarboretum.org

NJ Conservation Foundation Events
New Jersey Conservation Foundation
Bamboo Brook
170 Longview Road
Far Hills
908-234-1225, info@njconservation.org or www.njconservation.org

Grounds For Sculpture Events
Grounds For Sculpture
18 Fairgrounds Road
Hamilton
609-586-0616, www.groundsforsculpture.org

Palisades Interstate Park Commission Events
Hikes held "drizzle or shine" - heavy or steady precipitation may cancel. To confirm on morning of hike if conditions seem questionable, call 201 768-1360 ext 107.
Friends of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission
Bear Mountain
845.786.2701, admin@friendsofpalisades.org
www.friendsofpalisades.org

Somerset County Park Commission Events
Colonial Park Events
October 16 - Putting Your Garden to Bed Field Study 10-Noon
Rain date October 23. Learn how to winterize your garden. Bring pruners, loppers, gloves and participate as staff demonstrates techniques. Conducted in the Perennial Garden. Pre-registration required. Fee. Limit 30 people.
Colonial Park
Parking Lot A, 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 1 - Art in the Garden - Watercolors in Garden 9-3
Rain date 9/2. Nature/wildlife artist Beatrice Bork shows how to capture garden’s beauty on paper. Also: choosing location when painting outdoors, paint application, mixing colors, composition, how to create a finished watercolor painting. Basic drawing skills recommended. Call for art supply list and bring lunch. Fee. Pre-registration required.
September 30 - 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 use rising columns of warm air to assist them. Lecture and field study requires binoculars. Fee.
October 1 - Hypertufa for Beginners 
9:30-11:30
Make hypertufa mini-trough with instructions for curing and completing it at home. Receive a finished mini-trough and plant it to create your own miniature rock garden. Fee: $45 includes materials and plants. Presenter: Buck Gardener Laurel Magrini. Limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration required.
November 4 - Where Did Your Garden Grow? 9:30-11:30
Learn about origins, history, stories, myths and special uses of some garden favorites. Program illustrated with photographs, images from paintings, sculpture, architecture. Presenter: Buck Gardener Kathleen Podgalsky. Fee. Pre-registration required.
Leonard J. Buck Garden
11 Layton Road in Far Hills
Registration: 908-234-2677 ext. 21 or www.somersetcountyparks.org

NJ Audubon Society Events
NJ Audubon Society
Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary
11 Hardscrabble Road
Bernardsville
908-204-8998, www.njaudubon.org

Navesink Garden Club Events
September 21 - River Walk Small Standard Flower Show 1:30-3
Open free to general public. See annuals, perennials, grasses, roses, herbs and vegetables grown by local garden club members as “View from the Terrace." Plus floral underwater designs, creative designs. Judged by National Accredited Flower Show Judges. Held at The Atrium, 40 Riverside Avenue, Red Bank
Information: Dian Woodroffe 732-741-3557, http://gardencentral.org/gcnj/Navesink

Catalpa Ridge Farm Events
August 29 - 11th Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting 1-5
Tastings of heirloom tomatoes grown on the farm with Hoboken's famous coal-fired oven bread. Fresh salsas, dips & pestos. Heirloom tomatoes, garlic, other fresh-from-the-farm produce for sale.
Hoboken Historical Museum.
In walkway outside museum between 13th & Hudson
Museum: 201-656-2240
Info: www.jerseygrown.com or e-mail jerseygrown@gmail.com
October 2,3 - 8th Annual Garden State Garlic Gathering 11-4
Growers available to answer questions. Dozens of garlic varieties for sale that grow well in NJ. Garlic vinegar, garlic honey, variety packs, sauces & spreads. Free to attend 2 stinking days of fun.
Olde Lafayette Village
Routes 15 & 94
Lafayette
Info: www.jerseygrown.com or e-mail jerseygrown@gmail.com
October 17 - 4th Annual Garlic Festival 1-5
Free tastings of many garlic varieties, dips, pesto & salsa. Garlic and seasonal farm-fresh produce for sale from Catalpa Ridge Farm. Have a stinkin' day of fun!
Hoboken Historical Museum
Walkway outside museum between 13th & Hudson
Info: www.jerseygrown.com or e-mail jerseygrown@gmail.com

Rutgers Garden Events
March thru Fall - Classes
Everything from butterflies to bugs, flowers, fruit, trees and shrubs, pruning, sketching, photography, veggies....
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

NJ Conservation Foundation Events
www.njconservation.org or 1-888-526-3728

NJ American Society of Landscape Architects Events
More info: www.jamesrosecenter.org
Dean Cardassis, FASLA, Director of James Rose Center. Proceeds benefit restoration of Center. Questions to director@jamesrosecenter.org
NJASLA
609-393-7500, www.njasla.org

RareFind Nursery Workshops
August 28,September 25 - Build-A-Bog Workshops 10:30 or 1:30
Build your own bog in 16" round pot that holds 6 pitcher plants, an orchid, swamp pink, cranberry, etc. Fee. Sign-up as soon as possible to guarantee yourself a spot in workshop. Register on line or 732-833-0613.
RareFind Nursery
957 Patterson Road
Jackson
RareFindNursery.com or 732-833-0613

Zimmerli Art Museum Events
Zimmerli Art Museum
71 Hamilton Street (corner of George Street)
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
732.932.7237, ext. 610, ext.611 www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu

Plainfield Garden Club Events
www.plainfieldgardenclub.org or www.gcamerica.org

Garden Club of Fair Haven Events
Fair Haven Fire House
River Road, Fair Haven
Further information: 732-842-7904

Hunterdon Hills Garden Club Events www.hunterdonhillsgardenclub.com or Pat at 236-6666 or Barbara at 236-6621.

Hutcheson Memorial Forest Tours
Tours leave from entrance of the woods on Amwell Road (Rt. 514) in Somerset. Driveway is just past guardrail over the brook. Trail may be muddy so come prepared. Tours are free and reservations are not required for these guided tours. Groups of more than 10 persons must arrange special tours and contact Land Manager, Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center: 732-932-9349x16, hmfdirector@aesop.rutgers.edu
Hutcheson Memorial Forest
2150 Amwell Rd
Somerset
Info: 732-932-3313, woodcreeper@gmail.com

Pinelands Preservation Alliance Events
Pinelands Adventures
Programs with guide and naturalist Russell Juelg or with expert guest leader include wilderness skills and natural history programs. All programs require pre-registration. Limited participants. All programs conducted in wilderness settings. Be prepared to spend time away from "modern conveniences."
More info & registration: www.pinelandsalliance.org/exploration/adventures
Pinelands Preservation Alliance
17 Pemberton Road
Southampton
photocontest@pinelandsalliance.org www.pinelandsalliance.org

Reeves Reed Arboretum Events
Reeves-Reed Arboretum
165 Hobart Avenue
Summit
908.273.8787, www.reeves-reedarboretum.org

Pequest Trout Hatchery Events
NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife
Pequest Trout Hatchery
605 Pequest Road
Oxford
908-637-4125 or ejackson@dep.state.nj.us

Morven Events
September 16 - Weed Walk 10-11
Learn habits and life cycles of weeds that plague your garden. Become acquainted with them, learn names, reputations, Achilles heels. To register contact Michelle: 609.924.8144 x 106 or msheridan@morven.org
Morven Museum & Garden
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
Reservations: 609-924-8144 x106, info@morven.org
www.morven.org

Camden Children's Garden Events
Camden Children's Garden
3 Riverside Drive, Camden
856.365.TREE (8733), info@CamdenChildrensGarden.org
www.camdenchildrensgarden.org