Horticulture 2022-23

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  • 2022-23
    January 7, 2019 - May 22, 2023
    2:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Offered By The Frelinghuysen Arboretum

The majestic 127.48 acres of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum offer a serene place to relax, as well as to learn, explore, and celebrate. Surrounding a magnificent Colonial Revival mansion, the woodlands, meadows, gardens, and distinctive collections of trees and shrubs provide an ideal setting for leisurely enjoyment, as well as provide educational and scientific exploration.

We will be offering to students the Horticulture Holiday Workshops throughout the year. These workshops will include a short horticulture lesson on a relevant topic as well as an activity that each student can take home to share with their family and friends.

PROGRAMS-

THE FARMING PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY!! OUR FARMERS PLANTED PLANTS AND SEEDS TO GROW IN THE NEXT MONTHS. SEE PICKS BELOW!

 

Become a Three Season Farmer (gardener)

We are launching a how to be a farmer with Spring-Summer -Fall Program to plan cultivate and consume vegtables from your own garde at the Arboratum. The class will meet formally once a month from April thru October. Informal weeding and nuturing can ake place during the week (schedule to be decided)You will learn how to tend your own farm!

COST: ONE TIME $75 OR PAY $25 OVER 3 MONTHS

Apri 23rd – Rules and expectations

Discuss the difference between planting seeds and plants, basic plant botany

  •                 What plants need etc. Plants are alive. Humans are alive etc.
  •                Plant lettuce plants, seeds for green leafy (Chard, arugula spinach) (bed 1)
  •                 Also start cucumber, zukes in pots for planting in May
  •                 Carrots (bed 2)
  •                 Radishes (2)
  •                 Potatoes (2)

See the formal curiculum and dates in this link-  CLICK FOR FULL PROGRAM

 THE CLASS ARE LIVE AT THE ARBORATEM ON SUNDAYS!! all formal classes are at 1PM all others are when the Arboratum is open.

353 E Hanover Ave
City:  Morristown
State:  New Jersey

FARMING MAY PICS 2023

FARMING PICS APRIL 2023

HOLIDAY PICS 2022

 

SUNFLOWER

BUTTERFLY 

TREE LANTERN PROJECT APRIL 2021

GNOME CLASS MARCH 2021

AIR PLANTS JAN 2021

BIRD HOUSE ART DECEMBER 2020

PUMPKIN ART OCTOBER 2020

 

HOLIDAY WREATHS JAN 2020

 

GINGERBREAD HOUSES 2019

PICS

Venue:  

Venue Phone: (973) 326-7603

Venue Website:

Address:
353 E Hanover Ave, Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

Description:

The George Griswold Frelinghuysen Arboretum is an arboretum located at 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, New Jersey. It is open daily without charge. It is also the headquarters of the Morris County Parks Commission.