Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Travel around the world and through time in this virtual Plant of the Month Club for kids. Every month kids will propagate a different plant, find out how it got to American, who brought it, the science behind it and get together with other junior green thumbs. 

Monday, January 9: Pawpaw, the “hipster banana” – This month is all about the “hipster banana,” the U.S.’s largest native fruit, the pawpaw. :: Grow your own bananas! Read more.

Monday, February 6: Heavens to Betsy: It’s A Prayer Plant – Did you know there are plants that tuck themselves into bed at night — this month’s plant is the Prayer Plant that does just that. 

Monday, March 6: Eucalyptus, Am I Blue? – Koala Bears love Eucalyptus, learn why you should too.  

Preregistration is required. For more information call 973.326.7601.

VICTORY GARDENS

Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960

Wednesday, January 4: Emerald Evergreens – Why do some plants go dormant and other plants stay evergreen? Sprouts will go for a winter walk to see which trees are still green. 

Wednesday, January 18: Beautiful Bark – Put on your…bark? The flowers and leaves may be gone, but the coat of the trees – the bark – are still out there. Sprouts will explore the winter garden to see and feel this amazing feature. 

Wednesday, February 1: Snow Giants – When it snows a big white blanket may cover the plants, but what’s happening below the snow that we can’t see? Bundle up and let’s explore. Garden Sprouts will learn how snow can help plants in the wintertime.

Wednesday, February 15: Heartwood – What better time to look at the “heart” of a tree than around Valentine’s Day? Garden Sprouts will go for a walk to see giant Dawn Redwoods, and a slice of their cousin, the Sequoia.

Wednesday, March 1: Marvelous Maples – Sugar maples and red maples and Japanese maples, oh my! Maples make up a large amount of our forests in New Jersey. Garden Sprouts will go for a walk to see the different maple trees in our collection, and watch a demonstration of maple tree tapping. 

Wednesday, March 15: Itsy Bitsy Buds – What signs of life can we still see in the garden? Sprouts will use magnifying glasses to see the tiniest parts of the plant that that reveal signs that it is still alive. Sprouts will peel open a bud or two and examine what is inside. 

Wednesday, March 29: Small Seeds, Big Roots – With some time, teeny tiny seeds grow into very big plants. How? Sprouts will discover what is inside a seed and will start their own.

Preregistration is required. For more information, 973-635-6629.

VICTORY GARDENS