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Enjoy the beauty of the spring season and be inspired by the Ilgenfritz Daffodil Collection

Medford Leas bountiful collection of daffodils began when one of its earliest residents, Marjorie (Midge) Ilgenfritz, arrived in 1978 with her collection of prized bulbs from her garden in Mamaroneck, New York. Over the years, Midge’s bulbs were divided and moved throughout the Medford Campus. In past five fall seasons, an additional 4,000 daffodil bulbs were planted to enhance the Arboretum.

Learn more about this cherished spring bloom. Enjoy a guided tour of our collections and be inspired to add this wonderful burst of spring color to your garden at home.

Walks will be guided by Debbie Lux, Medford Leas Horticulturalist, along with Medford Leas residents.

The Annual Lewis W. Barton Lecture

The lecture is a gift from the Barton Arboretum and Nature Preserve in honor of Lewis W. Barton.

Think New Jersey only grows tomatoes? Think again. New Jersey was once the pinnacle for peaches, the ultimate for orchids, the tops for turf. 19th century New Jersey plant nurseries led the nation with their innovative breeding, greenhouse, field, and marketing techniques. Meet the horticultural superstars who made New Jersey their home. Impresarios, hermits, academics, politicos and a cast of unlikely characters will make you a believer—New Jersey is the “Garden State.”

Garden historian and writer, Lesley Parness, has worked in public gardens in America and abroad for the past five decades. She is a popular speaker throughout the mid-Atlantic region, offering illustrated lectures and hands-on workshops to garden clubs, historic societies, Master Gardeners, libraries, and institutions with rare books collections of horticultural merit.

Before she retired, Lesley served as Superintendent of Horticultural Education at the Morris County Park Commission, where she oversaw education, programming and interpretation at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Willowwood Arboretum, and the Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center for fifteen years. Currently, Lesley is a feature columnist for Gardener News Magazine, and contributor to many print and online gardening publications, as well as a Member Emeritus and past President of Garden State Gardens, a non-profit consortium of New Jersey’s public gardens.

Back by Popular Demand!
 
Enjoy the beauty of the spring season and be inspired by the Ilgenfritz Daffodil Collection

Medford Leas bountiful collection of daffodils began when one of its earliest residents, Marjorie (Midge) Ilgenfritz, arrived in 1978 with her collection of prized bulbs from her garden in Mamaroneck, New York. Over the years, Midge’s bulbs were divided and moved throughout the Medford Campus. In past five fall seasons, an additional 4,000 daffodil bulbs were planted to enhance the Arboretum.

Learn more about this cherished spring bloom. Enjoy a guided tour of our collections and be inspired to add this wonderful burst of spring color to your garden at home.

Walks will be guided by Debbie Lux, Medford Leas Horticulturalist, along with Medford Leas residents.