Greenwood Gardens To Host 'Birds, Bees and Butterflies' Event In Short Hills

From Greenwood Gardens: Join us for a day of discoveries and delights as we learn about beneficial and fascinating “Bees, Birds, & Butterflies”! Grownups and children alike will enjoy meeting bird and insect experts at Greenwood Gardens on Saturday, July 8 from 12 pm to 5 pm.

During an interactive presentation, Beekeepers from Bee Haven, sponsored by Overlook Medical Center, will demonstrate honey extraction, how beekeepers care for bees, and why these pollinators are so important to our world.

Experts from the New Jersey Audubon Society will provide an educational program on hummingbirds for children. In addition to discussing the hummingbird feeders in our garden, stuffed birds and nests will be used to teach about this fascinating species.

There will be storytelling focusing on birds, butterflies and bees on the Tea House lawn with the Millburn Free Public Library. On the Main Lawn participants can enjoy crafts, face painting, cooking decorating and delicious edibles for sale: Lunches from La Cucina de Clemenza, and Penguin Ice and beverages will be available.

Participants who join us for this day of learning and fun will be invited to help release live butterflies into the garden at 4:45 pm and to take “selfies” at our new stations.

The first 50 guests will receive a jar of local honey (one per family). General admission is $10; Adults 65+ and Students with ID $5. The event is free to Greenwood Gardens members and children under 12. Activity tickets are available onsite. For ease of entry, purchase tickets online today at greenwoodgardens.org or phone 973-258- 4026. Walk-ins welcome.

Greenwood Gardens, in Short Hills, NJ, is a public garden comprised of twenty-eight acres of gardens, meadows, and woodland, with eleven historic buildings constructed between 1912 and 1950. Greenwood’s mission is to connect people with nature in an historic garden oasis. Our vision is of a world that embraces the beauty and transformative power of nature, and celebrates the history of place. Uniquely situated between the 2110 acre South Mountain Reservation and the 53 acre Old Short Hills Park, Greenwood Gardens is endorsed by The Garden Conservancy as a Preservation Project Garden.

The Garden is open to the public Thursday through Sunday, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm through November 19. To learn more about Greenwood Gardens and its educational programs, go to greenwoodgardens.org or call 973-258- 4026.

Photo courtesy of Greenwood Gardens