Glen Rock April 25, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 11 Arboretum sets events for Earth Day and beyond Friends of the Glen Rock Arboretum will celebrate Earth Day, Saturday, April 28, with free tours of the arboretum’s wooded wetlands. Tours are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and will be led by experienced, knowledgeable docents. The tours run about 45 to 60 minutes. The arboretum is located at 460 Doremus Avenue. Visitors will have an opportunity to plant a seedling tree in the woods to ensure that these important wooded wetlands will be here for future generations. The seedlings have been nurtured in the arboretum nursery. On April 29 at 1:30 p.m., Daphne Boss Ayalon will discuss the art of shrub pruning. This special guest is the owner of a garden consulting business, a Master Gardener, and a graduate of numerous horticultural courses at New York Botanical Gardens. She has also lectured at the Haworth Shade Tree Commission for the Department of Environmental Commission. She will demonstrate pruning techniques for various shrubs, explain why timing of this task is so important for beautiful and healthy shrubbery, and demonstrate how careful pruning can bring new vigor to shrubs and bushes. The cost to attend the seminar is $8; $5 for arboretum members, seniors, and students. Seminars and workshops planned for May and June will include: tree identification, poison ivy identification, Colonial and historic plants and crafts, artifacts and foraging, aromatherapy, container planting, herbs, and making a tussie-mussie, and rain gardens and rain barrels. For details about upcoming programs and the Friends of the Glen Rock Arboretum, visit glenrockarboretum.org or call (201) 447-0452. Friends of the Glen Rock Arboretum, Inc. is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. The group depends on volunteers, memberships, and contributions to maintain and preserve the arboretum. Pet project Victoria Calderon and Lauren Boos, two of the scouts from Girl Scout Troop 106, were collecting dog food and cat food for animals now under the care of Companion Animal Advocates as part of a troop effort to qualify for the Silver Award. The girls say that anyoone who had newspaper coupons may mail then to The Smith family at 279 Doremus Avenue through the month of June to make additional purchases possible to help feed dogs and cats in need.