Its official! As of July 22, 2008, the Princeton Nurseries Kingston Site is listed on the NJ Register of Historic Places. More
Congratulations – Propagation House restoration funding recommended! The Propagation House at the Princeton Nurseries Kingston Site has been recommended for a $290,000 Historic Preservation Grant from the New Jersey Historic Trust. More
For more information, call 609-514-2416 or www.fpnl.org
Saturday May 9th, ~10 a.m.
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the Delaware and Raritan Canal. To celebrate the Park and raise awareness of this important recreational resource, the Kingston Historical Society and East Coast Greenways are sponsoring Hands Along the Canal —a bold undertaking that will attempt to line thousands of hand-holding park users along the historic towpath from Millstone Aqueduct to Rocky Hill.
Those of you who love and use the D&R should mark your calendars, register at the website and plan to be a part of this show of support for the park!
Participants will link hands at 10 am, and you must plan to arrive early, in order to be in place at this time. If you plan to be a part of this "human chain", please register ASAP at the East Coast Greenways website (www.greenwaynj.org) so the organizers can keep track of where everyone will enter the park. The registration form is also available at the D & R Canal State Park website (www.dandrcanal.com/programs.html#hands). MORE
Saturday May 9th, ~11 a.m. -1 p.m.
After the Hands Across the Canal event, come hear Central New Jersey’s favorite Bluegrass band, “Riverside” at Mapleton Preserve, at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston.
Bill Flemer, Jerry Steele, David Olsen, and Steve Hendershott are longtime Princeton-area musicians, and central Jersey's favorite bluegrass band. The band’s collective experience in rock, country, and folk idioms gives Riverside a unique approach to traditional bluegrass music and adds a bluegrass flavor to songs by the Beatles, the Byrds, and to country and western swing favorites.
It’s free and all are welcome! This concert is sponsored by Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands, in the hope that participants in the Hands Along the Canal event (and others) will want to pack a lawnchair and a picnic lunch, and plan to make a day of it.
For more information, contact Karen Linder, Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands at 609-683-0483. MORE
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:30-9 p.m.
DESCRIPTION – Noted Princeton author, Patricia A. Taylor will present a slide talk on “Elegant, Little-Known Native Plants” at the Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands Annual Meeting. The presentation will be given on Wednesday, June 10th (7:30-9:00 p.m.) in the Education Building at the D&R Canal State Park Headquarters/Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. It is free and all are welcome. Call 609-683-0483 or see www.fpnl.org for more information and directions. MORE
Tiarella, also known as Foam Flower
Twinleaf
Photos by Anne Zeman
Photos from Arbor Day 2009
Photos by T Pantaleo
