Scavenger Hunt: Seedy Business
Everyone thinks that spring is the time for planting seeds but plants have it all figured out. Many plants drop seeds in the fall giving seeds the chance to get used to the cold of winter, and gives both birds and mammals opportunity to cache seeds for winter. It’s also the perf…
Turns out fall is the real season for seeds, and the Frelinghuysen Arboretum is leaning into that with a photo scavenger hunt called “Seedy Business.” The premise is solid: while everyone’s busy Instagram-ing pumpkins, plants are quietly dropping seeds, birds are stashing them, and squirrels are doing whatever squirrels do. Your job is to find those seeds, photograph them, and complete the hunt for a prize. It runs Saturday, September 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which gives you plenty of time to wander the grounds, look incredibly focused, and pretend you knew what a seed pod was all along.