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 plants don’t wait for spring like the rest of us. Fall is when they’re dropping seeds everywhere, stashing them for winter alongside every squirrel and chickadee in Morris County. Frelinghuysen Arboretum is leaning into that biological hustle with “Seedy Business,” a photo scavenger hunt that sends you around the grounds looking for seeds in their natural autumn element. Complete the hunt and you’ll walk away with a prize, which puts it ahead of most Saturday morning plans we could name. It runs 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on September 19, 2026, so you’ve got a solid window to be both outdoorsy and competitive.