Gardening

Exotic Invasive Plants in New Jersey

Did you know that invasive plants are a major problem in New Jersey? These exotic invasive plants can out-compete native species and create an imbalance in the natural ecosystem. The most common invasive trees in NJ are Tree of Heaven, Japanese Barberry, Norway Maple, Common Privet, and European...

Spring Scourges and Ecology

Spring Scourges and Ecology

March is a funny sort of month; anything can be expected to happen and much of it does. There are faux springs and bitter winds, just a typical March of any year. And just like the month of March with its interesting weather come two springtimes scrouges, and...

Spring: It IS Coming

Spring! It IS coming!

Maybe it was when the snow shovel broke under the weight of the combined ice and snow from the last storm, or the weatherperson’s chipper voice announcing another spate of ‘weather concerns’ this week’. Whatever the reason, in mid-February in New Jersey,...

5 Flowers that Bring Color to Autumn

Ahh summer as it bleeds into autumn, with the tell-tale cooling breezes and pumpkins coming into their own; if only some flowers could remain and soften the edge of the turning of the seasons...and not surprisingly there are flowers that do exactly that! While most people know that the crocus is...

Springing into Summer with Flowers

Whether you have started your flowers from seeds or get them from the local greenhouse, now is the time to think about planting time as Spring slogs its way into the warmer planting weather. Many flowers will not survive a late season frost, although spring bulbs can be planted if the soil is...

Preparing Your Lawn and Garden for Spring

Yes, here comes March, a changeling month if ever there was one. Either it comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb, or it comes in like a lamb and leaves like a lion or worse it simply rains for days and then in the last week, snows. This is the perfect time to begin preparing your lawn and...