Native Plant Society of NJ - Essex ChapterTHREE FREE MILKWEED PLANTS(2 Butterfly Weed, 1 Swamp Milkweed) Saturday, June 11, 11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.Weequahic Branch Library 355 Osborne Terrace, NewarkIn case of rain: 2nd floor of the Library YOU CAN HELP MONARCH BUTTERFLIES BY PLANTING MILKWEED!Milkweeds are the only plant that the MonarchButterfly lays its ... Read more
Come see this garden in its height of summer bloom! Like many established home gardens, it is in transition, with traditional ornamental plants but more and more natives. Garden hosts will be stationed throughout the garden to answer questions. No charge. Questions? email Raindate: Friday, July 22 Light refreshments
Native Plant Fall Celebration! Learn how to sow native seeds, buy plants and seeds, and explore the lovely Cora Hartshorn Arboretum.
Do you ever wonder what native plants we would see if it weren’t for all our suburban lawns, ornamental plants, and invasive species? Our walk will be led by Rich Rockwell, who has been working to remove invasives and restore a forest oasis on the Morris Canal Greenway. Native species that would have grown along the ... Read more
Gather to celebrate our fourth year of the Essex Chapter and especially YOU, our members! • See a new native garden started in Fall 2020! Garden hosts will answer questions, including the garden designer, John Weidemann, and his consultant, Peter Strom, Strom Hort, LLC • Meet other members and share gardening tips • Sip beverages ... Read more
The Year in Review Wednesday, December 14, 7:30 p.m. We return to Zoom meetings for the winter months with a participatory program led by chapter co-leaders Tom, Vicky, and Elaine. Come prepared with photos to share (take them now!), successes to boast about, and questions to ask. Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81333280725?pwd=NHhkd2VkWGxOcHJubzE2MUFqekQwZz09
With no native nurseries in Essex County, we are collaborating with the Great Swamp Watershed Association (GSWA) to bring plants here – with pick-up locations in Montclair and South Orange. Dates: Order April 3 – April 28; pickup on Sat., May 6, from 1-4 p.m. What: 33 individual species OR six Garden Kits: Dry Shade, Sidewalk/Container, Best-Behaved, ... Read more
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Visit Founders Park, 265 Valley St., South Orange, NJ and receive a swamp milkweed plant. Quantities are limited. Check out the second year native rain garden while you are there!
Rain or ShineCo-Sponsored with the Essex County Environmental Commission Overflow parking at Golf Course Across Street
Please join us for a preview of our 2024 events and have a chance to get answers to your native gardening questions. The meeting will begin with a short program, "Sedges in your Garden", presented by Cam Kanterman, Land Steward at Flat Rock Nature Center and Essex Chapter Steering Committee Member. You are invited to ... Read more
EXPLORE THE WOODS IN EARLY SPRING Celebrate the first days of spring by exploring South Mountain Reservation! On this guided nature walk with NPSNJ naturalists, we will hike to Hemlock Falls through a pine and hardwood forest, identifying trees along the way and looking for early native spring flowers like Skunk Cabbage, Spring Beauty, and ... Read more
Celebrate Earth Day, See Spring Ephemerals & Receive Free Sedge! See rare spring plants: Dutchman's Breeches, Virginia Bluebells, Spring Beauties & TrilliumMeet other members and share gardening tipsSign up to help in this year's eco fairs 2:30 Sedge Demo - Cam Kanterman, Naturalist3:00 Sedge Give-away - choice of Wood's Sedge, Carex woodii, or Spreading Sedge, ... Read more
