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    Native Plant Gardening 101

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Trenton, New Jersey, United States

    Saturday, September 23, 2023. 10:00am- noon Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Avenue, Trenton NJ 08610 Free. Register here (https://forms.gle/5H8BnJPo8e8X7R189). Learn about the basics of starting a native plant garden. There ... Read more

  • Where do Butterflies go in Winter? The Critical Role of Proper Winter Garden care with Dr. Randi Eckel.

    Virtual Event

    Gardeners spend the growing season working hard to create gardens of beauty that attract butterflies, birds, and other wildlife. We often forget how crucial late fall, winter, and early spring care of our garden spaces is to overwintering creatures large and small. Randi will discuss how (and where!) wildlife overwinters in our gardens, and how to manage ... Read more

  • Annual Gathering: Native Plant Show-n-Tell

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    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Hello Native Plant enthusiasts from Mercer County! Join us on March 10th for our 2nd Annual Gathering. We’ll peek into some member gardens (via photos), learn about existing programs planned for the year, suggest additional ones, and enjoy light refreshments while learning about Native plants. We are looking for some volunteer presenters to submit 5 ... Read more

    Free

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    Native Plant Nursery Series: 2. Spring Seed Sowing and Transplanting Seedlings Workshop

    Native Plant Nursery Series
    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Native Plant Nursery Series This three-part series will teach participants how to grow native plants for chapter activities as well as their own use. In December 023 we started the process with some hands on Winter Seed Sowing. In our second session, we will review the seed sowing process, take a short break, and then ... Read more

    Free

  • NPSNJ Mercer Chapter Fall Native Plant Sale

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    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Supplement your garden with native New Jersey plants grown by Mercer Chapter members. Choose from perennials to shrubs in 2 ½” square pots at only $2 each. (Cash or personal ... Read more

  • Meadow Restoration Walk

    Mercer Meadows: Reed Bryan Farm Entrance 286 Federal City Road, Pennington, New Jersey, United States

    Mercer Meadows @ Reed Bryan Farm Entrance Join the Mercer Chapter of the Native Plant Society of NJ for a Fall walk focused on meadow plants. We’ll enjoy the plants ... Read more

    Free

  • Winter Seed Sowing

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Presented by the Mercer County chapter of the Native Plant Society, this workshop will describe the requirements for propagating native plant seeds, demonstrate the techniques for winter seed sowing, and ... Read more

    $5.00

  • Annual Gathering and Native Plant Show-n-Tell

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Join us on March 9th for our 3nd Annual Gathering of Native Plant Enthusiasts in Mercer County. We’ll peek into some member gardens (via photos), learn about existing programs planned ... Read more

    Free

  • Spring Propagation of Native Plants

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Transplant Seedlings and Sow New Seeds! This is part two of our three-part series to teach participants how to grow native plants for their own use as well as to ... Read more

    Free
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    Guided Walk at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

    Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve 1635 River Rd, New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States

    The Mercer Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey will host a guided walk at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve across the River in Pennsylvania.  Bowman’s has been a ... Read more

    Free

  • Home Garden Tour – Lawrenceville

    Join us for a tour of Sally’s ongoing experiments in native habitat gardening. The focus will be on three sites in the front yard — full sun, shade, and partial sun — all three of which  feature some berrying shrubs and herbaceous perennials. Along the side of the yard is a new experiment in lawn ... Read more

    Free

  • Mercer Fall Native Plant Sale

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Supplement your garden with native New Jersey plants grown by Mercer Chapter members. Choose from perennials to shrubs in 2 ½” square pots at only $2 each. Cash or personal ... Read more

  • Invasive Species Walk

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Ages 13+ Enjoy the fall colors while discovering how these plants impact the native ecosystems and what you can do to help protect local biodiversity on this guided walk in ... Read more

    Free
  • There are four plastic gallon jugs cut in half sitting on a deck. The jugs are overflowing with seedlings.

    Collecting Native Seeds for Winter Sowing

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Fall is a great time to start planning next year's garden and that starts with collecting seeds for winter sowing. Learn about seed collection protocols, species to look for, seed dispersal, storage, and germination. Participants will have the opportunity to collect seeds from Tulpehaking Nature Center's native plant garden.

    Free

  • Mercer Chapter Annual Meeting

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Come join us for our 4th Annual Chapter meeting! The theme of this year's meeting is... Lessons Learned! I have not failed 10,000 times. I have not failed once. I ... Read more

    Free

  • Nature’s Action Guide – Book Study Kick-Off

    Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States

    Come join us in person to kick-off our Book Study Series of Nature's Action Guide: How to Support Biodiversity and Your Local Ecosystem. The Book Study Series will offer a ... Read more

    Free