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 support Mercer chapter activities. The first session was held in December when we did some winter seed sowing and prepared other seeds for cold storage. ... Read more
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 Wildflower Preserve since 1934 and is home to an amazing collection of locally native species. Spring ephemeral species will be on full display for our ... Read more
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
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
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
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 ... Read more
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
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
In this Zoom Webinar, we will explore 15 urgently needed actions to create healthy, functioning ecosystems in residential and community spaces; including how to reduce night light, remove invasive plants, ... Read more
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County has a Native Plant Teaching Nursery led by Master Gardeners and Environment Stewards. The tour of the nursery will include a review of ... Read more
Join us in our discussion about Nature's Action Guide's first action: Turning off the Lights! This discussion is open to anyone who is interested in diving deeper into Sarah Jayne's Action Guide; no matter where you are in your gardening journey there is space for you at our round table. Each session discussion will focus ... Read more
