Help Install a New Native Plant Garden at the Clayton Park Activity Center Monmouth County Parks has recently received an exciting grant of 5000 native plants from Xerces Society! The new native plant garden will be located at the Clayton Park activity center, 202 Davis Station Road, (Imlaystown) Upper Freehold, NJ. The installation will start at ... Read more
Don't miss our next NPSNJ Monmouth Chapter members meeting on July 25! Nestled on a hill overlooking the Navesink River, Huber Woods boasts 390 acres of permanently preserved open space and several beautiful and functional native plant gardens, including a bog garden, a shade garden, and a pollinator garden. Naturalist Jason Goldman will be our guide for this ... Read more
Join us for tabling at the Monmouth County Fair. Come help us spread the word about native plants. We will have a table near the Master Gardeners at the fair, and we will need as many folks as possible to sign up to cover the open hours. Please sign up ASAP at this Google Docs ... Read more
GO GREEN MONDAYKids Learn about Native Plants atFreehold Raceway MallFree native plant to first 50 kids Monday, August 83:00 - 5:00 pm3710 US-9, Freehold Township, NJFind us in the mall near Forever 21 and Azaria Bridal. Closest entrance is near PF Chang and the Cheesecake Factory.
Learn all about the fascinating world of moths! We'll start with a presentation by Paul Mandala, Monmouth County Park System Naturalist, that will introduce the different families of moths. You'll learn about the main differences between moths and butterflies, and identify some of the plants that are necessary for moths to survive. After that, we'll ... Read more
Take a 2-hour plant identification hike with the horticulturist of Deep Cut Gardens, Kate B. Lepis, Ph.D. Kate and her associate Kyle Clayton will discuss HOW to identify and differentiate plants, with a focus on those flowering this fall. Learn how to distinguish between different types of goldenrods, asters, and other plants. We'll meet in the parking lot of ... Read more
Spend a meditative morning gardening while gazing at the lake and listening to the osprey and many other birds. In 2014, volunteers with guidance from a Monmouth County Master Gardener created a native plant and pollinator garden at Ross Lake Park with funds from the Long Branch Environmental Commission and the Sierra Club. The Ross ... Read more
Spend a meditative morning gardening while gazing at the lake and listening to the osprey and many other birds. In 2014, volunteers with guidance from a Monmouth County Master Gardener created a native plant and pollinator garden at Ross Lake Park with funds from the Long Branch Environmental Commission and the Sierra Club. The Ross ... Read more
Holiday Celebration: Seed Swap, Garden Gift Raffle, Year-In-Review, 2023 Plans, and Garden Wisdom Exchange Let's get together and get to know each other better! Come join us to celebrate our Monmouth Chapter's first holiday season with snacks, drinks, and finger-foods. We'll have native plant seeds to share for winter sowing, and we'll raffle off fun ... Read more
