We will begin at the parking lot behind Veterans’ Memorial Park in Galloway and walk along a wide forested trail as the habitats change remarkably quickly – from sassafras, oaks, and persimmon past sweetbay magnolia and tupelo to the beautiful salt marsh of Reed’s Bay in only a quarter mile. We will be identifying the most ... Read more
The Lowest Plants That Save & Sometimes Bug Or Kill You Speaker:Hubert Ling, Ph.D.Past President, Native Plant Society, NJPrimitive photosynthetic organisms are generally ignored and unknown, however, these plants are essential to our survival and continually interact with humans in a multitude of ways. Hubert will tell tales of adventure, discovery, amazement, sickness, death and ... Read more
Join Sam as he highlights knockout native species and cultivars from Mt. Cuba’s Trial Gardens. Top performers and favorites of Coreopsis, Baptisia, Monarda, Phlox, Helenium, Echinacea and wild hydrangea represent some of the best native plants for the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Sam will discuss their horticultural and ecological performance and will share important information ... 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
Pinelands Direct https://www.pinelandsdirect.com Toadshade Wildflower Farm https://www.toadshade.com Gino’s Native Plant Nursery http://www.ginosnursery.com Earth First Native Plant Nursery https://earthfirstnatives.comEmail for the current plant Location: Whittemore (7 Rockaway Rd, Lebanon, NJ 08833)Date: Saturday October 22ndTime: 10am to 2pmLast day to pre-order plants: end of the day Thursday October 20thQuestions on the plant sale email:
Our objective is to Increase plant identification skills of the whole group. Be ready to take pictures of plants and plant anomalies (e.g., insect leafminers, galls, etc.); we will post the observations on iNaturalist.org. You may want to get an account on that site if you don't have one yet.Hervé Barrier will lead the Nature ... Read more
Rescheduled due to rain: The Hudson Chapter Fall Plant Sale will take place on October 23 in James Braddock Park in North Bergen (across from the Nature's Park Cafe, 5 Lakeside Drive South, North Bergen, NJ). Our vendors this year will be Toadshade Wildflower Farm and Pinelands Direct.
Immediately following the plant sale, Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick of Pinelands Nursery will record an episode of their popular podcast Native Plants, Healthy Planet for the first time in front of a live audience! Special guest is Dr. Randi Eckel, owner of Toadshade Wildflower Farm and President of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey will discuss ... Read more
Nature itself has a way of sustaining life on Earth. Yet nature’s balance has been disturbed by human endeavors. Our 2022 Fall Conference speakers will share the science of nature and ecological function while offering ways each of us can restore natural processes through selection and use of native plants in our gardens and landscapes. ... Read more
Saturday, November 12, 2p.m. -4p.m. Preparing the Garden for Winter. We’ll meet in a Glen Rock garden to discuss what to do when winter approaches and how to look ahead to spring. Email to register and to get the address.
At our November meeting our chapter will be gathering as a group indoors for the first time since March of 2020, when the pandemic forced us to meet only in webinar mode or outdoors on field trips and garden walks. It will be a delight to gather together again inside. (We will follow Stockton’s current policy: ... Read more
Refreshments will be served and there will be an open mic set up for local poets who would like to share a piece of their work about nature or the environment. RSVP here.
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 ... 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. ... Read more
Learn how to beautify your property with colorful, native plants that attract butterflies and birds while also doing your part to mitigate local flooding and waterway pollution. Randi will talk about the importance of stormwater management starting in your own backyards and elaborate on the benefits of using native plants to aid in water management.
Register at the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XyGsHDxXRzWH49bcx5eGnw
**Update - A second class has been added: February 4th @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Randi Eckel, Ph.D, Toadshade Wildflower Farm, President NPSNJ Learn techniques and tricks for growing ... Read more
The first Sussex Chapter Meeting of 2023 will be a 7 pm Zoom meeting before resuming in-person meetings again. Sharon Wander's program "Barking up the Right Tree" will include information ... Read more
Becky Laboy
Soil is one of the most important components of your Jersey-Friendly Yard, but perhaps the least understood. We will explore the physical, chemical and biological processes of soil, and how they work together to create a healthy foundation for the native plants in your Jersey-Friendly yard. Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt!
Speakers: Karen Walzer works as the Public Outreach Coordinator for the Barnegat Bay Partnership, a National Estuary Program working to protect and restore clean water and healthy wildlife habitat in the Barnegat ... Read more
Hudson Chapter Only 20 spots are available so don't wait! Directions: If you are driving, enter Lincoln Park off JFK Blvd. or Duncan Ave and drive the loop all the ... Read more
