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Native Plants and Their Cultivars: Don’t Get Lost in the Weeds
Middletown Township Public Library 55 New Monmouth Rd., middletown, New Jersey, United StatesMany of us who garden with native plants feel a sense of urgency to create spaces that fully support wildlife. At the same time, deciding what is truly native to ... Read more
Essex Chapter Online Native Plant Sale
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
April Sussex Chapter Meeting
Our next Sussex Chapter meeting will be Monday, April 3 at the Sussex Wantage library, 69 Loomis Ave., Sussex, at 7:00pm. Come and join in the discussion of our “wins and losses” of this past season. Do you have a new native that you are planning to add to your garden this season?
Sussex Chapter Wildflower Walk
Saturday, April 15th at 10am we will join Lynn Groves, Naturalist at Kittatinny Valley State Park, for a walk around KVSP looking for Spring Ephemerals. Contact Sussex Chapter Co-Leader April Fisher for details:
Notes on Historically Important NJ Native Trees And The Peoples of North America, Talk by Hubert Ling, PhD
The Van Veghten House 9 Van Veghten Dr, Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States Notes on Historically Important NJ Native Trees
And The Peoples of North America
Garden Design with Natives: A Hands-On Workshop
Monmouth County Library - Wall 2700 Allaire Rd., Wall, New Jersey, United StatesAn Insect Town Hall: Debunking bug myths and misinformation to encourage a rational approach to the insects in our yards
Unified Science Building Unified Science Building, Stockton University, Pomona, New Jersey, United StatesParking Tip: See the campus map below. The closest parking spots are in Lots #4 and #5, which share the same entry off Vera King Farris Drive, the main drive on campus. Parking Lot #5 is made easy to spot by the mural of two ospreys on the Sports Center wall. Stockton Campus Parking
Native Groundcovers with Deb Ellis
The North Branch Library 65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ, United States
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Wednesday Webinar – Randi Eckel, Who’s in Your Garden? The Life and Times of Insects and Others All Around Us
Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zhc0TNasTVK2sTMEcAW6Zw
Earth Day Celebration & Spring Garden Tour
12 Godfrey Road, Montclair
Big Brook Spring Naturalist Walk
Big Brook Park 521 County Road 520, Marlboro Township, New Jersey, United StatesTag along with Monmouth County Park naturalists Megan Orens and Jason Goldman as we discover the native birds living in our backyards and the trees that they call home. The first half of this 2-hour walk will be birdwatching, followed by a woodland trail walk highlighting native trees and plants.
Plant ID Walk & Talk
deCamp Wildlife Trail 365 Mantoloking Road, Brick Township, New Jersey, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, April 29, at 10am at Edwin B. Forsythe deCamp Wildlife Trail, for a walk in the woods. We'll explore the bark, buds and blooms as we observe spring's awakening. We'll listen for the buzzing of bees and chorus of birds as the season begins to unfold. Our guide, Chris Claus, Chief Naturalist with Ocean County Parks ... Read more
Postponed Hudson Chapter Wild Ridge Plant Tour (postponed due to rain, new date to come)
Wild Ridge Plants 170 Mountain Road, Alpha, New Jersey, United States
Free
Sussex May Chapter Meeting
We’re talking “deer” at our May meeting. Bring your recipes for success with your neighborhood deer and we’ll review the deer resistant native plant list. Monday, May 1st, 7 p.m. at the Sussex Wantage Library, 69 County Road 639, Wantage (aka 69 Loomis Avenue, Sussex).
Mercer County Chapter Kick Off & Plant Giveaway
Tulpehaking Nature Center 157 Westcott Ave, Hamilton, New Jersey, United States
The Lowest Plants That Save & Sometimes Bug or Kill You
East Brunswick Library 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, East Brunswick, New Jersey, United StatesTalk by Hubert Ling, Ph.D. Primitive 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. These are tales of adventure, discovery, amazement, sickness, and death and life. Along the way, you will see the 1 mm organism which can be observed from ... Read more
Sussex Chapter Lusscroft Project
Lusscroft Farm Clean up Day set for this Thursday, 5/4 at 9:30am. Bring buckets, weed removal tools. If it’s raining, we will cancel. April will check with Donna Wednesday evening to confirm if the weather is dicey. This ongoing project to restore the Sister Moon Garden is partnership between the Sussex Chapter of NPS and the Friends of Lusscroft ... Read more
Container Garden Workshop
Native plants are excellent choices for a container garden! The Jersey Shore chapter is planning a native plant container workshop on Saturday, May 6, with the location and time still to be determined. We will provide the potting soil and a selection of native plants. Bring your own container(s), potting tools, and garden gloves. Take home your own lovely, pollinator-friendly ... Read more
Native Plant Swap – Monmouth County Parks
Tatum Park Parking Lot 151 Red Hill Road, Middletown, New JerseyThe Monmouth County Park System will host its Spring Native Plant Swap on Saturday, May 6. Gardeners are invited to bring established plants in one-quart, one-gallon or two-gallon containers and take home the same size and number of plants. NPSNJ volunteers are helping staff the event. Please label all plants you bring. Only plants native ... Read more