Let’s trade! Join a plant swap for fun and free new plants
Whether you are a newbie gardener who wants to find ways to stock your garden or a seasoned gardener looking for variety, plant swaps are a fun way to fill your garden. Over the years, I have discovered interesting new plants through exchanges, and often made a new...
Gardeners eagerly anticipate 27th Little Gardens Club summer tour
Continuing their long tradition, The Little Gardens Club of Atlantic City has announced its 27th annual summer garden tour to be held Sunday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees will have the chance to peek behind the floral curtain and see private gardens...
A rose garden full of memories
Perhaps it was the cold winter, or maybe the planets are aligned a certain way, but in my garden, this is a wonderful year for roses. Each day, new roses in shades of pink and red, along with yellow, apricot, and white, have been bursting open to join the garden...
Do your homework before you visit the garden nursery
What an exciting time of year to be a gardener. After some hot days, rainy days, and cool nights, the garden seems to be growing before our eyes. Understandably, people are flocking to their garden center in hot pursuit of herbs, vegetables, and flowers. If you are...
Striking the balance between planting seeds vs. seedlings in the garden
Now that we have made it past Mother’s Day (the unofficial start of the gardening season), we can get serious about planting. When it comes to growing vegetables and herbs, you can take two different approaches. You could head over to the garden nursery and purchase...
