Happy endings and new beginnings in the September garden
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Each September, a new school year allows everyone a clean slate. Armed with pre-sharpened pencils and fresh notebooks waiting to be filled, students can look forward to new ideas, new friends and opportunities to excel. In the garden,...Local garden clubs kick off a new season
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Just when many of you might be considering your garden season over, local garden clubs are just getting started. After taking a summer break from their regular meeting schedule, the garden clubs kickoff the start of the new gardening...Nostalgic about four o’clock flowers
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Certain scents or flowers can make us nostalgic for our childhood days. Four o’clock flowers (Mirabilis jalapa) often have that effect on people as they fondly remember a favorite aunt or grandparent growing them in their garden. This...A bumper crop at Arc Community Garden
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Butterflies, bees, and passersby can’t resist the Arc Community Garden on Main Street in Pleasantville. If you have driven south on Shore Road from Absecon, the towering flowers and bright green sign may have caught your eye and sparked...Friends of OCNJ hosts first garden tour
By Julia Train Friends of OCNJ History and Culture hosted their first Historic Homes Garden Tour to promote historic homes in Ocean City and create interest in renovating them, instead of tearing them down. “We thought this was a way to get people out and about...
