Show Mom you care with flowers for the garden

by Cindy Fertsch | May 9, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Gardening, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Gardeners know that Mother’s Day marks the unofficial date when it’s safe to plant tender annuals in your garden. Though there are always exceptions to the rule, generally, frosts do not occur after this date. In our Shore Local area near...

Daytrippers’ guide to Grounds For Sculpture

by Cindy Fertsch | May 2, 2024 | Art, Entertainment, Features, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

By Tammy Thornton If you are looking for a day trip destination from our Shore Local area, consider Grounds For Sculpture, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. No, not the Hamilton Township, New Jersey, minutes away in Atlantic County, but the other Hamilton, New Jersey,...

Creating a garden that smells like magic

by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 25, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Gardening, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Well-planned gardens should captivate all of the senses. We eagerly taste the edible garden, touch the soft leaves of lamb’s ear, and hear the mesmerizing buzz of bees and melodious songs of birds. Meanwhile, we dreamily gaze at waves of...

How to host a pollinator dinner party

by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 18, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Gardening, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton When considering planting a pollinator garden, it’s tempting to simply fill a bed with all of the colorful flowers that catch your fancy at the garden center, step back, and hope that your dinner party is well-attended. While you may...

Take a walk on the Hydrangea Trail 2.0

by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 11, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Events & Happenings, Features, Gardening, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Perhaps you (or your grandparents) have lived in our Shore Local area long enough to remember with nostalgia the famed Hydrangea Trail and Hydrangea Festival. Originating in the 1940s, this weeklong celebration of the hydrangea culminated...

Use fresh herbs to take your culinary dishes from just okay to gourmet

by Cindy Fertsch | Apr 4, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Editorial, Food & Beverage, Gardening, South Jersey, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton When I first started cooking on my own, one page in particular of a now-forgotten cookbook laid the groundwork for years of delicious foods to come. A little chart demystified spices and herbs by showing which ones were most compatible...