Picture-perfect day for 4th annual ‘Art in the Garden’ show

by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 19, 2024 | Events & Happenings, Gardening, Linwood, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton With picture-perfect weather, Lang’s Garden held its fourth annual Art in the Garden show on Sunday, Sept. 15. Local artists and vendors displayed their garden-inspired artwork among the flowers as visitors listened to soulful music while...

Renowned orchid grower Arthur Chadwick visits Linwood

by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 12, 2024 | Atlantic County, Gardening, Linwood, Mainland, Tammy Thornton

Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Have you ever wondered how beautiful flowers like orchids inherit the names of royalty and other famous people? Orchid breeders throughout the years have taken great pride in cultivating hybrids as namesakes for special people they would...

Happy endings and new beginnings in the September garden

by Cindy Fertsch | Sep 5, 2024 | Gardening, Tammy Thornton

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

by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 29, 2024 | Gardening, Tammy Thornton

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

by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 22, 2024 | Gardening, Tammy Thornton

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

by Cindy Fertsch | Aug 15, 2024 | Gardening, Pleasantville, Tammy Thornton

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...