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...Enjoying the late-season blooms of crepe myrtles
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton All over South Jersey, you may have noticed the late summer treat of beautifully blooming crepe myrtles. With clusters of pink, red, purple, and white, these long-lasting blooming trees offer a burst of late-season color, rewarding us for...Famed Hydrangea Trail lives on
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton With its motto, “The Trail Shall Prevail,” the Hydrangea Trail continues to grow throughout Atlantic City. Harkening back to the famed, original Hydrangea Trail of the 1940s – 1970s, the trail has been reimagined and re-established...
