Notes and Resources

Asters and Goldenrods everywhere!   I often think that it must be fall when the asters and goldenrods begin blooming.  Truthfully, many asters begin blooming in early August and some goldenrods …

This week there was an announcement from NASA that there is more lawn in the United States than irrigated corn.    Lawn is important to our way of life, we use …

Mr. Norcross, our founder, was enchanted by the Pine Barrens in New Jersey. During his life this precious habitat was open to extensive development for the military (Fort Dix and …

Last week I had an opportunity to visit the Pinelands National Reserve in New Jersey. This encompasses 1.1 million acres in southern New Jersey reaching from the coastline to about …

Welcome back to Invasive plants. If you are reading this, I must have struck a nerve in your garden last week. Identifying and removing invasive plants is important. They are …

I wrote about invasive species in Beauty or the Beast almost 2 months ago, but I am again thinking about invasive plants. This time they are not at all beautiful. …

This week I have noticed all the baby birds around the greenhouse. The Tree Swallow, Eastern Bluebird and Carolina Wren nested nearby and all the babies have fledged. The Eastern …

The garden is always full of surprises, but this has been one of those years where something new greets me almost every week. On the positive side, early this spring …

Several years ago, I bought the book “The Secrets of Wildflowers” by Jack Sanders. I was interested in doing some programs on ethnobotany (the study of the relationship between humans …

This weekend it is time to enjoy time with friends and family. Mow the lawn early and fire up that grill! To celebrate the 4th, I am sharing my own …