Post Tagged with: "Gardening"
Hands-On Composting Class
Don’t throw out those vegetable scraps–turn them dirt to grow the next vegetables in. The Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension service will be holding a class on “Hands-On Composting” for adults this Saturday, June 19, at 10 a.m. at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. The class costs $8 per and advance registration is [...]
Flower Arranging For Seniors
The Master Gardeners of Essex County will be holding a free class on flower arranging for senior citizens on Monday, June 21 at 1 p.m. The class is free and, weather permitting, it will be held outdoors near the Garibaldi Hall building at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. It also includes a picnic. [...]
Green Thumb Garden Club
It’s not too late to help your child learn to garden this summer. The Green Thumb Club, an ongoing program at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland, aims to teach children ages 7 to 12 gardening methods that are best for plants and the planet. Each class costs $8 per child including materials, and [...]
It’s Plant Sale Time
By this weekend, your yard will have dried out enough to take advantage of one of my favorite activities of spring: plant sales. The sales are a great way to pick up native plants that aren’t commonly available in garden centers and plants already acclimatized for our area. The tomato plants that I got last [...]
Gardening For Seniors
The Master Gardeners of Essex County is holding a gardening class for senior citizens on Monday, April 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. This installment of “Horticulture for Seniors” will focus on plant propagation and getting ready to plant for spring. The class is free but advance registration is required by calling 973-731-0717. “Horticulture for [...]
One Sure Sign Of Spring
Some people declare spring by the calendar, some by the blooming of a favorite plant. I judge it by Tony Lomanto’s garden. Mr. Lomanto is known as the “Tomato Man” by anybody who has lived in town for any length of time because he grows tomatoes that are bigger and better than anybody else’s on [...]
Kids Gardening Class
The Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland has scheduled two classes to teach kids how to grow great food. Billed as the “Green Thumb Club: Gardening for Health and Nutrition”, the class will teach children ages 7 to 12 how to garden for optimal plant growth, production and food quality, as well as gardening methods [...]
Garden With A Native Plant Expert
Kathleen Salisbury, the Essex County Parks Department’s horticulturist and president of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey is going to be leading a three-part series on gardening basics at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland beginning Monday, April 5. “Gardening 101″ will teach participants proper planting and pruning techniques, plant selection, soil preparation [...]
Winter Gardening, Pet Care For Kids
There are two new after-school activities for kids this week at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland. “Green Thumb Club-Winter Gardening” will be held this Wednesday, January 13, and again on January 27. It is for children ages 5 to 10 who want to learn how plants can be started indoors during the winter. [...]