February 2024 Monday, February 3, at 7:30 PM Subject: Pruning for Gardeners Speaker: Nisha Khanna This talk will focus on basic pruning techniques for common types of plants found in New Jersey home gardens. Pruning for health and aesthetics will be discussed. While all types of plants like herbaceous perennials and annuals will be touched upon, the focus is woody plants (trees,
March 2025 Monday, March 3, at 7:30 PM Subject: Plant Forward Cooking – Nourish Yourself with the Goodness of Plants Speaker: Vanessa Young Plant forward dishes are vibrant and delicious, and they can nourish us in many ways. With this versatile and sustainable approach to food, you don’t necessarily have to exclude meat, but rather allow plants to take center stage. In this
April 2025 Monday, April 7, at 7:30 PM Subject: Small Space Gardening (Terraces, Patios and Decks) Speaker: Anthony Bracco The thrust of this Small Space Garden talk is to raise awareness as to where our food comes from, share growing methods, and demonstrate how backyard growing methods can be adapted to a small garden space. Get inspired to build and prepare an
May 2025 Monday, May 5, at 7:30 PM Subject: 88th Annual Plant SaleSpeakers: Plant Sale Committee Members Get some behind-the-scenes glimpses of New Jersey’s “Big Momma of Plant Sales” and learn what makes the sale so popular and so much fun. We’ll also preview some of the many (many!) perennials, annuals, herbs and other special and unique plants that
