Receiving a call from the beautiful town of Millburn, New Jersey, i was asked to speak with the Mayor and Township Committee about a proposal to limit 2 cycle gas powered backpacks, from June through September. The 2 cycle backpack is so polluting, and emits destructive noise pollution, and is harmful with regards tp employee safety and the environment as a whole.
An extremely hardy native plant, Bearberry “Arctostaphylos uva-ursi” forms an attractive dense groundcover garden areas where few other plants can survive. Bearberry spreads in a natural way via surface rhizomes to form a groudcover mat, The bright red berries that follow are eaten by birds and small mammals, while the plant itself is deer resistant. Bearberry is a host plant for several butterfly species including Hoary Elfin, Brown Elfin and Freija Fritillary.
American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana is the most climate-adaptable of our native tree. A 2022 Urban Tree of the Year This native cultivator adapts to a wide range of soil textures, moisture levels, drainage patterns and pH levels.
Giving Back - 1800s Slave Cemetary Preservation, Hidden In Mahwah Woods Is Being Restored By Boy Scout And Volunteers “I think that recognizing Mahwah’s history is very important. Most Mahwah residents probably don’t know that slaves existed in Mahwah, and I hope my project can spread awareness.”
Christmas fern will provide your garden with four seasons of deep, evergreen beauty. A deer-resistant native of the Eastern United States, this robust, easy fern is a terrific choice for erosion control on shady and partly-shaded slopes, and is easily divisible for gardeners with large areas to cover.
Butterfly weed is a milkweed plant that attracts butterflies to the garden with its clusters of bright orange-to-yellow blooms rich with nectar and pollen. This clump-forming perennial grows two feet tall from tuberous roots with glossy green, lance-shaped leaves.
You may not always be able to observe pollinators in your garden but they are constantly there, and are working to your advantage. Not only are pollinators, such as bees, wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, bats, and hummingbirds an important part of the natural environment, but they also benefit us by their services to plants.