plants

Bamboo is a very interesting plant. It's the fastest-growing plant on the planet and it was once recorded growing at an amazing 47.6 inches in a 24 hour period. It's a beautiful plant and I hope to grow it in my backyard one day, but it's almost impossible to maintain.

Pick up a few of these plants to help repel mosquitoes and bugs, and make your summer nights a lot more enjoyable.

Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher, the Council and the Toms River Green Team have opened up the Toms River Community Gardens at Riverwood Park.

Toms River Mayor Tom Kelaher is joining other mayors in asking residents to conserve water and cut pollution by taking part in a national contest aimed at drastically slashing water and energy use across the nation.

A new law signed by Governor Chris Christie May 1 requires the use of native plants to be planted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation when they finish shore road projects.

We've seen plenty of rain over the past week which on the plus side has also shown signs of spring with the grass in your yard turning green again. But what steps do we need to take to ensure it stays green through the summer months?

Do our daily activities affect the Barnegat Bay, and how so? There are a number of issues hovering day to day activity in the bay and just about all of them are covered in the Barnegat Bay Partnership State of the Bay Report. Everything from how weather affects the bay, how animals and plants survive on nutrients, and how human behavior affects the bay are all things to be made aware of.

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. ~Proverb   Spring has arrived, although it doesn't look like it ..... Shawn & Sue are excited for the new season. Check out what they are up to at Townsquare Towers .... ...

Every day we see people doing dumb things - trying to cross busy highways, teasing mean dogs, trying to stick their arms into vending machines, the list can go on and on. But, I'm willing to bet that at no point did you include "sticking your tongue into a venus fly trap". This guy did, and the results are predictably painful looking. See for yourself:

On this gloomy, stormy winter day, I want to let you know that visions of spring are just about an hour away at the Philadelphia Flower Show.  If you go, anytime between now and Sunday, here's what you'll find:  Flowers and trees of almost every size, shape, and color...