Highland Park Environment

native plants

Do you want to grow native plants? Get your start March 21

Monday, February 9th, 2009

The open public meeting of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey. will be March 21, 2009, 10:00-1:00. It’s at the Trailside Nature Center, Mountainside New Jersey. There’ll be talks on “Native Plants in Urban Places.” Also free native-tree giveaways, and native plants for sale. Load up and you’ll be all set to turn [...]

Garden Club Revives; Backyard Wildlife Expands

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

The Highland Park (NJ) Garden Club has been revived. Here are members on 28 May 2008 visiting the garden of Natalie and Arnold Henderson, Highland Park’s first certified Backyard Wildlife Habitat (National Wildlife Federation). The main flowers up front are cultivars of the native cranesbill geranium, in the true geranium genus. The Backyard Wildlife Program [...]

Where to Buy Native Plants

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Question: Where is the best place to buy native plants to put into your own garden?
Answer: See the list of suppliers posted by the Native Plant Society of New Jersey at http://www.npsnj.org/sources_native_plants.htm