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Many Mints Then And Now - An article dicussing the many uses of mint, different varieties and great recipes.
Garden on the River For All - A delightful garden on the river
Calendula - Golden Herb of the Year - Calendula has been loved and used in cooking and as a medicine since the ancient times.
Touch of the Tropics - Beautiful tropical plants and the USDA Zones in which they can live.
Plant Herbs For Tea - A thorough list of all the wonderful and healthy herbs to be used for tea.
Gypsy Moth Thoughts - Learn all about gypsy moths and how to control or eliminate them while being friendly to Mother Nature.
Plant Poppies Now For Memorial Day Bloom - Poppies are lush and diverse flowers for Memorial Day or any other time of the garden season.
Butterfly Weed and Other Plants for Monarchs - An article discussing the Asclepias family plants and others that the Monarchs love.
July in the Garden - An article about the different blooms of summer and their habits.
Another Knock Out Rose in the Ring - An article about all the gorgeous Knock Out Rose varieties.
Butterflies Are Free! - This article is about the many plants that host butterfly larvae and the others plants that provide nectar.
A History Of Herbs - An article about where to plant herbs and how to use them.
Plant Butterfly Plants Now For Monarchs - This article discusses the habitat of Monarch butterflies and what we can do to protect them.
A Look At Some Pine Barren Plants - This article discusses the NJ Pine Barrens, the plants that are native there, and the importance of their existence.
Trilliums In A Shade Garden - An article about different trillium varieties, how they grow well in shade, and other shade-loving plants.
It\'s Time For Geraniums - An article about common geraniums, caring for them, and some different meanings for them.
Magnolia Magic - An article about different Magnolias and their attributes.
Flowering Trees Dressed For A Garden Party - A spring-time article about beautiful flowering trees.
Plant Natives for Earth Day - Planting natives plants and caring for your garden in a safe, natural manner.
April Showers… Bring Signs of Spring! - An article about all the wonderful spring bloomers.
Camellia In Bloom In Southern New Jersey -
Easter Lilies, Holiday Tradition, & Babka - An article about Easter Sunday and the traditions and recipes that go with it.
Apple Time - The harvest is winding down, stock up on the last of the local apples!
Golden Lanterns - An article about Leycesteria formosa, Golden Lanterns
Plant Tomatoes - Are your tomatoes as good as Jersey Tomatoes? (We know the answer is no, but go ahead, humor yourself.)
Calycanthus floridus - Calycanthus floridus, or Sweet Shrub, is a delightful, fragrant shrub with rusty red to burgundy flowers.
Juniperus virginiana - Eastern Red Cedar - An article about one of our toughest native trees.
Dealing With Soil - What does YOUR soil say?
Countdown Till Spring, Now Is The Time To...... - Spring Chores for a perfect garden.
Making Soup... - Gardens ...source of life and soup.
Garden Design 101 - An article with advice about designing your garden to its best potential.
All About Roses - An article about the history of and caring for cut roses.
Lemon Trees - An article about growing citrus trees.
The Winter Window Sill Can Be Fragrant and Full of Color! - An article about ideas to keep your winter window sill fragant with flowers and caring for them.
Woodland Plants for Fragrance and Colorful Interest - An article about native plants that inhabit woodland areas.
Winter Window Garden 2003 - A wonderful way to keep plants through the winter.
Winter Worries In The Garden - The joys and woes of winter from a gardener.
Starting an Herb Garden - The basic steps and plants to use for the first time herb garener.
A Day With A Winter Gardener - Enjoying the season while being productive, with a great soup recipe.
Chamomile - The uses and history of this wonderful herb.
Parsley - Some background of parsley and some great recipes.
Colorful Blooms In Late Summer - An article about some of the more showy blooms you see as summer ends.
Fragrant Plants - Fragrant plants to fill your garden.
A Time To Reflect and Renew - Swiecone, the blessing of food is explored.
Heavenly Scents - Traditional fragrances and how to use them.
Sweet Woodruff - The greatness of Sweet Woodruff and its uses.
Great Perrenials - Great, easy to grow perrenials.
Potpourri - Many great recipes for potpourri!
Love and Lore of the Linden - The Linden tree up close.
Lemon Herbs - An article about all the great lemony herbs.
The Smell of the Season - Pomander balls and other potpourris.
Colorful Fall Shrubs - Different shrubs and trees with awesome fall color.
Beautiful Bialowieza Forest - A beautiful forest in Poland where Zubrowka grows.
Bird Lover - A beautiful wreath for you and the birds to enjoy!
Birds & Butterflies - Birds, butterflies and the plants they love.
Starting a Garden - The basic steps and tips that are required for starting a garden.
Flowering Tobacco - Nicotiana, the easy to grow, flowering tobacco.
Soothing Herbs - Herbs for soothing and relaxing.
Shamrock - The history of the Shamrock
Spring Bulbs - Helpful hints about planting your bulbs.
Mayflower - An article on the Mayflower or Arbutus
Lemon Verbena - The many uses of this awesome herb.
Horseradish - A look at this great culinary plant.
Fragrant Houseplants (Part II) - Another article on fragant plants to sweeten the air.
Fragrant Houseplants - The natural way to scent a room.
The Magic of Evergreens - Evergreens during the Christmas season.
Bay Leaf - An article on Bays and all their great uses.
Fragrant Tropical Plants - Great, fragrant tropicals
Rudbeckia - Black-eyed Susans and other great landscape flowers.
Spring Preparation - Early garden chores and tips.
Sweet Peas - Sweet peas if you please!
A Christmas Tree that Smells Like an Orange? - An artilce about Abies concolor as a Christmas tree.
Christmas Reds - An article about Poinsettia
Holly... A Welcome Green in the Landscape - An article about holly trees.
Thanksgiving... Naturally! - How to make a natural and beautiful Thanksgiving centerpiece.
Mighty Oaks - An article about oak trees.
Making Pumpkin Soup! - An article about the end of summer and a yummy pumpkin soup recipe.
All This and Berries Too! - An article about blueberries and the benefits growing them.
Some Plants Are Just Hardy - An article about those plants who just are.
Is a Landscape Like a Tie? - The definition of a landscape and helpful tips to starting one.
Bog Gardens - An article about bog gardens and the plants in them
Second Season Garden - What to do with the garden late in the season.
Plants Get Heat Stress Too... - An article about keeping plants healthy during the summer season.
Tropicals - Tropical temperatures makes for tropical growth.
Composting in Summer - Starting and maintaining a good compost pile during the summer.
Shade Gardens - Shade gardens can be bright too.
Getting House Plants Ready for Winter - An article about how to care for houseplants during the winter season.
Frankincense and Myrrh - An article about the two famous and ancient scents.
Attracting Butterflies Naturally - An article about sharing your flowers with the birds & butterflies.
Extend the Season - September chores to extend the season.
Soup and the Garden - An article about garden vegetable soup.
A Season for Spices - An article about various spices.
Fragrances - An article about natural fragrances.
A Good Growing Season - An article about a great growing season.
The Soil Says it All - An article about preparing soil.
Herbs Then, Now and Forever - Some history about herbs.
Don - An article about harmony with nature
Wet Weather Bugs - How to keep insects out of the garden in wet weather.
South Jersey Scents - Fragrant plants occuring in South Jersey.
Edible Flowers - Flowers that you can eat!
Summer Fruit - Growing and enjoying the fruit of summer.
Keeping It Real - An article about gardening naturally and the balance of nature.
Tips for High Summer - Great gardening tips on how to make it through the summer.
Keep It Going! - Keep the garden going and plant for a great fall salad garden.
Flowers of May - A history of blooming May flowers and their importance then and now.
July is Ogorki Season - An article about making Ogorki (pickles).
Mid Summer Butterfly Plants - Shrubs for attracting and supporting butterflies.
Shrubs For Mid Summer - Suggested shrubs for mid summer color.
Early Blooms on the Wild Side - Article about early wild spring plants.
Planting the Spring Garden Part II - Getting your vegetable garden going.
Starting Seeds In The Spring - How to get your seeds going in the spring.
Spring Shrubs for Frangrance - An article suggesting some good shrubs for spring fragrance.
The Eastern Red Bud Tree - An article about Eastern Redbud Trees - Cercis canadensis
Fall Chores - Suggestions on fall chores.
Garden News in January 2001 - Notes from Tripleoaks in 2001.
Berries Of Winter - An article about the various berries of winter.
A Winter Walk - An article about the winter-interest plants in South Jersey.
Christmas Naturally - An article on how to decorate naturally for Christmas.
O Christmas Tree - An article about decorating your Christmas tree.
Frost on the Pumpkin? - Care for tropical plants in the beginning of winter.
Fresh Advent Wreath - How to make an advent wreath from fresh greens.
Real Autumn Has Arrived - An article about the change of the season in the garden.
The November Garden World - Happenings in the November garden.
Halloween Plants and Treats - Halloween plants and treats from the ancient.
Hollyhocks - An article about planting and caring for hollyhocks and where to get seeds.
Fringe Tree in Bloom - Chionanthus virginicus explored.
Zelkova Tree - A Gift From Japan - An article all about the Zelkova Tree.
2002 Perennial Plant of the Year - The great qualities, origins, and care of Phlox paniculata.
Take Time For Thyme & Lovage - Two useful herbs, thyme and lovage
Mums and School Buses Already? - An article about the season for Mums
Sage or Salvia - About the herb Salvia officinalis, or Sage, and all its great uses.
Friendliest of Herbs - Chives, our easy to grow friends.
A Picture of Summer - Hydrangea all summer long!
Currants Are Current Again - The current state of currants.
Now For Something Different - The Pomegranate tree
Eucalyptus - Weathering this semi-tropical tree.
Carnation & Dianthus - Dianthus explained.
The Violet - The Violet, an easy to grow houseplant.
Rosemary for Remembrance and Christmas - An article about the facts of Rosemary.
Roses After the Heat Wave - How to care for roses after heat and drought.
Mexican Mint Marigold! - An article about something slightly different, Mexican Mint Marigold!
Magnolia - Various Magnolias discussed.
Of Lilies And Lilacs - An article about beautiful, fragrant plamts
Lemon Grass - Lemon Grass, a tropical favorite.
Helleborus & Snowdrop - Beautiful winter blooming flowers
Gardenia and Lemon Plants - These as houseplants are great and easy to grow!
Fig Trees - Fig trees in the garden.
Cilantro - Sow Cilantro successively to be successful.
Chrysanthemums - An article discussing varieties of mums and also some ideas for the late bloomers.
Gentian - A blue flower of late summer and fall.
Bergamont - Monarda - A close up on the Monarda.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - The great qualities of Bearberry!
Lorraine Kiefer Garden Articles Garden Articles
Lorraine Kiefer has been a garden writer since 1972 and has hundreds of articles about plants, crafts, and traditions. Enjoy!
Wedding Flowers South Jersey - Philadelphia Weddings
Let Triple Oaks Florist arrange perfect flowers for your perfect day.
South Jersey Plant Guide - Native and Imported Plants Plant Guide
Learn about the plants we commonly carry. Note: This isn't our inventory, just a guide.
South Jersey Florist - Flowers Delivered South Jersey Florist
Valentine's Day, Brithdays, Weddings, Funerals, you name the occasion and we'll make the flowers.