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Touch of the Tropics - Beautiful tropical plants and the USDA Zones in which they can live.
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.
Plant Butterfly Plants Now For Monarchs - This article discusses the habitat of Monarch butterflies and what we can do to protect them.
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.
April Showers… Bring Signs of Spring! - An article about all the wonderful spring bloomers.
Camellia In Bloom In Southern New Jersey -
Golden Lanterns - An article about Leycesteria formosa, Golden Lanterns
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.
Colorful Blooms In Late Summer - An article about some of the more showy blooms you see as summer ends.
Great Perrenials - Great, easy to grow perrenials.
Love and Lore of the Linden - The Linden tree up close.
Colorful Fall Shrubs - Different shrubs and trees with awesome fall color.
Birds & Butterflies - Birds, butterflies and the plants they love.
Flowering Tobacco - Nicotiana, the easy to grow, flowering tobacco.
Shamrock - The history of the Shamrock
Spring Bulbs - Helpful hints about planting your bulbs.
Mayflower - An article on the Mayflower or Arbutus
Fragrant Tropical Plants - Great, fragrant tropicals
Rudbeckia - Black-eyed Susans and other great landscape flowers.
Sweet Peas - Sweet peas if you please!
Holly... A Welcome Green in the Landscape - An article about holly trees.
Mighty Oaks - An article about oak trees.
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
Plants Get Heat Stress Too... - An article about keeping plants healthy during the summer season.
Tropicals - Tropical temperatures makes for tropical growth.
Shade Gardens - Shade gardens can be bright too.
Attracting Butterflies Naturally - An article about sharing your flowers with the birds & butterflies.
South Jersey Scents - Fragrant plants occuring in South Jersey.
Flowers of May - A history of blooming May flowers and their importance then and now.
Mid Summer Butterfly Plants - Shrubs for attracting and supporting butterflies.
Shrubs For Mid Summer - Suggested shrubs for mid summer color.
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.
Berries Of Winter - An article about the various berries of winter.
The November Garden World - Happenings in the November garden.
Hollyhocks - An article about planting and caring for hollyhocks and where to get seeds.
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.
A Picture of Summer - Hydrangea all summer long!
Now For Something Different - The Pomegranate tree
Eucalyptus - Weathering this semi-tropical tree.
Carnation & Dianthus - Dianthus explained.
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
Helleborus & Snowdrop - Beautiful winter blooming flowers
Fig Trees - Fig trees in the garden.
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.
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.