Drought-tolerant plants for your garden that can beat the summer heat
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Hot summer days and drooping plants may have you considering a garden of cacti and tumbleweeds. However, by carefully selecting drought-resistant plants, you may save yourself from desert life. In general, once well-established,...Down to Earth Garden Tour hosted by the Green Thumb Garden Club
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Green Thumb Garden Club of Somers Point held its “Down to Earth Garden Tour” on Saturday, June 22. From rustic to refined, 10 gardens were featured on the tour that took attendees on an overview of Somers Point and its gardens. According...Drawing from nostalgia for inspiration — Cypress vine and purple hyacinth bean vine
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Over 20 years ago, when my two older children were preschool age, we lived near a wonderful hidden gem called Leaming’s Run Garden on Route 9 in Cape May County. The children could run through the meandering paths of this magical...Carrying on the tradition of hand-picked, homemade grape leaves
Let It Grow By Tammy Thornton Sandi Sharpe knew the call would come, she just wasn’t sure exactly when. You see, every year in June, (often around the same time as the Greek Festival) a small group of local women pay a visit to her Linwood vineyard to pick grape...O.C. Flower Show celebrates its 50th in style
By Steffen Klenk The Ocean City Music Pier provided a stunning backdrop for the Garden Club’s 50th Annual Flower Show, held June 7 – 9. Hundreds strolled through the main exhibitions, many displaying floral interpretations and magnificent themed arrangements. This...
