It makes sense that the Garden State would have it’s share of Botanical Gardens, doesn’t it? Gardens are bursting at the seams (as if gardens can do that) with flowers and greenery thanks to the abundance of snow in the winter and rain in the summer. The flowers are spectacular, I am trying to capture some of them in picture before they are gone until next year, some I am thinning and selling on ebay, but mostly, I’m just enjoying them.
Bumble Bee on Lamb’s Ear Flower in my garden (Copyright 2011)
We happen to live not to far from the botanical garden designated as our State botanical garden, the New Jersey Botanical Gardens (NJBG).
Here are some more botanical gardens and other garden spots and events in New Jersey:
The fall colors are really beginning to show all around us here in Northern New Jersey. I have a feeling they will be at their peak next week, when I hope to bring my Mom for a visit and take her around to view the beauty around us.
I had fun putting together a page about fall foliage in New Jersey, and it has many links to places you can go to hike, drive or walk all over the State, as well as a few videos to enjoy.
Please click “Colorful Fall Foliage in New Jersey“, I hope you will find it to be a helpful resource if you are planning to travel in the New Jersey area to view the colors.
This week I went through our stack of mail, and came across a nice guide to water conservation with many tips on ways that you can conserve water. It also included information about kits that you can purchase at greatly reduced prices to help conserve water in the home and while caring for your lawns and gardens.
I purchased the deluxe water-saving kit for $15 and the outdoor landscape kit for $7, a total of $22 and expect that with the savings on water usage and energy, the kits will pay for themselves. They contained water conserving massage shower heads, sink nozzles, things to put in the toilet tank to reduce water qantity, kit to test to make sure your toilet isn’t leaking, water-conserving garden sprayer, parts to mend hose leaks, water rainfall measure, something to test the level of moisture in the soil, and more…quite a nice deal!
I don’t know how long this is available, and there are a few other States included, visit waterconservationproducts.com and see for yourself, and remember to conserve water. I shared some tips at another blog, “Baby Boomer Penny Pincher“.
