Nobody wants to think about their house right now — well, for certain I don’t. It’s summer; the grill revs up for quick dinners and I’m much more interested in play on these long, languid …

Conventional wine wisdom often highlights young, fresh white wines with plenty of crisp acidity for summertime, but reds can make their mark for summer too. They work best especially around the grill with red meat.
If …

When the specialty is installing sprinklers, the benefits are all yours. An impressive year round automatic sprinkler system is waiting for you. All you have to decide is if you want to save yourself hours …

Books For Cooks
The Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Great Recipes, Exceptional Flavors.
More and more people are reducing their consumption of meat and replacing it with a diet more rich in vegetables, legumes, whole grains and fruit.   In …

To many gardeners, zucchini is like the Don Rickles of the veggie plot; it just don’t get no respect. Like Don Rickles, it can make an “oversized impression”  in one’s garden…taking up …

When it comes to interior design
A woman came in to see me yesterday, completely frustrated. She’s nearly through a major renovation and had many, many questions about basic design decisions. Her frustration was rooted in …

by Deborah Smith, author of the Jersey Bites Food Blog.
Deborah Smith is the Owner and Editor of JerseyBites.com, a local blog dedicated to outstanding recipes and restaurants at the Jersey Shore and throughout New Jersey. …

Here’s the bad news first: Because we located our raised bed at the bottom of a swale in the sand dunes, we discovered that the rabbits could jump right in on one side, and had to fence it in. This eliminated our original plan – to eliminate the stooping, bending and kneeling one usually needs to do in order to weed and harvest a non-raised bed. On the bright side though, we could use the exercise.

What Is “Jersey Fresh”?
More than a label and a logo, it’s about great taste and high quality.
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More than just a promotional program developed to inform consumers about …

Organic gardening differs from “conventional” gardening mainly in the areas of fertilization and pest control. Organic gardening is planting without chemical fertilizers and naturally building the soil to support healthy plant life. People are …

AROUND THE YARD
Early Spring Garden Guide
By Suzanne Bontempo Garden Center Manager, Dearborn Market
The urge to garden in early spring is primal.Re-connecting with the earth is affirming, renewing, promising. Waking up the garden to a …

As political and financial stress wreak havoc in the world; it is a comfort to know that in the midst of these dark clouds there is a silver lining, spring! A time of rebirth, renewal, …

 
By Nicole Nava
The classic flower or vegetable garden has changed a lot over the past years. Gardens today are about convenience, low maintenance, and a healthier environment. There are many new products on the market …

Grow your own fresh, uncontaminated, responsibly produced food
It’s the talk of the town the First Lady, Michelle Obama, breaking ground on the South Lawn with twenty-six elementary school children on the first day of spring. …

Spring means that the garden centers are packed with people, and car trunks are packed with plants. Everybody has dirt on their knees, dirt under their nails, and are excited about gardening. To make certain …

Summer gardening tips . . .
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Don’t be afraid to trim those flowering shrubs and trees that need it. Failure to prune is probably the biggest gardening mistake a person can make. I spent 20 years …

Weed Control Facts, Winning the Battle of the Weeds
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Keeping your landscape plantings, flower beds, and nursery crops free of weeds is a battle, but if you approach it with a strategic plan, you will prevail. …

Going REALLY GREEN with Xeroscaping
By K.A. Linne, Garden Columnist to Currents Magazines
Regular readers of this column may remember that K. A. doesn’t believe in gardening during the sizzling months of July and August. We do …

The Right Tools for the Job
By Ed Brock, Brock Farms, Colts Neck & Freehold
Gardening doesn’t have to be a chore. In fact, it can be very relaxing and self satisfying, which is probably why it …

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO START A SUMMERTIME VEGETABLE GARDEN FOR AND WITH YOUR KIDS OR GRANDKIDS
In fact, this may be the very BEST time to begin by K.A. Linne, gardening editor to Currents magazines
It,s …