TheGardenLady loves to let her readers know about excellent nurseries she thinks her readers would like to know about as well as flower shows that her readers would enjoy. One such nursery is Stony Brook Orchids,  an orchid business in Pennington, NJ, that specializes in Phalaenopsis orchid plants of all colors and sizes, including the […]

As TheGardenLady was eating her morning banana, she found this fun website that seems to answer every question one might have about the banana. She thought that her readers might also enjoy reading the facts about this plant.

  TheGardenLady spent Wed. at the 2008 Philadelphia Flower Show. Her reaction? WOW! What a show! The Flower Show is always a spectacular show visually. And this year with the theme ‘Jazz It Up’  is no exception. From the minute you enter the show and walk under an archway of floating piano keys and exotic […]

TheGardenLady received this question from Beth: What planting zone is Toms River in? By the maps it appears to be inbetween 6 and 7. Toms River is in Zone 7. The newest hardiness Zone Map clearly shows this. In another location of the arborday.org site, it specifically shows Toms River as Zone 7.  See here. […]