Stony Brook Orchids – A great place for orchids

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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 more unusual yellows, art shades, stripes, spots and more.  The nursery also sells miniature Cattleyas, one of the small treasures of the orchid world with plant height generally under 6 inches (flower spikes taller on some varieties) as well as Oncidium orchids.  And the nursery sells orchid-growing supplies, such as potting mix, fertilizer, etc.

The owner of Stony Brook Orchids is Susan Gange who says that she bought her first orchid in 1978 and promptly killed it, having relied on the rather sketchy orchid-growing information available to the hobby grower at that time. A couple of years later, she tried again, with much better success. So much success that this hobby resulted in a business.

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The 2008 Philadelphia Flower Show – WOW!!!

 

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 cut flowers such as allamandas and heliconias and then see more
amazing Garden Displays ahead, you know you are in for a treat.

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What Planting Zone Is Toms River?

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.

To understand how these maps are made you can read the information on the American Horticultural Society site that also has a map that can be downloaded or bought.  See here.

And always consider contacting the Toms River, NJ local Master Gardener helpline at 732 349 1245- in the Toms River Area they are open from 9am-12noon during the week.
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