#MorrisCty Let’s take a moment to remember and thank our Soldiers and Sailors and families for their service.

Thank you for your service. #proudarmymom

Morris County Soldiers and Sailors of World War 1

Morris County Soldiers and Sailors of World War 2

Morris County African American Troops and Sailors

Morris County Vietnam Veterans

#MorrisCty The Vietnam Veterans Memorial “The Moving Wall” will be hosted @CCM_edu this July 7-11, 2022

Did you know the design of the Vietnam Memorial Wall was created by a 21 year old college student, Maya Lin. Her design won in a competition that had more than 1,400 competitors!

Maya Ying Lin, born in Ohio, student of Yale University. She created her design as part of her college architecture class.

Her family survived and escaped China during a threat of Maoist revolutionaries.

Morris County, Morris Township

#distancelearning – Floral Arranging with Ann Fahey !

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Ann Fahey, Superintendent of Horticulture Education, will present how to use supermarket flowers to make knock-out bouquets. A #distancelearning , virtual class!

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Register here.

Date: Tuesday, April 5
Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, NJ 07960.
Cost: $15 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more information, call 973-326-7601.

Make your yard wildlife friendly while producing flowers for drying and gifting!

Morris County, Morris Township

#distancelearning Plant of the Month Club

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Monday, May 2: Darling Dahlias – Learn to grow the National Flower of Mexico — the dahlia. Young green thumbs will propogate from both seed and tubers and discover which grows faster, and maybe better.

Monday, June 6: A Rose is a Rose. Which plant sometimes has a great scent, but more often has prickles and grows hips? The rose! Learn about this plant which is one of the oldest plants cultivated by humand and learn to grow one on your own.

Register here.

Date: Monday, May 2—Monday, June 6
Time: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 East Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, NJ 07960.
Cost: $15 per child.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more information, call 973-326-7601.

VICTORY GARDENS

Morris County, Morristown

Lamb Frolic ! @ Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Saturday, April 9th and Sunday, April 10th

Meet the newest arrivals to the farm! Help the farmers socialize the baby lambs by playing with them one on one. Everyone will have a chance to pet and hold a lamb.

Register by phone: 973-326-7645

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Morris County, Morristown

Little Farm Friends @MorrisParksNJ

April 2, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 21 – Game Day!: It’s play time for Pre-K kids! See what all the fun is about by playing a variety of vintage games!

Friday, June 3 and Friday, June 24 – Super Seeds!: Learn all about vegetable seeds and how crops grow in this Pre-K class.

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Register here!

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Boonton, Chatham, Morris County

#MorrisCty Frog Walks for the Grown Ups and Kids!

March 27, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600

Saturday, April 2nd – 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Children with an Adult – Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, 07928.

Tuesday, April 5 – 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Just for Grown Ups – Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Ave, Boonton, NJ 07005

This walk for adults only will visit various vernal pools in the forest to view the mating rituals of the spring peepers and wood frogs, visible only during a short window each spring. Learn about the frogs’ fascinating adaptations for survival and many other interesting facts.

Register here.

Date: April 2nd and April 5th
Location for kids, April 2nd: Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center, 247 Southern Boulevard, Chatham Township, 07928.
Location for grown ups, April 5th: Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area, 472 Boonton Ave., Boonton, NJ 07005.
Cost: $5 per person.
Contact: Preregistration is required. For more info, call 973-635-6629

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Denville

Composting for your Home Gardens

March 26, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

Composting for your home garden is highly beneficial.

Composting enriches soil, helps retain moisture and suppress plant diseases and pests.

It also reduces the need for chemical fertilizers. It produces humus, a rich nutrient-filled material that feeds your plants.

All of these items can be added to your composting pile. Keeping these items out of landfills also reduces your carbon footprint!

Fruits and vegetables
Eggshells
Coffee grounds and filters
Tea bags
Nut shells (NOT Walnut shells)*
Shredded newspaper
Cardboard
Paper
Yard trimmings
Grass clippings
Houseplants
Hay and straw
Leaves
Sawdust
Wood chips
Cotton and Wool Rags
Hair and fur
Fireplace ashes

Cover top of compost with a tarp to keep it moist. When the material at the bottom is dark and rich in color, your compost is ready to use. This usually takes anywhere between two months to two years.

*Don’t add Walnut shells, leaves or branches to your compost pile.

The Black Walnut, The Killer Tree

Scientists identified a compound called juglone that is produced by black walnut trees. After conducting a few tests, the scientists demonstrated that injury and sometimes death resulted when the chemical juglone came in contact with a susceptible plant. The symptoms that they noted were yellowing leaves, wilting and eventual death of certain plants.

Want to speed up the composting time? Bring in the experts!

**Composting Worms and European Night Crawlers**

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Denville

#Denville ‘s Farmers’ Market #downtowndenville

March 25, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

#downtowndenville Bloomfield Ave. Every Sunday 10:00am-1:00pm

Bring your own shopping bags and fresh produce sacks to #Denville‘s Farmers’ Market!

**Set of 10 – Fold and Go Reusable Grocery Bags**

Denville

Easter Bunny is coming to #downtowndenville

March 25, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

#Denville April 16th, the Easter Bunny will be in #downtowndenville hiding eggs . Come collect the hidden eggs at #LoveYourLocal Businesses !

VICTORY GARDENS

Denville

@denvillelibrary Presents Grow and Preserve Culinary Herbs – #distancelearning

March 24, 2022 DenvilleAdmin

April 7th , 2022 – 7:00pm

Register and tune in to @denvillelibrary ‘s virtual program, #distancelearning , of growing herbs from seeds and maintaining plants throughout winter !

Presented by Rutgers Master Gardener, Anna Hackman !