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Herbs from a grower's perspective

Well-Sweep Farm's Cyrus Hyde will present a program titled "The A to Z Herbs" at the Garden Club of Teaneck's next meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at the Rodda Commuity Center, 250 Colonial Court, Teaneck.

Information: 201-836-6165

Plants for pollinators

Freehold Soil Conservation District is piloting a new free program for Middlesex and Monmouth County teachers called "Plants for Pollinators in the Classroom."

The program is designed to help students discover the importance of native pollinators and to study the relationship between plants and pollinators.

Selected teachers will receive indoor growing kits, grow bulbs, potting soil and seeds for students to explore plant growth, conduct experiments and raise butterfly plants. In the spring, student-grown plants are to be planted in a school or community garden.

A brochure is available online at http://freeholdscd.org/ or by calling 732-683-8500.

Teachers must apply for the program by Jan. 29, 2010.

Spicing up for the holidays

The Glen Rock Garden Club will hold a cooking with herbs demonstration 7:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 at the municipal annex, Maple Avenue.

Chef Ron Spaziani of Miracle Catering will offer up some tips and recipes using herbs.

The meeting is open to the public.

Controlling invasive species

A panel discussion on the topic of invasive species will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10 at the Bergen County Community Services Building, 327 E. Ridgewood Ave., Paramus.

Panelists will include Dr. Marian McClary, Jr., co-director of the school of natural science at Fairleigh Dickinson University; Raymond Cywinski, manager of watershed and enironmental resources at United Water; and Mark Mayer, supervising entomologist at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

Information: 2910599-6014 or 201-634-2784.

Hardy har har

Kathleen Gagan, owner of "Peonys Envy," will be presenting a program on "Peony''s in the Garden" 7:30 p.m. Tue., Nov. 17 at the next Master Gardeners of Bergen County meeting.

The presentation will be held at the Community Services Building, 327 E. Ridgewood Ave., Paramus,

Meetings are open to the public and free.

"Peonys Envy" is located in Bernardsville. The shop's Web site is http://www.peonysenvy.com/

Information: 201-768-1856.