Today (Friday, June 19) is the last day to vote for the Bergen Family Center in Englewood
The center is one of eight organizations battling it out in a national competition to win an organic garden from Reader's Digest magazine.
The competition initially had more than 1500 applicants.
Here is a link to vote and to check out the other combatants: http://www.rd.com/goodFoodGarden/vote.do
Allendale's Borst Landscape and Design will offer planting tips and advice on organic gardening noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at the Ridgewood Village Hall Community Center, 131 N. Maple Ave., Ridgewood.
Information: http://www.borstlandscape.com/
The Garden Club of Harrington Park will hold a "Mostly Perennials" plant sale 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at the parking lot of the borough hall, Harriot Avenue and Herring Street.
The sale will feature a selection of perennials from the familiar to the unique, both shade and sun varieties.
Information: 201-768-2615.
Two free classes are being held at Glenwild Garden Center & Nursery, 104 Glenwild Ave., Bloomingdale this month.
"The Basics of Organic Lawn Care" 10 a.m. Saturday, April 11
"Raise Garden Bed Demonstration" 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18.
To sign up or for more information: 973-838-0174 or glenwildgardens.com
The Tenafly Nature Center will host an Earth Day Wildflower 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18.
A walk led by a naturalist. Participants will learn about pollination adaptations.
The center is at 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly.
Pre-registration is requested.
$5; members free.
201-568-6093 or tenaflynaturecenter.org.
Tovah Martin, garden writer and television personality, will bring her enthusiasm for plants to the 10th Annual Benjamin C. Blackburn Scholarship Tea 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 at the Frelinghusen Arboretum, 53 East Hanover Ave., Morris Township.
Martin is has been featured in "Garden Design," "House & Garden" and "0." She also appears on the PBS series "Culitvating Life."
$60.
Information: 973-326-7603 or arboretumfriends.org.
Tired of looking at that broken, dirty feeder in the backyard?
Trade it in and get 20% off a new one at Birds Unlimited, 189 Route 17 south, Paramus through March 31.
Information: 201-599-0099 or wbu.com/paramus
The Master Gardeners of Bergen County will hear a presentation from Steven Kristoph, owner of Steven Kristoph Nurseries, on "The Folklore of Trees" 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24 at the Community Services Building, 327 East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus.
Information: 201-768-1856.
The New Jersey Botanical Garden will sponsor a winter tree walk 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21.
You'll learn how to identify trees from their structure, branching and budding patterns.
Meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center. The garden us at Morris Road in Ringwood.
$3.
Information: 973-962-9534 or njbg.org.
The catering contract at the New Jersey Botanical Garden's Skylands Manor is scheduled to be on the agenda at the Monday, March 16th meeting of the State House Commission.
The vote is slated for Monday, March 23.
Express your opinions to the committee members; below are their names and phone numbers:
Edward J. McBride: 609-777-2450
David Rousseau: 609-292-6748
Charlene Holzbaur: 609-292-6746
Gerald Cardinale: 201-567-2324
Bob Smith: 732-752-0770
John S. Wisnieski: 732-316-1885
Marcia A. Karrow: 908-782-5127
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