Garden Dilemmas, Delights & Discoveries, Ask Mary Stone, New Jersey Garden blog
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Ball and Burlap versus Potted Tree

Hello fellow readers, There’s a difference between ball and burlap versus potted trees. And sometimes B&B are disguised as container plants, a lesson I learned a sad way. But tending to the outside decorating over the weekend turned the sadness into laughs and happy tears. G
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A burst of morning sunshine through a forest of trees in fall.

Forest Bathing Helps Loneliness

Hello fellow readers, Once again, I begin our chat dictating while walking in the sights and sounds of nature. As I reflect on a pet loss ceremony we attended on Sunday, a monarch butterfly joins us, flying a bit ahead bringing a smile as the event was a butterfly release ceremony. Bu
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a silhouette of a leafless hickory tree against a grey sky.

Arbor Day Foundation

Hello, fellow readers. We are inundated with requests for donations that come in varying forms and disguises. While we wish to give back and help others, evaluating good causes can be confusing. I recently received an official-looking envelope labeled “2018 New Jersey Tree Surve
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