THE SUBJECT IS WATER GARDENS AT THE MAPLEWOOD GARDEN CLUB MEETING, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 7:30PM Kenneth Pettis, Maplewood’s former Township Committee Chairperson, has been the organizer and director of the Maplewood/South Orange Pond Tour for the past six years. Twenty-six ponds in the two towns, Millburn and Short Hills have been exhibited. Ken will guide us through the planning, planting, care, fertilization, watering, and pest control problems associated with establishing a water garden on one’s own property. He will also cover the ecosystem that may arise around the pond, including dragonflies, tadpoles, frogs, turtles and birds. Maplewood Garden Club meeting, Monday, APRIL 4, 2011, 7:30 PM at the Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., Maplewood, NJ. The meeting is open to all, admission is free and refreshments (often home made!) will be served.
