The Rutgers Turfgrass Program has raised a total of $400,000 to support the Henry Indyk Endowed Graduate Fellowship at the university. Thanks to a $61,000 donation from the New Jersey Turfgrass Association (NJTA) and the New Jersey Turfgrass Foundation (NJTF) in March, the seven-year capital campaign has met its goal of continuing support of graduate […]
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Grafting apple trees to be shown at Rutgers’ Snyder Farm in Franklin Township
Want to learn the how’s and why’s of propagating apple trees and changing varieties with the age-old techniques of grafting? Then come to the last class in this spring’s Rutgers Snyder Farm Home Orchard Series…Both classroom instruction a…
Master Gardeners present “Alternatives to Invasive Plants” @ Stafford
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners of Ocean County will present “Alternatives to Invasive Plants” at the Stafford branch Monday, April 28th at 2:30 PM.
Rutgers Alumna Finds Thousands of Creepy Crawlies Live in our Homes
Nancy Brill earned a bachelor’s degree in natural resource management from Rutgers in 2000. After completing a master’s degree in horticulture at North Carolina State University (NCSU), she returned to Rutgers as a field researcher in vegetable pathology at Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Upper Deerfield, NJ. Brill, who later earned a Ph.D. […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension offers spring lawn and garden tips
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension offers the following tips for people doing work on their lawn and garden this spring. Bulbs: Start planting summer bulbs in May. Some favorites are gladiolus, dahlias, calla lilies, caladiums, alstroemeria, lilies, cro…
Rowan student’s service project shows soil significance at Aura Elementary
Second-grade students at Aura Elementary School in Elk Township had to roll up their sleeves, as soil was the topic of discussion for student teacher and Rowan University senior Katelyn Micek’s student learning service project. During her March lesson,…
Rutgers Master Gardeners Care for Historic Cherry Trees in Branch Brook Park
Editor’s Note: Two alumni have been instrumental in the care and maintenance of the remarkable cherry tree collection in Essex County. Paul Cowie is a consultant to the Branch Brook Park Alliance. He graduated in 1985 with a B.S. in Natural Resource Management with a concentration in Forestry. He cooperates with the Rutgers Master Gardeners […]
Landscape Architecture Graduate Student’s Solo Exhibit at Rutgers Art Library
SIGHT/SITE, a solo exhibit at the Rutgers Art Library on Voorhees Mall during the month of February, featured the work of Landscape Architecture graduate student Jennifer Burkhalter. SIGHT/SITE was a study of the Yew Garden at Rutgers Gardens and consisted of a series of charcoal drawings, three-dimensional collages and mixed media pieces. The Yew Garden […]
Friction among the flowers under master gardeners’ new supervisor
It was the second day of spring, and the sun beamed into the South Harrison greenhouse as a small contingent of volunteer gardeners filed in throughout the early morning. Sheltered from the chill, the Gloucester County master gardeners worked to the faint sound of spraying hoses and the quiet buzzing of fans. “It cheers you up,” said retired teacher Barbara Trueheart, 62, of Washington Township. Another gardener likened the county facility to Oz, a magical place where the gardeners – volunteers under Rutgers University’s county cooperative extension – can always escape the bitterness outside.
Professor Emeritus Roy H. DeBoer (1933 – 2014)
Professor Emeritus Roy H. DeBoer passed away on March 17, 2014. Roy played a seminal role in the formation of the landscape architecture program at Rutgers and in New Jersey. His teaching career at Rutgers, which started in 1955, spanned more than 50 years. Founder of the Landscape Architecture program, he served as a full […]
