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Container Gardening With Native Plants in Short Hills, NJ, Oct. 4th

Hi Gang,

How often have you been asked if there are natives that can survive and thrive in containers?  Many have only a small space to work with like a patio or a stoop or a balcony or a tiny urban garden.  These folks want to do their part and make a difference too.  Well, Wildflower City has addressed just that!

 

Wildflower City’s new fall and winter educational series, Field Notes, brings intimate, in-person conversations with experts in native plants, ecology, conservation, and land stewardship to local communities. The series is designed to bring trending topics and information to the public making native plant education accessible, practical, and inspiring.

Field Notes will be launched on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 2 – 4 p.m.  at Cora Hartshorn Arboretum (324 Forest Drive S, Short Hills, NJ 07078) with the 1st in this series: “Container Gardening With Native Plants & Plant Sale.”  Join Kim Anello Correro and urban garden designer Sima Kunttas from Wildflower City for a hands-on look at native plants in containers and best practices for utilizing small space.  To be covered:

  • Design ideas for patios and stoops
  • How to choose the right containers
  • Native plants to attract butterflies, birds and beneficial insects
  • Leave with plants – following the presentation, Wildflower City will host a native plant sale!

Cost:  $25.  Register and learn full details at Wildflower City’s website HERE.

Thank you for helping to spread the word about this great opportunity to learn how to create wildlife-friendly habitat in often overlooked and underutilized spaces!

Pat

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Landscape Design With Birds and Pollinators in Mind

Hi Gang,

This summer I am teaching a “Landscape Design With Birds & Pollinators in Mind” class twice in Avalon. These 2-hour indoor classes are co-sponsored by the Avalon Environmental Commission and the Avalon Free Public Library. The classes are FREE but registration is required. Details follow:

June 14 (Friday), 2:30-4:30 p.m.
(same class offered Fri., August 16, but at a different location)
“Landscape Design with Birds and Pollinators in Mind”
by Pat Sutton
Registration required; Space limited to 20
Where: Avalon at the Tennis Building, 250 39th St, Avalon, NJ 08202

August 16 (Friday), 2:30-4:30 p.m.
(same 2-hr class offered Friday, June 14, but at a different location)
“Landscape Design with Birds and Pollinators in Mind”
by Pat Sutton
Registration required; Space limited to 20
Where: Avalon Free Public Library, 235 32nd St, Avalon, NJ 08202

DETAILS ABOUT THESE CLASSES:

Registration is required.

For the June 14th CLASS Avalon property owners began registering May 17. Registration opened up to others on May 31.

For the August 16th CLASS Avalon property owners may register beginning July 19. All others may register beginning August 2.

To register, please call the Avalon Library at 609-967-7155 or stop by their circulation desk at 235 32nd St, Avalon, NJ 08202.  At registration, participants will receive Pat Sutton’s handout, “Landscape Design with Pollinators and Birds in Mind,” which includes instructions on creating a sketch of their property required for the class. Be sure to read this handout over prior to the class so that you get as much as possible out of the class.

The property sketch should be emailed to Pat 3 days prior to the class (so by the end of the day on Tuesday, June 11th for the June 14th class and by the end of the day on Tuesday, August 13 for the August 16th class). The property sketch should have the registrant’s name in large, bold letters on the sketch in a spot that will be included when it is photographed or copied and sent to Pat.  Photograph the property sketch (so that your name on the sketch shows up), and e-mail the jpg or pdf scan to Pat Sutton (Pat’s e-mail is at the top of her Landscape Design HANDOUT received upon registration). In the e-mail subject line registrants should enter: “Landscape Design – June 14 or August 16 (whichever day/class they signed up for) – their full name.”  If you feel more comfortable sending Pat a few photos of the area you would like to transform into a native plant habitat, by all means send photos instead, but please don’t crash her computer with many HUGE photos. If you have any questions, reach out to Pat (but hopefully everything is explained in her handout and these instructions).

The first half of the class will cover resources and a slide program about the topic. During the second half of the class the group will brainstorm the projected images of each participant’s rough sketch. This brainstorming session should result in participants heading home with ideas and plans to enhance each of their properties for pollinators and birds.

Happy Wildlife Gardening,
Pat