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Articles by Lorraine Kiefer

Lorraine Kiefer has gardened all of her life. She is a garden writer, floral designer and professional horticulturist. Lorraine teaches many classes at Triple Oaks nursery and Herb Garden in Franklinville, NJ.

  1. Making Your Garden a Birding Mecca

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published March 1st, 2010 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    Do you have birds gobbling up seeds and insect pests in your garden? If not, you should consider adding a bird feeder and planning to plant some bird-friendly plants for next year.

  2. Soup – A Gardener’s Elixir of Life

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published February 1st, 2010 in Garden Talk • Gardening • Recipes

    Many gardeners like to get outside, even in cold weather. A lot of gardeners also like to cook using their garden vegetables. Enjoy recipes for Monk’s Garden Soup, Barscazc, Chicken Soup with Greens, and Tomato Soup.

  3. The Christmas Rose – As far from a rose as one can get

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published January 1st, 2010 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    Many folks want to plant plants when they see them in bloom. Unfortunately for Hellebores, the Christmas or Lenten rose, the ground is frozen or there is snow everywhere when they’re showing off!

  4. Hollies: A Jolly South Jersey Winter Favorite

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published December 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    It is time to write about one of my favorite trees, the Holly. They are so glorious this time of the year and they grow so well in our area they deserve a yearly applause.

  5. Bayberry – A native plant that yields fragrant holiday candles!

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published November 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    One of my favorite plants of the Cape May area is Bayberry. They are a native and one that the birds help to spread. Bayberry says seashore. Traditionally the berries of these evergreen plants have been used to make candles.

  6. A Little Bit About Butterflies

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published October 1st, 2009 in Birding and Wildlife • Garden Talk • Gardening

    One of nicest experiences for gardeners is the observation of butterflies in the garden planned for them.

  7. A Rose By Any Other Name…

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published September 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    The roses that smell the best are the almost flat type blooms found on the Rugosa rose shrub. They are in both white and deep rose in my gardens and do well in sandy soil.

  8. Summer time and the garden is growing!

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published August 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    Whether you garden in a pot or a plot, it is time to take notice and give the plants one last feeding if you do not already have time-release fertilizer on the plants. Clip or deadhead blooming plants so they will continue to flower. Trim back vegetables if they need it and plant some fall crops.

  9. Monarchs are coming…plant butterfly weed!

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published July 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    Butterfly weed is a beautiful fiery orange plant that is now blooming all over southern New Jersey. It has always been one of my very favorite wild flowers. It is known by many different nicknames, but most old timers call it “Railroad Annie” because it often grows along railroad tracks or in vacant fields. Butterfly enthusiasts call it butterfly weed because its colorful blooms attract butterflies.

  10. Old Time Favorites

    Text by Lorraine Kiefer | Published June 1st, 2009 in Garden Talk • Gardening

    We all know them. Geraniums are truly an old-fashioned summer plant, but did you know that you can enjoy these beauties all year long?