Standing up for NJ’s native plants

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Credit: (USFWF)Swamp pink wildflowers in all their glory A certain group of plants will soon be standing out among the rest at garden centers and nurseries across the state, thanks to a new bill, signed by Gov. Murphy on Monday, that calls for the establishment of a “Jersey Native Plants Program.

” The bill, first introduced by former Sen. Kip Bateman (R-Somerset) in 2020, will create a labeling system and marketing campaigns similar to the “Jersey Fresh” and “Jersey Grown” initiatives, to help boost consumer awareness of, and interest in, the state’s native plant species.

“Shopping local is a great way to support the farms that make New Jersey the Garden State, but we also need to encourage people to plant […].

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