High school juniors and seniors planning to continue on to higher education are invited to apply for the annual Louis Bay 2nd Scholarship by Friday, March 8.
It may give your backyard a more tropical feel, but its invasiveness may cause an unwanted jungle for your neighbors: Bamboo planting has been on the rise in New Jersey, and numerous municipalities now have ordinances on the books to curb its growth.
In most cases, these local laws aren t outright bans. It s about maintenance, according to Mike Cerra, executive director of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. I don t know if our climate is particularly suited for it. I would assume that it s the novelty of it, he said. You plant a garden, if you re growing tomatoes, you re out there pruning them through the season. If you re growing roses, you re pruning the roses. This is no different.