‘Native Ferns of Bergen and Passaic Counties’ to be discussed at the next Ramsey Area Garden Club meeting Sept. 13

Jean Epiphan, a staff ecologist for Rutgers University involved in plant ecology in the fringing maritime habitats of Jamaica Bay, will present a program titled “Native Ferns of Bergen and Passaic Counties” at the next meeting of the Ramsey Area Garden Club 7 p.m. Tue., Sept. 13.

Epiphan will discuss how to identify ferns, their features and requirements for soil, light and moisture, where to purchase them, which ones are rare or endangered, how to incorporate them in our landscape and where they grow naturally.

The meeting will be held at The Lutheran Church of The Redeemer, 55 Wyckoff Avenue, Ramsey. 

For more information contact Barbara Doxey, membership chairperson, 201-529-1541.