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Hook Up on Tinder

Since dating can be stressful, there is the possibility of humor to try to reduce tensions. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rosenfeld found that heterosexual couples are more likely to meet a romantic partner online than through personal contacts and connections. Since 1940, traditional ways of meeting partners – through family, in church and in the neighborhood – have all been in decline, Rosenfeld said. The company has said that this app is single, progressive and specially designed for the Gen Z market.

So it’s taken that pressure off, this has to be a friendship interaction, and this has to be a romantic interaction. The platforms highlighted below are legal, so you don’t have to worry about getting scammed. OurTime.com is a dating site that caters to singles 50 years and older. Registration is free, and you can view profiles of singles in your area. The app is easy to use, and you can connect with local singles that interest you. Starting a conversation here is very easy because your potential matches are meant to comment on a specific piece of information on your profile.

They are oriented on varied countries and on the varied nationalities. There hookupguru the sites with the diverse prices and the diverse functionalities. You will need a premium membership to use the site’s full potential. For example, messaging people as a free member lets you only use the message feature to send site-generated icebreakers, while Standard members can only send winks and add folks to their favorites.

  • Meetup.com is another popular platform, however it’s not built around dating.
  • Research from Berkeley University in California suggests there is a dropoff in interest after online daters meet face-to-face.
  • This may have something to do with most of its features being free.
  • Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they have ever used a dating site or app, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted July 5-17, 2022.
  • A line of research initiated in recent years links dark personality traits to the reasons for using Tinder.

So until then, I’m delighted and would like to say thank you towards the present software for providing usa together. I got most positive and negative experiences previously, and many consumers actually shattered the emotions.

How to use dating apps like a pro

The date can be online or physical, with the latter costing the paying party any expenses incurred during the meet-up. If the date is to take place in a venue that requires an entry fee, your partner should pay for that too. As to how much you get to take home, the going rate averages $80 to $100 per date. Also, as an attractive member, you have an option to negotiate the bid if you feel the amount is too. After submitting your request, you’ll receive a confirmation email giving you access to the site. This is an adult dating website where bids are placed to win a date.

The Dangers of Dating App Meet-Ups

Reverting to characteristics of traditional sexual scripts, women may find themselves further entrenched in unwanted gender roles. Feminist Gail Dines has opined that pornography is “a cultural force that is shaping the sexual attitudes of an entire generation” and a “major form of sex ed today for boys.”

Most importantly, you get to set the budget for the entire date. What this means is that you get to keep the full-price amount. Finally, you don’t have to disclose your personal identity if you are not comfortable with a bidder. For the chance to get paid to date a millionaire or just the average Joe, you pay a subscription fee of $59.99 for 30 days.

Basically, you’re given a random profile with the option to either “like” them or “X” cross them out – sort of like Tinder’s swipe feature. Most of the members on SearchingforSingles are from the US, but you can still find users worldwide! Plus, there are also more women than men on this hookup site, if that’s what you’re after. Tinder has been called the harbinger of the hookup-fueled “dating apocalypse.” But the truth of the matter is, hooking up isn’t anything new . And as for Tinder, sure, it can be used for swiftly finding a one-night stand, but there are plenty of other apps that are better suited for that task. You don’t have to travel thousands of miles away to meet your date when you find the perfect match – as Tinder lets you only access singles near your location.

By |2023-05-23T20:04:04+00:00February 6th, 2023|Online Dating|0 Comments

Country Mile Gardens Goes 100% Solar!

Country Mile Gardens, a family-owned and operated garden center located in Harding, NJ, has installed a 35kW solar system to cover 100% of its
energy use.
The solar array, situated on 2,000 square feet of the three-acre property, will produce an estimated 39.4 megawatt hours per year. Over the next 30 years, it will offset the equivalent CO 2 from burning 900 tons of coal.
Brothers Dan and Thomas Gallo recently purchased Country Mile Gardens from their father, Tom Gallo, who started the business in 1977. The installation is the most recent move in their effort to reduce the environmental impact of their business. Other improvements include
selling more organic and native plant materials, recycling more packaging and sourcing from more local growers.
“Dan and I, with backgrounds in environmental science and biology, are both very aware of the benefits of renewable energy and how climate change can impact our local environment, as well as our business,” said Thomas Gallo, Co-Owner of Country Mile Gardens.
Country Mile Gardens invested $124,000 in the installation and expects to see a return on investment within six years. The 80-panel system was designed and installed by Green House Solar in Madison, NJ, with high-efficiency panels manufactured by SunPower. In addition to
harvesting solar power, the array will provide shade to shade-loving plants.
“We see this solar installation as a win-win-win,” said Dan Gallo, Co-Owner of Country Mile Gardens. “It will reduce our carbon footprint, make us more energy independent and also save us money in the long term.”

By |2019-11-21T20:47:42+00:00November 21st, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Below you will find a table with all of the weekly arrivals.  Use Ctrl-F to help find any plants you are looking for.

Latin Name Common Name Column4 Column5 Column6
Cephalotaxus Harringtonia ‘Duke Gardens’ Duke Gardens Plum Yew 24-30″
Cephalotaxus Harringtonia ‘Duke Gardens’ Duke Gardens Plum Yew 30-36″
Cephalotaxus Harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’ Fastigiate Japanese Plum Yew 30-36″
Liquidambar Styraciflua ‘Happi Daze’ Happi Daze Sweetgum 2-2 1/2″
Picea Koraiensis ‘Morris Blue’ Morris Blue Korean Pine 6-7′
Picea Orientalis ‘Gowdy’ Gowdy Oriental Spruce 6-7′
Astilbe x ‘Peach Blossom’ Peach Blossom Astilbe #1
Brunnera Macrophylla Siberian Bugloss #1
Carex x ‘Evergold’ Evergold Carex #1
Coreopsis ‘Flower of Hope’ Flower of Hope Coreopsis #1
Coreopsis ‘Summer Sunshine’ Summer Sunshine Coreopsis #1
Delosperma x ‘Garnet’ Garnet Ice Plant #1
Dianthus x ‘Firestar’ Firestar Dianthus #1
Echinacea Purpurea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ Cheyenne Spirit Echinacea #1
Athyrium Nipponicum ‘Pictum’ Japanese Painted Fern #1
Festuca x ‘Cool as Ice’ Cool as Ice Blue Fescue #1
Galium Odoratum Sweet Woodruff #1
Geranium x ‘Biokovo’ Biokovo Hardy Geranium #1
Hakonechloe Macra ‘Aureola’ Japanese Forest Grass #1
Heuchera x ‘Forever Red’ Forever Red Coral Bells #1
Heuchera x ‘Green Spice’ Green Spice Coral Bells #1
Hyacinthoides Excelsior Spanish Bluebells #1
Lavandula x ‘Blue Cushion’ Blue Cushion Lavender #1
Lavandula x ‘Phenomenal’ Phenomenal Lavender #1
Leucanthemum x ‘Becky’ Becky Shasta Daisy #1
Leucanthemum x ‘Snowcap’ Snowcap Shasta Daisy #1
Monarda Didyama ‘Jacob Cline’ Jacob Cline Bee Balm #1
Myotosis ‘Victoria Blue’ Victoria Blue Forget Me Not #1
Nepeta Faasenii ‘Early Bird’ Early Bird Catmint #1
Pulmonaria x ‘Raspberry Splash’ Raspberry Splash Lungwort #1
Pulmonaria x ‘Silver Bouquet’ Silver Bouquet Lungwort #1
Amsonia x ‘Storm Cloud’ Storm Cloud Amsonia #1
Digitalis ‘Foxy’ Foxy Foxglove #2
Sempervivum Hen’s And Chicks QT/6″
Actaea Simplex ‘Brunette’ Brunette Snakeroot #2
Allium x ‘Globemaster’ Globemaster Allium #2
Astilbe x ‘Visions in Pink’ Visions in Pink Astilbe #2
Astilbe x ‘Visions in White’ Visions in White Astilbe #2
Astilbe ‘Visions in Red’ Visions in Red Astilbe #2
Astilbe x ‘Fanal’ Fanal Astilbe #2
Berberis Gladwynensis ‘William Penn’ William Penn Barberry #3 12-15″
Cercis Canadensis Eastern Redbud 8-10′
Dicentra Spectabalis ‘King of Hearts’ King of Hearts Bleeding Heart #2
Hakonechloe Macra ‘All Gold’ All Gold Japanese Forest Grass #1
Hosta ‘Patriot’ Patriot Hosta #2
Hosta ‘Blue Angel’ Blue Angel Hosta #2
Iris Ensata ‘Variegata’ Variegated Water Iris #2
Hemerocallis ‘Pardon Me’ Pardon Me Daylily #2
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ Happy Returns Daylily #2
Cercis Canadensis ‘Rising Sun’ Rising Sun Redbud #10
Cornus Kousa ‘Scarlet Fire’ Scarlet Fire Dogwood #10
Erica Carnea ‘C.D. Easton’ C.D. Easton Heather #2
Forsythia Intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Lynwood Gold Border Forsythia #3
Lonicera Pericyclamen ‘Scentsation’ Scentsation Honeysuckle #3
Thuja Plicata ‘Green Giant’ Green Giant Aborvitae #10 5-6′
Coreopsis x ‘Lil Bang Darling Clementine’ Coreopsis Lil Bang Darling Clementine #2
Dianthus x ‘Firewitch’ Firewitch Cheddar Pinks #1
Fragaria ‘Rutgers Scarlet’ Rutgers Scarlet Strawberry QT/6″
Heuchera x ‘Spellbound’ Spellbound Coral Bells #2
Heuchera x ‘Spellbound’ Spellbound Coral Bells #1
Lychnis ‘Rolly’s Favorite’ Rolly’s Favorite Lychnis #1
Rosmarinus ‘Tuscan Blue’ Tuscan Blue Rosemary QT/6″
Veronica ‘Lavender Lightsaber’ Lavender Lightsaber Speedwell #2
Aconitum Ardensii Monk’s Hood #1
Berberis Thunbergii ‘Gentry’ Royal Burgundy Barberry #3
Dicentra Spectabalis Bleeding heart #1
Fothergilla Major ‘Mt. Airy’ Mount Airy Fothergilla #3
Geranium Sanuinium ‘Striatum’ Bloody Cranesbill #1
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Limelight’ Limelight Hydrangea #3
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Pinky Winky’ Pinky Winky Hydrangea #3
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Fire Light’ Firelight Hydrangea #3
Hydrangea Serratifola ‘Tuff Stuff’ Tuff Stuff Hydrangea #3
Itea Virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Henry’s Garnet Sweetspire #3
Ligularia Dentata ‘Othello’ Othello Ligularia #1
Monarda x ‘Petite Delight’ Petite Delight Monarda #1
Perovskia Atriplicifolia Russian Sage #2
Spiraea x ‘Magic Carpet’ Magic Carpet Spirea #3
By |2019-04-12T19:34:14+00:00April 12th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

New Arrivals Week of March 25th 2019

New Arrivals Last Week in March 2019

We’ve received a ton of material this week including a lot of flowering trees, shade trees, and a ton of shrubs.  Use Control-F to search this document if you are looking for something specific.

Actaea Simplex ‘Black Negligee’ Black Negligee Snakeroot #2
Azalea x ‘Delaware Valley White’ Delaware Valley White Azalea #3 15-18″
Azalea x ‘Girard’s Fuschia’ Girard’s Fuschia Azalea #3 15-18″
Azalea x ‘Hino Crimson’ Hino Crimson Azalea #3 15-18″
Azalea x ‘Poukanense Compacta’ Compact Poukananse Azalea #3 15-18″
Azalea x ‘Silver Sword’ Silver Sword Azalea #3 12-15″
Berberis Thunbergii ‘Pygruzam’ Pygmy Ruby Barberry #2 12-15″
Berberis Thunbergii ‘Rosy Glow’ Rosy Glow Barberry #3 15-18″
Berberis Thunbergii ‘Royal Burgundy’ Royal Burgundy Barberry #3 12-15″
Betula Nigra ‘Dura heat’ Dura Heat River Birch #15
Brunnera Macrophylla ‘Variegata’ Variegated Siberian Bugloss #1
Buddleia x ‘Petite Blue Heaven’ Petite Blue Heaven Butterfly Bush #3
Buxus Microphylla ‘Winter Green’ Wintergreen Boxwood 24-30″
buxus x ‘Green Beauty’ Green Beauty Boxwood #2 12-15″
Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’ Green Mountain Boxwood #5 24-30″
Buxus x ‘Green Mountain’ Green Mountain Boxwood 30-36″
Carex elata ‘Aurea’ Bowles Golden Sedge #1
Chamacyparis Pfisifera ‘Golden Charm’ Golden Charm Threadleaf Cypress #5 18-24″
Clethra Alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’ Sixteen Candles Summersweet #3 15-18″
Corydalis Flexuosa ‘Porcelain Blue’ Percelain Blue Corydalis #1
Cotinus Coggygria ‘Grace’ Grace Smokebush #3
Cotinus Coggygria ‘Grace’ Grace Smokebush #5
Cotoneaster Salicifolia ‘Repans’ Willowleaf Cotoneaster #3 15-18″
Cytisus Scoparius ‘Burkwood’ Burkwood Scotch Broom #3
Cytisus Scoparius ‘Moonlight’ Moonlight Scotch Broom #3
Deutzia Gracilis ‘Nikko’ Nikko Slender Deutzia #3
Euonymus Alatus ‘Compactus’ Burning Bush #5 24-30″
Hamamelis x ‘Arnold’s Promise’ Arnold’s Promise Witch Hazel #4
Helleborus x ‘Joker’ Joker Lenten Rose #1
Helleborus x ‘Love Bug’ Love Bug Lenten Rose #1
Heuchera x ‘Frosted Violet’ Frosted Violet Heuchera #1
Heucherella x ‘Spicy Lime’ Spicy Lime Foam Flower #1
Hydrangea Anomala ‘Petiolaris’ Climbing Hydrangea #5
Hydrangea Paniculata ‘Strawberry Sundae’ Strawberry Sundae Hydrangea #3
Hydrangea Quercifola ‘Ruby Slippers’ Ruby Slippers Oakleaf Hydrangea #5
Ilex Crenata ‘Compacta’ Compact Japanese Holly #7 24-30″
Ilex Crenata ‘Steeds’ Steeds Japanese Holly #5 24-30″
Ilex x meservae ‘blue prince’ Blue Prince Holly #4 15-18″
Ilex x Meservae ‘Blue Princess’ Blue Princess Holly #4 15-18″
Iris Ensata ‘Variegata’ Variegated Water Iris #1
Iris Ensata ‘Variegata’ Variegated Water Iris #5
Iris Siberica ‘Bennerup Blue’ Bennerup Blue Siberian Iris #5
Iris Siberica ‘Caesar’s Brother’ Caesar’s Brother Siberian Iris #5
Iris Siberica ‘Ruffled Velvet’ Ruffled Velvet Siberian Iris #5
Juniperus Chinensis ‘Daub’s Frosted’ Daub’s Frosted Chinese Juniper #5
Juniperus Procumbens ‘Nana’ Japanese Garden Juniper #3 15-18″
Juniperus Squamata ‘Blue Star’ Blue Star Juniper #3
Leucothoe Axillaris ‘Squirt’ Squirt Leucothoe #3 15-18″
Magnolia x Liliflora ‘Betty’ Betty Magnolia #7 18-24″
Nandina Domestica ‘Tuscan Flame’ Tuscan Flame Heavenly Bamboo #3
Paeonia x itoh ‘Joanna Marlene’ Joanna Marlene Itoh Peony #5
Picea Glauca ‘Conica’ Dwarf Alberta Spruce #2 24-30″
Picea Glauca ‘Conica’ Dwarf Alberta Spruce #5 30-36″
Polystichum Munitum Western Sword Fern #1
Polystichum x dycei Dyce’s Holly Fern #2
Prunus Subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ Autumnalis Cherry 2-2 1/2″
Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula Plena Rosa’ Weeping Cherry #15
Pulmonaria x ‘Raspberry Splash’ Raspberry Splash Lungwort #1
Pulmonaria x ‘Trevi Fountain’ Trevi Fountain Lungwort #1
Rhododendron x ‘Landmark’ Landmark Rhododendron #5 24-30″
Rhododendron x ‘PJM’ PJM Rhododendron #7 30-36″
Rhododendron x ‘PJM Elite’ PJM Elite Rhododendron #2 18-24″
Rhododendron x ‘Roseum Elegans’ Roseum Elegans Rhododendron #5 24-30″
Rosa x ‘Double Knockout’ Double Knockout Rose #4
Rosa x ‘Double Knockout’ Double Knockout Rose #7
Rosa x ‘Sunny Knockout’ Sunny Knockout Rose #4
Rosmarinus Officinalis ‘Roman Beauty’ Roman Beauty Rosemary #1
Salix x ‘Niobe’ Golden Weeping Willow 2 1/2-3″
Spiraea Japonica ‘Little Princess’ Little Princess Spirea #3
Syringa Patula ‘Miss Kim’ Miss Kim Lilac #4
Syringa x ‘SMSJBP7’ Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac #3 24-30″
Thuja Occidentalis ‘Art Boe’ North Pole Arborvitae #3 24-30″
Thuja x ‘Monrig’ Tiny Tower Arborvitae #5 30-36″
Thuja x ‘Monrig’ Tiny Tower Arborvitae #10 5-6′
Vaccinum Corymbosum ‘Bluecrop’ Bluecrop Blueberry #3
Vaccinum Corymbosum ‘Jersey’ Jersey Blueberry #3
Vaccinum x ‘orus-61-1’ Perpetua Blueberry #2
Viburnum Plicatum Tometosum ‘Popcorn’ Popcorn Viburnum #7 30-36″
Viburnum Rhytidophylloides ‘Allegheny’ Allegheny Viburnum #7 30-36″
Weigela Florida ‘Kolsunn’ Magical Fantasy Weigela #2 12-15″
Wisteria Fruticosa ‘Amethyst Falls’ Amethyst Falls American Wisteria #5
Wisteria Fruticosa ‘Amethyst Falls’ Amethyst Falls American Wisteria #4
By |2019-03-29T16:42:07+00:00March 29th, 2019|Weekly Arrivals|0 Comments

Boxwood Blight – Identification, how to prevent, and other plant options

Boxwood Blight

Boxwood blight is a fungal disease caused by Calonectria pseudonaviculata ,  and C. henricotiae

Boxwood blight infects all aboveground portions of the shrub but not its roots. Symptoms begin as dark leaf spots that form brown blotches. A key symptom that differentiates boxwood blight from other boxwood diseases is that narrow black streaks (cankers) develop on green stems. White spores exist on undersides of infected leaves and on stem cankers, spores add to spreading the disease. This disease defoliates the shrub usually from the ground up. Severe defoliation and stem dieback can kill young plants and causes older plants to look unsightly losing ornamental value. This blight cannot be cured once it has started.

It’s possible plants carrying the fungal pathogen won’t show symptoms of the disease if the infection is very recent. The fungus that causes boxwood blight can overwinter on infected plants and in infected leaf litter. Spores of fungus can spread from rainfall or irrigation. It can spread within one plant or to nearby plants. It can also spread larger distances by infected nursery stock or contaminated landscape tools.

If boxwood blight doesn’t kill the boxwood it will still weaken the plant so much so that another pathogen could easily kill the boxwood instead. It is the best practice to destroy all infected boxwoods by a controlled fire burn or burying all infected plants away from contact of any new boxwoods as this disease spreads so rapidly.

Prevention and Other Shrub Options

The only way to prevent further spreading once disease is established is by practicing extremely thorough sanitation practices. You must disinfect pruners and tools frequently and between different plant usage. Never trim or prune boxwoods when they are wet or after heavy rainfall. Wash boots/shoes in between house visits, landscape installs, garden center visits. Mulch should theoretically reduce disease development by reducing pathogen dispersal via rain splash – a primary cause of boxwood blight’s spread.

Preventatively spray a fungicide. Infuse and Fungonil by Bonide can help prevent the disease with repeated applications.

The best resistant boxwood  cultivars are: Green Beauty, Green Gem, and Green Mountain

The best option is to choose a different plant entirely and do not plant boxwoods. Other evergreen foundation plant options include Japanese Holly, Inkberry Holly, Plum Yew, Japanese Skimmia, Andromeda, Otto Luyken Cherry Laurel, Skip Laurel, and others depending on the application.  We are also testing other new varieties which hold promise for certain plantings.

By |2019-04-05T15:52:10+00:00March 22nd, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

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