Clinton Township Newsletter

1 8 m a y 2 0 1 9 w w w . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . c o m g a r D e N i N g t i p o f t h e m o N t h f O r m a y From the "old guy with the pony tail" at Mendham Garden Center Fact or Fallacy: The lower you mow your lawn, the less often you need to mow Being in lawn maintenance for many years; customers would ask to lower the mowing height with the objective of mowing less often. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most cool season grass can maintain very well at a variety of mowing heights. Perennial Rye can withstand mowing heights as low as .5". Bluegrass can do very well at a mowing height of 1". Tall Fescue on the other hand, does best at a mowing height above 2". The key to maintaining turf quality at a given height is to follow the 1/3 rule. Never mow more than 1/3 the green leaf at one time. If you maintain your lawn at a height of 3", you should mow when it reaches 4" – 4.5", cutting about 1.3". To maintain a height of 2", you would only mow about 1" with each mowing to follow the 1/3 rule. Effectively, you would have to mow more often, assuming the grass grew at the same rate. This would allow for removal of 1/3 the green growth. With this rule in mind, the lower you maintain mowing height, the more often you have to mow. For your lawn: May is a good time to rid your lawn of unwanted weeds along with fertilizing to help develop a deep healthy root system. Lawn weed control products are available in liquid or granular formulations with or without the convenience of fertilizer. Stop by Mendham Garden Center for all your lawn and garden needs. Just ask for the old guy with the pony tail. Conveniently located at 1306 Route 31, Annandale (near the Old Allerton Road intersection) Mendham Garden Center is the place to go for all your gardening and landscape needs. Call 908.730.9008 or visit: www.MendhamGardenCenter.com. s h O W K i d s i n v i t a t i O n a l t h e a t r e p r e s e n t s l i t t l e s h o p o f h o r r o r s ShowKids Invitational Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors, May 3-5 at Voorhees High School. SKIT will stage four performances of the deviously delicious musical: Friday, May 3 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, May 4 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm, and Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 pm. Tickets are on sale now, $13 to $21, at www.showkids.org or by calling the SKIT ticket line at: 908.638.5959. An annual SKIT tradition, senior citizens are invited to attend a complimentary brunch featuring SKIT entertainment before the matinee performance on May 5, at 12:30 pm. Brunch attendees will be treated to excerpts from SKIT's smash production of Newsies. A Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash, Little Shop of Horrors has devoured the hearts of theatre goers for over 30 years. In addition to Little Shop, writers Howard Ashman and Alan Menken are also the creative geniuses behind what have become some of the most popular shows in the world: Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin. The meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant he names "Audrey II" - after his coworker crush. This foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down and out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it, BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey II's out of this world origins and intent towards global domination! "Although she is a flowering man-eater, Audrey II is not gory or scary in this production," shares Carolyn B. Newman, SKIT producer and director. "We have done something really creative and very special with her; so audiences can rest assured this is a dynamic PG-13 show, as is our SKIT tradition." The silly and soulful cast features a pair of high school seniors appearing in their final SKIT production. Jonah Lione, 18, of Clinton, leads the ensemble as the carnivore's keeper, Seymour. A senior at North Hunterdon High School, Lione is a three-time NJACT Perry Award nominee, and "Best Youth Actor" winner for his charming portrayal of the lovable chimney sweep Bert in last season's Mary Poppins. He most recently appeared as Jack Kelly in SKIT's production of Newsies. Another North Hunterdon senior, Kaylyn Feeley, 18, of Clinton Township, appears as Audrey in the Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances. Audiences may recall her touching rendition of the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins. The role of Audrey is shared with Allisa Conover, 17, of East Amwell Twp., who most recently appeared as Katherine Plumber in Newsies. Graduating from Central Hunterdon High School this year is Isabelle "Izzy" Cappel, 16, of Ringoes, who appears as Angel, a street urchin, in the production. Belting it out as the brash, blood-thirsty Audrey II is Imani Smith, 16, of Phillipsburg. Find out more at: www.showkids.org!

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