SEPTEMBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 12 Board Meeting/General Meeting/Brown Bag Lunch 12:00PM
LOCATION: HealthBarn at the Gatehouse, Habernickel Park
SEPTEMBER 19 – 22, NCG Fall Board Meeting – St. Louis , MO
SEPTEMBER 26, Board Meeting of GCNJ at Holly House, Rutgers Gardens
SEPTEMBER 27, Green Kids, Tuesday 3:30-4:30 p.m. – “Patterns in Nature” – Register Here
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
9/15 Leigh 9/22 Irene P. 9/29 Carol L.
“List! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves.”
– Humbert Wolfe
OCTOBER 2022
OCTOBER 3 Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Nancy R’s home
OCTOBER 7 Luncheon, Program, General Meeting 12 noon
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium, 125 N. Maple Avenue
PROGRAM: Marta McDowell
“Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life”
Potter’s life did not end with Peter Rabbit. Her interest in landscape and preservation focused on her beloved Lake District of England
HOSTESSES: Karen, Jeri, Anthea
OCTOBER 7 – Create floral centerpieces for Children’s Aid & Family Services Fundraiser
OCTOBER 12-13 GCNJ Symposium, Holiday Inn, East Windsor, NJ
GREEN KIDS
OCTOBER 4 Tuesday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Wind Chimes
OCTOBER 11 Tuesday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Nature Weaving
OCTOBER 18 Tuesday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Planting Bulbs & Scavenger Hunt
OCTOBER 25 Tuesday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Rosemary, Sage & Thyme
Group Library Arrangement October 10 – October 31
Jenny, Gaye, Clarita & Pilar
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
10/6 Janel 10/13 Samara 10/20 V. 10/27 Diana P.
NOVEMBER 2022
OCTOBER 31 (NOVEMBER) Board Meeting 10 AM
LOCATION: Carol L’s home
NOVEMBER 4 Luncheon, Program, General Meeting, 12 noon
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium, 125 N. Maple Avenue
PROGRAM: Leslie Parness
“We Grew it Here: 100 Years of NJ Horticultural History”
It’s not all blueberries and tomatoes! NJ gardening history will be a revelation.
HOSTESSES: Teri, Judith F. & Lisa
NOVEMBER 18 Wrap Boxes for Van Neste Holiday Display
LOCATION: Community Room, Stable Thursday, 9:30 AM
NOVEMBER 21 Decorate Van Neste with Wrapped Boxes
LOCATION: Van Neste Park Friday 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
11/3 Suzanne 11/10 Barbara F. 11/17 Lyn 11/23* Joan * Wednesday before Thanksgiving
“Parks and playgrounds are the soul of a city.”
– Marty Rubin
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 28 (DECEMBER) Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Suzanne’s home
DECEMBER 2 Luncheon, General Meeting 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Ridgewood Country Club, 96 W. Midland Avenue
Holiday Luncheon No Guests Please
HOSTESSES: Jenny, Barbara M.
DECEMBER 10 Green Kids Saturday 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
LOCATION: The Stable Evergreen Wreath Workshop
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
12/1 Gaye 12/8 Sophia 12/15 Elsa 12/22 Juliana
DECEMBER 5-16 Group Library Arrangement
Barbara F., Elizabeth, Jeri & Lisa
JANUARY 2023
JANUARY 3 Remove Decorations from Van Neste Park
LOCATION: Van Neste Park 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
(Rain Date: TBD, depending on weather)
JANUARY 6 Board Meeting 10:30 AM
Luncheon, Program, General Meeting 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium, 125 N. Maple Avenue
PROGRAM: Randy Eckel, PH.D., Owner of Toadshade Wildflower Farm and president of the Bergen County Native Plant Society.
“Native Shrubs”
Dr. Eckel will describe some interesting native shrubs for our home landscape. Two years ago, she gave us very useful suggestions of native ground covers.
HOSTESSES: V., Elizabeth & Joan
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
1/65 Toni 1/12 Eileen D. 1/19 Anthea 1/26 Sharon
FEBRUARY 2023
January 30 (February) Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Judy C.’s home
February 3 Luncheon, Program, General Meeting 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium, 125 N. Maple Avenue
PROGRAM: Cece Haydock, landscape architect and guest lecturer at the New York Botanical Gardens
“The Gardens of Paris”
Paris proudly maintains more than 400 private and public gardens. This tour will include well known parks, like the Tuileries, some smaller gardens and a few surprises.
HOSTESSES: Gaye, Juliana and Irene P.
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
2/2 Phyilis 2/9 Leslie 2/16 Clarita 2/23 Barb M.
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
— Albert Camus
MARCH 2023
February 27 (March) Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Barb M’s home
March 3 Luncheon, Program, General Meeting 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium, 125 N. Maple Avenue
PROGRAM: Nicholas Polanin, State-wide coordinator of the Rutgers Master Gardener Program
“Historical Trees of New Jersey”
HOSTESSES: Chantal, Carol L., Liz
March 29 GCNJ District 1 Meeting 9:30 -11:30
LOCATION: Wyckoff Public Library, 200 Woodland Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
3/9 Nancy R. 3/16 Maria 3/23 Teri 3/30/ Jeri
“Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.”
—- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
APRIL 2023
April 3 Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Suzanne’s home
April 7 Luncheon, Program, General Meeting 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium, 125 N. Maple Avenue
PROGRAM: Barbara Ferrante
“Central Park: An American Treasure
Barbara did all of the on-site photography and research, and will include significant locations as well as historic sites. This will be a great personal tour of Olmstead’s masterpiece.
HOSTESSES: Martha, Nancy R., Eleanor
April23 Daffodil Festival/Earth Day Celebration
LOCATION: Van Neste Park 10:00 AM-3:00PM
APRIL 25 Green Kids Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Gourd Bird House
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
4/6 Chantal 4/13 Irene D. 4/20 Lisa 4/27 Elizabeth
“Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither god nor poet; one need only own a shovel.”
—- Aldo Leopold
MAY 2023
MAY 1 Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Barbara F’s home
MAY 2-5 NGC Convention (National Garden Clubs Inc.)
LOCATION: The Greenbrier, White Sulpher Springs, WV
MAY 5 Luncheon, Program, General Meeting 12 noon
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium
PROGRAM: Marcia Frifield
“Down the Garden Path: 100 Years of the Women Gardeners of Ridgewood”
There will be many surprises along the way. Our collective history is one of energy, innovation and dramatic achievement
HOSTESSES: Diana, Mandy, Irene D.
MAY 2 Green Kids Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Caterpillar to Butterfly
MAY 9 Green Kids Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Garden Hedgehogs
MAY 16 Green Kids Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Celery Farm Trip
MAY 23 Green Kids Thursday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
LOCATION: The Stable Butterfly Release in the Garden
MAY 21 – June 2 Group Library Arrangement
Phyllis, Judy C., Maria Juliana
Library Desk Arrangements on Thursdays
5/4 Liz 5/11 Karen 5/18 Jenny 5/25 Eleanor
JUNE 2023
JUNE 4 SECRET GARDEN TOUR Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
JUNE 6 Board Meeting 10:00 AM
LOCATION: Maria’s home
JUNE 10 YEAR-END LUNCHEON No Guests Please
LOCATION: Ridgewood Library Auditorium
HOSTESSES: (flowers only) Elsa, Rosanne, Sophia
June 6 GCNJ Annual Meeting
LOCATION: Bridgewater Marriott, 700 Commons Way, Bridgewater Twp., NJ
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”
— Charles Bowden