Calendar

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

GREEN KIDS REGISTRATION 

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