News Leaf 2019
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November News Leaf 2019 Garden Club of New Jersey this issue Black Swallowtail Butterfly- NJ State Butterfly President’s Message P.1-2 President’s Message Upcoming Events P. 3 What an exciting time to Teddie Falcone, Pat Wilson and Judges Credentials P. 4 belong to The Garden Club of Nancy Schmaltz from the GCNJ Scholarship Deadline P. 4 New Jersey, Inc.! We were able Board’s Rutgers Gardens to welcome so many club Project Committee who work Life Membership P. 4 members from throughout the with Bruce Crawford, Director Award Deadlines P. 5-6 state to our various District of Rutgers Gardens, to refurbish Meetings, GCNJ Workshops, the projects of past GCNJ Flower Show School P. 7 Garden Study School and Presidents. It is hoped that this Drumthwacket P. 8 Judges Council, all held at our project will not only bring headquarters, Holly House, everything up to date but will F.S. Workshops P. 9 located in Rutgers Gardens that expand them with the Host Trees P. 10 is part of Rutgers University’s implementation of learning Cook Campus in East Brunswick, centers. Youth Happenings P. 11 NJ. Our member clubs will be Blue Star Markers P. 12 The goal was to not only able to take any of these ideas have numerous educational back to their own communities Outdoor Learning Centers programs for our club and, in the process, also apply Pp 13, 14, 15 members, but to showcase our for Plant America grants. If you Information on next issue new project and President’s missed viewing this project in P. 16 theme, “Paths to Discovery person, you will be able to view through Outdoor Learning it during the upcoming GCNJ Centers.” Thanks must go to Fall Conference & Presidents Day “Paths to Discovery”. Ihope you’ve registered for this huge event as we will be I hope you’ve I want to thank in a fun and interactive registered for this Marina Kerber, Flower two day session Show Workshop Chair, huge event as we will culminating with a be welcoming our for the outstanding role “hands on” botanical arts National Garden Club she played by providing collage that members President, Gay Austin two days of free and honoring our workshops designed to were able to take home. club presidents and introduce our clubs to Thank you to Florence four honorees who the cornucopia of Leyssene, Carol English, were instrumental in information available to Elizabeth Lilliston, Alice helping us have the them in National Dickson, Cecelia Millea, Black Swallowtail Garden Clubs, Inc.’s Marina Kerber, Teddie Butterfly designated Handbook for Flower Falcone and Linda as New Jersey’s Shows, Revised 2017. Official State Marina had our top Williams, excellent Butterfly. The day National Garden Club instructors all! More to will be unforgettable Judges for the Garden come as we work to as it concludes with Club of New Jersey replace our GCNJ “Christmas on instruct our attendees Standard Flower Show Broadway”, a on staging a flower with four District Flower fabulous design show, writing a flower Shows to be held in the program replete with show schedule, music, poetry and exhibiting designs, next two years. Onward easy to follow holiday horticulture and & Upward! The sky’s the designs. botanical arts, all limit. I very much look forward to meeting each and every one of you as you join with us in new experiences. Jeannie Geremia, GCNJ President [email protected] Page 2 November 2, 2019 Vincentown Garden Club presents “Antiques and Artisans”, held in May 6, 7, 8 Flower Show School, Course III, at Historic Vincentown Village from 9 am to 3 Holly House--Cathy Felton, Horticulture pm. Shop for beautiful antiques and vintage Instructor, and Julia Clevett, Design Instructor items as well as handmade works and Course III focuses on creative design types. demonstrations by local artisans. Food and music is provided. $3.00 is suggested donation at the May 17, 2020 The Garden Club of Cranford door. invites you to Tea & Flowers from 11-4 pm at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 119 Forest Avenue, November 4, 2019 GCNJ Conference and Cranford. Price: $50 per person. Call 908-451- Presidents Day at Bridgewater Marriott, 6283 or email [email protected] 8 am-3 pm for more information. November 9, 2019 The Garden Club of June 18, 2020 Seaweeders Garden Club of Bay Watchung is sponsoring “Tag Sale Treasures & Head & Mantoloking will hold a Garden Tour Boutique” at Fireman’s Exempt Hall, 31 beginning at the Bay Head Yacht Club, 111 Mountain Blvd., Watchung, NJ 07069. Hours are Metcalf Street, Bay Head, NJ, where they will be 10 am-2 pm. For further information, contact given their program and ticket for lunch. Visit Vonnie Mott at 908-279-7344 or nine gardens in both Bay Head and Mantoloking. /[email protected]. Contact Ann Castagnola at 631-786-7831 for more information. Cost: $65 (includes lunch and November 9, 2019 Frelinghuysen gardens). Arboretum: Annual Tree Symposium-10 am June 20, 2020 Garden Club of Long Valley will November 18, 2019 GCNJ State Board Meeting hold a day-long Garden Tour with multiple at Holly House at 10am to noon locations in Long Valley, NJ. Contact Maria December, 2019 Visit Drumthwacket in Birch at 908-876-9123 or email Princeton—a delightful experience! [email protected] for more information. January 21, 2020 Judges’ Council at Holly House at 10 am – noon January 27, 2020 GCNJ State Board Meeting at Holly House at 10 am – noon March 10, 11, 2020 Landscape Design School, Course II, at Holly House Page 3 New Life Members Scholarship Deadline Information has been brought up to date This is a and eleven Life Members have been added reminder that to the rolls for Garden Club of New Jersey. February 1, 2020, One new National Life Member has also is the deadline for been added. Scholarship The Life Members are as follows: Applications for high school seniors through graduate school students. 2017-Pamela Sutton, Elizabeth Hanson, Nancy Smith, Gail Bassolino, Carol Johnson All information and forms can be found on 2018-Cecelia Millea, Patricia Polunas, the Garden Club of New Jersey website under Muriel Komolski Scholarships/Study Schools after clicking 2019-Diana Dove, Pamela Marhan, Joanne Forms at the top. Mallon Please let friends, family and other interested applicants know about this scholarshp. Pam Sutton Life Membership Chair If you have questions or concerns, please [email protected] contact me. 347-731-4922 (cell) Patricia Polunas GCNJ Judges Credentials Scholarship Chair My sincere thank you to our garden clubs [email protected] who have held Flower Shows recently and who 732-202-6775 have contacted me to request the names of Garden Club of New Jersey Judges Profitable Florist For Sale! who are in need of judging credits that will go towards being eligible Established and Growing Flower to take our next Symposium for & Gift shop serving Essex County credit. • Revenues $750K+ Annually • Floral Designs for all Events Many are now eligible for the Symposium, • Loyal Clientele & Accounts but some still need judgings. Therefore, if your • Prime Location club is planning a Flower Show, please contact Contact: Marwan Nabulsi me so that we can utilize these judges. Murphy Business Brokers [email protected] Jane Bersch (484) 905-2080 Judging Credentials Chair [email protected] 609-654-6580 609-923-8427 (cell) Page 4 Here are some tips from the National Garden Club IMPORTANT WINTER AWARD and The Garden Club of New Jersey Websites that may help your Awards Chair complete and DEADLINE DATES: submit award winning applications!! Both websites give a numeric listing of awards offered. But the list in its current form can be DECEMBER 1, 2019: Please submit any overwhelming. So for the GCNJ AWARDS, whose application for a National Garden Club Award to submissions are not due until February 15, Peggy Morrissey,142 Osborne Avenue, Bay Head, 2020, here is a breakdown by category: NJ 08742 by November 15, 2019. The awards application is on the National Garden Club (NGC) Civic Beautification Awards: This category Website under AWARDS. Look for more details in considers civic beautification projects, community a note that will be sent in the coming weeks to all gardens, decorating an historic building, civic GCNJ Club Presidents via the District Directors. improvement, and decorating a public building for a specific occasion. Some examples might be JANUARY 15, 2020: Please submit your Publicity participating in decorating Drumthwacket; Press Book Award applications to Peggy decorating a public building for a specific holiday Morrissey at the address above. The Publicity or special anniversary; improving a public garden Press Book chronicles your club's activities in or introducing native plants to a public landscape. newspapers, magazines, social media, etc. The If you have a project that might fit one of these application process is outlined on the GCNJ categories, check out the following award Website under AWARDS. ( Please see pp. 5,6 of numbers: GCNJ Awards Booklet.) 14a,14b, 25, 26, 27,40, 41, 52, 59, 63 and 65. FEBRUARY 15, 2020: Please submit your GCNJ Garden Therapy: This category considers Awards applications to Peggy Morrissey at the outstanding work in garden projects with groups address above. (See pp. 9-15 and p. 20 of GCNJ with special needs and/or senior citizens (e. g. Awards Booklet.) The awards application is on the working with child study teams at local schools, GCNJ Website under AWARDS. See below for local senior citizen groups). If you have a project more tips and details for submitting a winning that fits one of these categories, here are some of application.