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Maplewood Garden Club at 98 Years and Still Growing Strong!
Since 1927, the Maplewood Garden Club has been a hands-on garden club, open to the people of Maplewood, NJ and the surrounding communities. Meetings are held September through May at The Woodland in Maplewood at 7:30 p.m. and are open to the public.
2025-26 MGC Season
Our 2025-26 Garden Club year kicked off on September 8th 2025. We’ve had a great year, an exciting Design Exhibit theme, club trips and our usual club events. All of it cumulating in the 89th Annual Plant Sale in May. We hope to see you around and about this Summer.
February Club Meeting
Monday, February 2nd, at 7:30 PM
Subject: Bees, Invasive Bugs & More
Speaker: Eileen Hyland
Where: The Woodland, Maplewood
This program is a review of the making of a Beekeeper and includes how honey is made and harvested. The discussion covers nectar flows, swarming and invasive creatures, as well as the role of the spotted lantern fly with regard to honey. This presentation will dispel myths and misconceptions about bees and raise awareness of these incredible insects that are so important to human life.
Eileen is an enthusiastic Beekeeper from Montclair, New Jersey. She operates Stately Hyland Apiaries, also in Montclair. Eileen’s interest in beekeeping began in 2017 as a student of the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Essex County and taking part in the organization’s “package install” of bees at their Roseland location.
For information about our programs visit our Monthly Programs page.
For more details please see the February Club Meeting Event page.
GARDEN CLUB EXHIBITS THEME 2025-2026
THEME: Expressing Weather Forecasts Through Floral Design
Each month we will explore potential weather forecasts and express our interpretation through floral design. Delve into your inner creative genius and channel your emotions regarding good or bad weather forecasts by creating pleasing floral designs.
February
Theme: Ice Storm Warning: White and/or Lightly Colored Flowers & Spiky-Shaped Flowers or Foliage
Challenge: Parallel Design, see Handbook, p.75.
Intermediate: Reflective Design, see Handbook, p.75.
Novice: Transparency Design, see Handbook, pp.72 & 77.
Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).
Please see our Design Exhibits page for more details!
Show us your horticultural and creative talents by participating in the horticultural and floral design exhibits. It’s up to you to accept the challenge and join the fun by participating in the Artistic Design and/or Horticultural Exhibits each month! We are looking forward to seeing your exhibits this season!
2026 Plant Sale Activities are Starting
It might be dead of winter, but our club is already busy getting their hands dirty to prepare for our May Plant Sale.
It might be cold outside, but it is warm in our greenhouses. Come join the fun with your MGC members. Watch the Activities Events listed on the side of our website.
Potting Soil? We Make our Own.
Club members Victor Gallo, Peter Johnson, Jess Gordon, Ray & Joe Koscinski, and Bill Kohlmann (not pictured) braved the cold and started the process of soil preparation for next season’s Potting Up Parties. Thanks to all of you for taking the time and sacrificing your backs.
COLEUS UPDATE
The third day of January 2026 found a team of hard-work- ing Club members in the Quoset, busy taking cuttings from our coleus “mother’ plants. And what a job they did! Not gonna lie, it looks like we have 60-ish varieties!
We want to thank Diane, Vicky, Francine, Karen, and Terry for devoting a few hours to the effort.
