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Maplewood Garden Club – Year 100 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.
2026-27 MGC Season
Our 2026-27 Garden Club year kicks off on September 14th 2026. We’re planning a great year, an exciting Design Exhibit theme, club trips and our usual club events. All of it cumulating in the 90th Annual Plant Sale in May. We hope to see you at our meetings and activities in this our 100th year!
October Club Meeting:
When: Monday, October 5th, 7:30 PM
Where: The Woodland in Maplewood
Guest Speaker: Lynne Proskow
Subject: Planting Fall, Spring and Summer Bulbs Using Containers
Link: October Club Meeting
Planting Fall, Spring & Summer Bulb using Containers –
Perennial bulbs planted in the fall are spring-blooming favorites like Daffodils, Crocuses, Hyacinths, Tulips and Alliums. Some summer flowering bulbs like Calla and Canna Lillies and Elephant Ears will also be discussed. This presentation includes a demonstration.
Biography
Lynne is a lifelong organic gardener, who is passionate about healthy food, healing nature through eco-restoration, composting and teaching the benefits of regenerative gardening practices.
Lynne holds a BA from UMASS in Sustainable Food Systems, holds certificates from Stockbridge School of Agriculture and Rutgers Master Gardener programs, Rutgers Environmental Stewards program, Teaching in Nature’s Classroom- (Wisconsin School Garden Network, Rooted, Life Lab), UNDP Learning for Nature Ecosystem Restoration course, and the NJ Learns Keystone Program Introduction to Education for Sustainability from the Cloud Institute.
See our Programs page for details on this and all our guest speakers.
PLANT SWAP
If you have been busily propagating over the summer, or have some plants in need of a new home before the cold weather sets in, please bring them to the October meeting. Plants, cuttings, seeds, all are welcome. Please make sure to bring home any mate- rials that might be left at the meeting’s end.
2026-27 Design Exhibit Schedule
We have an exciting Exhibition Schedule planned. This season’s theme is Musical Inspiration of the 20th Century.
Each month we will express our interpretation of different musical genres of the 20th century through floral design. Let the rhythm and emotion of music through the decades influence your creativity when designing your arrangement. Think of “Attributes of Design” such as expression and harmony, “Elements of Design” such as use of color and advancing and receding colors, and “Principles of Design” such as balance and contrast, while you listen to music for inspiration.
September kicks off with 1930s & 40s Jazz.
Please visit our Design Exhibits page for more details on this month’s design objectives and plant choices.
Remember this is all in fun, so don’t be shy and give it a try!
MGC’S MEMORIAL BED!
The renovation/expansion of our Memorial Bed alongside the rental greenhouse is looking wonderful! Great work by our members!
Monthly Gardening Tips – October
October is time to finish up putting your garden to sleep for the coming winter. Cut back the perennials, harvest seeds from annuals, enrich your compost pile, final mulch of your beds, refill your bird feeders and get your house plants back in before the cold kills them.
Please visit our October Gardening Tips page for a list of garden tasks you can start tackling.