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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!
Our members brought it all together for another very succesful MGC Plant Sale!
The 89th Annual Plant Sale is now part of our history — but its impact will continue to bloom in our gardens and in the gardens of countless friends, neighbors, and new gardeners throughout the community for months and years to come.
By closing time on Saturday, more than 90% of our inventory had been sold. An extraordinary accomplishment!
A heartfelt thank you goes out to every volunteer who gave their time, energy, and enthusiasm before, during & after the sale weekend.
Please visit our Plant Sale Recap page for more details and photos.
2026-27 Club Monthly Meetings
We’re still confirming all speakers for this year’s club meetings. We have confirmed so far some great talks on Native Plants in Municipal Settings; Garden Inspired Holiday Flower Arrangements; Cacao – The Chocolate Tree; Field Clues to Land Use History; Hydrangeas. Watch our Programs page as we finalize all our guest speakers.
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 The Roaring 20’s – Swing Music.
Remember this is all in fun, so don’t be shy and give it a try!
MGC Youth Garden!
The MGC Youth Garden received a special writeup in the Matters Magazine for the Summer 2026 issue. Our own Monika Hannemann (coined ‘enthusiastic translator of the natural world’ by Matters) received widespread recognition for raising young new garden hobbyists over the last 15+ years while running up the program. You can read more about it at the Matters Magazine website.
Congratulations Monika on receiving well deserved local recognition!
Monthly Gardening Tips – August
August has been rough on our gardens between high heat & humidity and flooding rains, almost all plants get stressed by the month’s end. There are things you can do to help your garden through this rough month.
Please visit our Agusut Gardening Tips page for a list of garden tasks you can start tackling.