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Plant Trees: “Nature’s Unsung Heroes”

President’s Project Grant for 2021 & 2023

Three $1000 grants will be awarded to local NJ Garden Clubs for a project that focuses on the planting of native trees.

An application for the grant is posted on the GCNJ website in the Awards Section.

Applications are due by February 15, 2022.

Applications should be sent to Peggy Morrissey, GCNJ Awards Chair.

Awards will be announced at the GCNJ Annual Meeting in June of 2022 and 2023.

The planting of native tree species helps to re-establish the original eco-system of the region.

APPLICATION FORM

Welcome from 2021-2023 President Cecelia Millea

My President’s Theme “Plant Trees: Nature’s Unsung Heroes”

I am honored to have been elected the 50th President of the Garden Club of New Jersey at our first virtual Annual Meeting on June 10th. I look forward to working with all affiliated garden clubs as we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic and return to in-person meetings and events. The theme of my presidency is “Plant Trees: Nature’s Unsung Heroes”. Trees are one of earth’s most valuable resources and they are being destroyed, worldwide, at an alarming rate to commercial agriculture, wildfires, logging and urbanization. I ask you to join me and the Garden Club of New Jersey in conserving, protecting and planting trees for future generations. Over the course of my two-year term, the Garden Club of New Jersey will award six $1000 grants to affiliated garden clubs that sponsor a project that focuses on the planting of trees. An application for these grants will soon be available on our website. As we move forward, it is my hope that we will, not only, plant together but also learn together, protect our environment together and, once again, meet together to share our common interests and achieve our common goals.

2021 YOUTH CLUB REGISTRATION

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To be registered with the GCNJ and eligible for any youth awards, this form must be completed and sent to the Youth Chair at the address on the form. Enclose a check payable to GCNJ in the amount of $20 to cover your club's annual Youth Club registration fee. Contact a local GCNJ Garden Club chapter to sponsor your Youth Garden Club. For more information, contact 2021–2023 Youth Co-chairs are Diana Dove and Bob Markey.

Read the monthly column, called “Growing Gardeners”

Read the monthly column, called “Growing Gardeners” about Gardening with Children written by Diana Dove in the Gardener News. See back issues with the "Growing Gardeners" column since February 2021. Go to: www.gardenernews.com

Virtual Leadership Conference “GCNJ and Local Clubs: Partners Together”

The Garden Club of New Jersey will host a virtual Leadership Conference on Thursday, November 15th at 10:00 am for all club Presidents. Several GCNJ committee chairmen will be providing information about the purpose of their committee and what they may offer to your garden club. There will be an opportunity for participants to ask questions. It will be necessary to register for this meeting in order to receive the Zoom link.

I hope that you will join us for this informative virtual event that will further acquaint you with the Garden Club of New Jersey and assist you in your role as club President.

See you on Zoom!

Cecelia Millea
GCNJ President

96th GCNJ Annual Meeting will be held on June 9, 2022 at Bridgewater Marriott.

Exact time information to be announced.

GCNJ Held its first ZOOM Class – Landscape Design School

GCNJ held its first ZOOM class – Landscape Design School on June 15-16, 2021. A successful and well-received LDS Course 3 began with an introduction by our President – Cecelia Millea. We were fortunate to have the following instructors: Bruce Crawford, Dr. Randi Eckel, Steve Kristoph, Denise Mattes and Tom Breiten.

The 19 students came from various states including: Florida, Maryland, New York, Virginia, California, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Massachusetts. The benefits of holding a Zoom program! Several of the students were achieving the high accreditation for Master Consultants in Landscape Design and a few finishing up their requirements for becoming a Consultant. Please visit the National Website for all the updates for further courses and information for all the schools. It is a great program that the Garden Clubs offer to all of us.

Thank you to Sue Berdahl as Register and Ellen Preissler as Technical Administrator. Please visit our website for the dates “to be determined” for Course 4.

Terese Blake
LDS Chair, Garden Club of New Jersey
“Bountiful, serene, landscape architecture and gardening are as one.” Louis Barragan 1902-1988