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Beverly Kazickas

Message from 2023-2025 President Beverly Kazickas

My President’s Theme... “Plant America: Gardening for a Healthy Mind, Body and Soul”

Welcome to the Garden Club of New Jersey’s website. As we (the GCNJ), prepare to celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2025, I’m grateful to everyone who has contributed to the mission and legacy of this organization. We are a volunteer, not-for-profit group focused on civic beautification through our shared interest in gardening and the environment. It is my honor to serve as the 51st President.

I look forward to working with the 100+ garden clubs of New Jersey during my tenure and encourage embodying the slogan “The Garden State” as we aim to ensure a bright future for the GCNJ and its members, along with their children, grandchildren and future generations. (My family spans many generations as New Jersey residents... from farming in South Jersey, to fishing at the Shore, to my husband and I living the past 40 years in Bergen County... my parents and grandparents are buried in Bridgeton and my children were born in Englewood Hospital.) Let’s be passionate about our community while promoting the many opportunities offered by the GCNJ.

Please join me in celebrating a love of horticulture, floral design, preservation and conservation by emphasizing my President’s Theme “Plant America: Gardening for a Healthy Mind, Body and Soul” Please refer to the Awards page to learn more about the six $1,000 grants that will be presented to a GCNJ affiliated club during the next two years. Our pursuit of common interests and goals through local action will bring us together while offering positive impacts in the community. Please keep me updated on your club events. I look forward to meeting you and working with your members over these next two years as we promote the mission of the GCNJ and a passion for nature.

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Mission Statement

The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. provides education, resources and opportunities for adults and youth members to expand the love of gardening and floral design and encourages active participation in civic, environmental and historic preservation projects to protect the past for the future.

Adopted
March 31, 2003
Board of Directors
New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Jersey – The Garden State – has over 100 garden clubs

The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. (GCNJ), founded in 1925, is a federation of individual local garden clubs throughout the state. GCNJ has over 4,000 members, age 6-adult. The Garden Club of New Jersey is the state affiliate and a charter member of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., (NGC), a non-profit educational organization. The membership of NGC is composed of nearly 200,000 members, 6,000 member garden clubs, 70 national affiliates and 300 international affiliates around the globe. NGC is the largest volunteer organization of its type in the world.

GCNJ Announcements

2023-2025 Yearbook Information – New Officers

2023-2025 NGC President
Brenda Moore
Theme: Go Green – Plant America

2023-2025 Car-SGC Director
Monica Hansen
Theme: Together We Will Plant America for a Cleaner, Greener and Healthier World

2023-2025 GCNJ President
Beverly Kazickas
Theme: Plant America… Gardening for a Healthy Mind, Body and Soul

see Section VI for additional information.

Photo Release

These additions to forms were approved at the GCNJ November 2021 Board Meeting. The release should be added, in small print to the form, registration or application for GCNJ sponsored events and scholarships. Please click here for the form: NGC Photo Release Form.

YOUTH CLUB REGISTRATION

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 Youth Chair: Diana Dove. Email Diana at: dianadove13@gmail.com

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Upcoming Events

  • 4OctAnnual Club Registration DueDue on May 15, 2023 May 15 - Dec 31
  • 10OctLeadership MeetingZoom Meeting October 10, 2023 10:00 am
  • 19OctDistrict VIII MeetingOctober 19, 2023
  • 23OctCAR-SGC ConferenceCorning, NY
    October 23-26, 2023         Oct 23 - Oct 26
  • 30OctGCNJ Board MeetingHolly House October 30, 2023 10:00 am
  • 27NovGCNJ Board MeetingHolly House November 27, 2023 10:00 am
  • 22JanGCNJ Board MeetingZoom Meeting Jan. 22, 2024 10:00 am
  • 1FebJudges CouncilFebruary 1, 2024
  • 26FebGCNJ Board MeetingZoom Meeting February 26, 2024 10:00 am
  • 25MarGCNJ Board MeetingHolly House March 25, 2024
  • 27MarJudges CouncilMarch 27, 2024
  • 8AprFlower Show School, Course IApril 8th - 12th, 2024
    Holly House         Apr 8 - Apr 12
  • 22AprGCNJ Board MeetingHolly House April 22, 2024 10:00 am
  • 20MayGCNJ Board MeetingHolly House May 20, 2024 10:00 am
  • 2JunNGC ConferenceDenver, CO
    June 2-5, 2024         Jun 2 - Jun 5
  • 11JunJudges CouncilJune 11, 2024
  • 24JunGCNJ Board MeetingHolly House June 24, 2024 10:00 am

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Garden Club of NJ Headquarters
Holly House – Rutgers University
126 Log Cabin Road
East Brunswick, NJ
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Holly House Mailing Address:
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East Brunswick, NJ 08816-1331
Office Telephone: (732) 249-0947

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STATEMENT OF GCNJ POLICIES

The EMBLEM of The Garden Club of New Jersey may not be used or copied in any way; by any club, individual, or for any purpose other than official application by the Executive Board of GCNJ. The EMBLEM of The Garden Club of New Jersey shall be used only on awards, publications, programs, etc. authorized by the Executive Board of GCNJ.

The NAME of The Garden Club of New Jersey shall not be used to endorse a candidate for office, product, lecture, tour or organization except as ordered by the Executive Board of GCNJ. The list of Executive Board members, Garden Clubs, their officers and members is not available for distribution to others except by special vote of the Executive Board of GCNJ.

(Do not post the Directory or its information on open websites.)