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Call to the 95th annual meeting

June 10th, 2021

"Find Shelter Under the Trees"

The Garden Club of New Jersey will hold its 95th Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 10, 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the meeting will be held virtually. It will be a hybrid Zoom meeting with the installation of officers to take place in-person, at a location to be determined, while all other participants will attend remotely. The Executive Board for the 2021-2023 term will be installed by newly elected NGC President Mary Warshauer. The program will begin at 10:00 am. All necessary business will be conducted, awards and scholarships will be announced, and we will have a very special speaker at the conclusion of our business meeting.

Our speaker is world-renowned arborist, Dr. Margaret Lowman, also known as “Canopy Meg.” Dr. Lowman explores the top of the tree canopy in forests throughout the world to explore and conserve our global forests. She is a unique, exciting, and motivational speaker.

Online registration will be necessary to join, however, the event is free of charge to all GCNJ members. Additional information will be forthcoming shortly.

Please plan to join us virtually on June 10th as we utilize this new format to host the 2021 GCNJ Annual Meeting.

Cecelia Millea
GCNJ Acting President Call to the 95th annual meeting
NGC president Mary Warshauer
NGC president Mary Warshauer
Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden

"The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies."

- Gertrude Jekyll

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The Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden & Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat

The Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden & Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat

Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden
Karen Nash Memorial Butterfly Garden
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The Black Swallowtail Butterfly

New Jersey’s Official State Butterfly

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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.
Jeannie Geremia

2019-2021 GCNJ President, Jeannie Geremia

My President’s Theme “Paths to Discovery through Outdoor Learning Centers”

The first year of my presidency has been quite a roller coaster ride as our lives have been impacted by a naturally occurring pandemic that has been raging globally and that shows no signs of abating in the foreseeable future. The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc.’s member clubs and our GCNJ Board have had to adapt to this new reality. And, as optimistic gardeners, we are meeting the challenge and creating new “Paths to Discovery” by establishing this interactive website that is designed to be informative, inspirational and inclusive, as we reach out to people of all ages and all walks of life.

CLICK HERE for the complete President’s Message.

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GCNJ Announcements

GCNJ Membership Dues

Please find the new 2021-2022 GCNJ Annual Club Registration form under FORMS. Dues are now $9 per member. Garden clubs can submit their registration along with their dues and new member information by May 15th. The form is available as a fillable Word or PDF Document. You can submit new members on the New Member Excel worksheet. Any questions, please email me.

Ellen Preissler
GCNJ Membership Chair

2021-2023 Yearbook Information – New Officers

2021-2023 NGC President
Mary Warshauer
Theme: Plant America – Play Outdoors

2021-2023 Car-SGC Director
Betty Cookendorfer
Theme: Plant America: Let’s Get Growing!

2021-2023 GCNJ President
Cecelia Millea
Theme: Plant Trees: Nature’s Unsung Heroes

CLICK HERE for additional information.

The Garden Club of New Jersey & Liberty State Park, Perfect Together

  1. The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. is proud to announce that we have unanimously voted to join the Coalition to Pass the Liberty State Park Protection Act and Save the Park’s Caven Point Natural Area.
    • Please write, email, and/or phone your local legislators to support this critically important legislation: Senate Bill S1449 and Assembly Bill A2189. Please go to Environment, the circle to the right on our Home Page to find details and links to the petition & state legislature.
  2. The GCNJ is working with Liberty State Park, the NJDEP and NJDOT in establishing a Blue Star Memorial at LSP in 2021. Please read the November, 2019 issue of Gardener News under Publications on our website for this back issue with front page History of the Blue Star.
  3. The Garden Club of New Jersey, Inc. will embark on a project entitled ‘Freedom Trail of Great Americans’ that will showcase our nation’s great Americans for New Jersey, our nation and for the world to view at Liberty State Park, New Jersey’s gift to the nation. We look forward to working with the NJDEP and other groups to make this a reality.
  4. My GCNJ President’s Theme: Paths to Discovery Through Outdoor Learning Centers we hope will have its debut at Liberty State Park with a Pollinator Learning Center. By establishing this initial Learning Center, we wish to inspire many more Learning Centers entertaining and educating the public about conservation, the environment and wildlife with these interactive displays. Full speed ahead as we invite everyone to participate in the design and execution and make this a reality.

    5. View Liberty State Park – Caven Point Video

    Jeannie Geremia, GCNJ President

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Upcoming Events

  • 15JunAnnual Club Registration DueMay 15 - May 15
  • 15JunLandscape Design SchoolCourse 3, Series 18 Jun 15 - Jun 16
  • 28JunGCNJ Board MeetingZoom Meeting Online Virtual Meeting 10:00 am
  • 9OctBlue Star Memorial re-dedicationCommunity Garden Club of Hunterdon
  • 15OctPlant America Community Project GrantsApplications must be submitted by 10/15/2021

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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.)