Award Application Procedure
The Garden Club of New Jersey’s application format complies with current NGC requirements and is to be used for all Garden Club of New Jersey Awards with the exception of the Flower Show Achievement Award, the Garden Club of the Year Award, the Publicity Press Book Award and the Perennial Bloom Award. The process has been streamlined.
- CLICK HERE to access the Award Application Form
- CLICK HERE to access the Perennial Bloom Rules and Application Form
- CLICK HERE to access the Yearbook Scoring Sheet
- CLICK HERE to access the GCNJ Awards Booklet
- Officer Information is posted on Members Login – Section VI: NGC, CAR-SGC & GCNJ “At a Glance.”
The PDF format allows you to complete the application on-line. Save the completed application on your computer, print a hard copy/copies and mail to the GCNJ Awards Chairman or Flower Show Evaluation Chairman as indicated below.
To give you an idea of what is considered an appropriate 3 page application for a GCNJ award, go to the NGC website at www.gardenclub.org, click “Awards” on the opening page and select “Awards Applications” on the dropdown menu. Then click on “Sample 3 Page Book of Evidence” for the NGC’s completed application. It may be used as a reference to help you in assembling your club’s application.
AWARDS DEADLINE DATES
Please note that the deadline for submission of 2020 GCNJ Awards applications has been extended to March 1, 2021. Please note that THREE copies of each submission is required. Please forward all submissions to Peggy Morrissey, 142 Osborne Avenue, Bay Head, NJ 08742 by the March 1st deadline. Please call Peggy on 732-330-3636 or e-mail her at peggymorrissey67@yahoo.com with any questions.
NGC Awards Year: January 1 – December 31
GCNJ Awards Year: February 1 – January 31
PRESIDENT’S PROJECT GRANT FOR 2022 & 2023:
- Information on the President’s Project Grant for 2022 & 2023
- Fun Information to assist with Grant Submissions
Plant Trees: “Nature’s Unsung Heroes”
President’s Project Grant for 2022 & 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, 2023.
- 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.
Congratulations to our 2022 President Project – Plant Trees:”Nature’s Unsung Heroes” Winners!
- Little Silver Garden Club – Parker Homestead
- All Seasons Garden Club of Morris Plains – Establishing a native tree nursery
- Haddonfield Garden Club – Cluster Planting 13 native trees to replace damaged trees
PERENNIAL BLOOM AWARD:
Mail to:
Peggy Morrissey, 142 Osborne Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
YEARBOOKS:
Mail 4 copies to:
Peggy Morrissey, 142 Osborne Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
These copies are disseminated as follows: 1) Evaluation 2) District Director 3) State President 4) If merited, consideration for higher award
NATIONAL GARDEN CLUB AWARDS:
Mail to:
Peggy Morrissey, 142 Osborne Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
STANDARD FLOWER SHOW ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Send to:
State Flower Show Evaluation Chairman: Carol English, 406 Casino Avenue, Cranford NJ 07016,
Phone: (908) 931-1426 | Email: overbrook@comcast.net
PUBLICITY PRESS BOOK:
Mail to:
Peggy Morrissey, 142 Osborne Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
GCNJ AWARDS including Youth Awards and American Horticulture Society Award
Mail to:
Peggy Morrissey, 142 Osborne Ave., Bay Head, NJ 08742
Applications for NGC Awards are made through the GCNJ Awards Co-Chairmen.
Those applications will be forwarded to the NGC Awards Chairman.
Peggy Morrissey, GCNJ Awards Chair
email: peggymorrissey67@yahoo.com
FROM THE AWARDS DESK
Key upcoming deadlines:
- September 15, 2021: 4 copies of your Club’s 2021-22 Yearbook submitted for review.
- November 15, 2021: All Club National Awards applications submitted for review.
Please submit 3 copies of each application. All Yearbooks and National Awards applications should be sent to:
Peggy Morrissey
142 Osborne Avenue
Bay Head, NJ 08742
Any questions, please email me (peggymorrissey67@yahoo.com) or phone (732-330-3626).
Let’s have a great year!!!
Peggy
PERENNIAL BLOOM AWARD, 2020
Many congratulations to the Garden Club of New Jersey 2020 Perennial Bloom Award recipient, Joan Baker, Spring Lake Garden Club. Joan is an unanimous choice from a group of outstanding candidates submitted from our state.
Joan’s accomplishments abound. Over 60 years she has been an active member of the East Brunswick Garden Club and the Spring Lake Garden Club, of which she is a founding member and a past President. Her mastery of horticulture and floral arranging extend to sharing her knowledge and expertise with young people, her community and fellow gardeners. She serves on the Spring Lake Garden Club Scholarship and Awards committees, is the club’s Historian and its Parliamentarian and she wrote the club’s Constitution and By-Laws. Her presence in her Club and in our State are invaluable examples of the impact of how one person’s love of gardening, lovingly shared can build something of enduring value.
The Perennial Bloom Award is a wonderful way to celebrate those in our Garden Clubs who have contributed and given back so much to our communities year after year. Joan certainly embodies all of these qualities and more. Her application now moves on to CAR-SGC for consideration for the regional Golden Perennial Bloom Award. We are sure they will enjoy getting to know Joan as much as we do!!
CONGRATULATIONS JOAN!!!!👏👏👏👏
CELEBRATING OUR GCNJ CLUB PROJECTS
Kudos to Country Garden Club for their involvement in the Holly Trail House Tour, an important Holiday Community event and fundraising activity in Hunterdon County for the past 50 years. The event raises funds for the Brightside Adult Day Care Facility. This year Country Garden Club, and all of its 18 members, volunteered to decorate a house on the tour. The challenge in decorating each home is that all decorations must be handmade. The Country Garden Club increased the challenge by using only recycled and/or plant-based materials. The home they decorated was an historical home built in 1760 and the decorating needed to be consistent with the age and history of the home.
It was a substantial undertaking for a club with 18 members, who made several hundred handmade ornaments that adorned Christmas trees, table centerpieces, window swags and mantles. Egg cartons were used to make beautiful centerpieces and recycled hangars were used to create the large snowflakes lining the gardens. In total five rooms were decorated. Club members also harvested greens from their own gardens to complement the handmade decorations. See the pictures attached to enjoy this lovely creation.
When I asked how such a small club could accomplish such an outstanding endeavor, President Michele Liana told me, “ Well, this was an important event in our community that raised monies for a very worthy cause. Sadly, this will be the last year that the County will host this tour and we wanted to be a part of this final tour.”
Again, congratulations to Country Garden Club and their members!!
Providing beauty, creatively presented and giving back to our communities are values for which the Garden Club of New Jersey proudly stands. This project clearly embodies all of these values!!
