Events
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 9 Board Meeting Noon at Regina Kelley home
(w/ Margot Partridge)
Sept. 11 General Meeting at Shady Rest CC. Noon “Welcome-Back Auction”.
Flower Design: Sharon Shiraga
Sept. 16 Community Gardens: Miller-Cory Fall cleanup.
9:30 am Meet at Miller-Cory. (Betsy Chance, contact)
Sept. 18 Juniors: Tea in the Butterfly Garden. Learn seed collecting and take 3:30 pm home plants to raise for upcoming Flower Show.
Meet at Diane Genco home. (Alice Cowell, contact)
Sept. 19 Community Gardens: Fall planting of urns at Mindowaskin. 10 am (Carmen Skoletsky, contact)
Sept. 26 Garden B’s: Boat trip on the Hackensack River with The River 10 am Keepers’. Meet at Tracy Criscitiello’s. Bring bag lunch and $30.(Beth Hanscom contact)
OCTOBER
Oct. 3 Community Projects: Fall cleanup and bulb planting at Jardine. 10 am Meet at Jardine Academy.
(Donna  Sevchuk, contact)
Oct. 7 Board Meeting Noon at Tracy Criscitiello home (w/ Betsy Chance)
Oct. 8 - 3 pm Flower Design Workshop: Demo of 3 different Flower Show classes: Miniature, Pedestal, & Artin-in-Bloom. Mtsid Library (Regina Kelley, contact)
Oct. 9 Community Projects: Mini-arrangements for Mobile Meals 9 am Meet at Baptist Church. (Betty Clark, contact)
Oct. 9 General Meeting at Shady Rest CC. Noon
“Raptor Adaptation”, with Heather Natalo from the Raptor Trust. A program on the raptors found in NJ, and their unique adaptations of talons and beaks. We will meet a live bird ambassador.
Oct. 10 Community Projects/Horticulture: Bag bulbs for Veterans fundraiser 1 pm Meet at Inge Bossert home.
Oct. 16 Juniors: Introduction to Flower Show, “Get Inspired!” 3:30 by Diana Kazazis. Begin leaf art project. Meet at Beth Siano home. (Joan Barna & Cheryl Katz, contacts)
Oct. 19 Community Projects/Horticulture: Bulb fundraiser at AppleFest 12-4 pm to support Veterans .
Oct. 22 Horticulture Workshop: Hands-on plant division tips for peony and hosta. 10:30am Meet at Inge Bossert’s. (Inge Bossert, contact).
Oct. 24 Community Projects: Holiday tree ornaments for Jardine. 10 am Meet at Maryfran Annese’s home. (Maryfran Annese, contact)
Oct. 25 Horticulture & Photography: Tour of Greenwood Gardens. Bring bag lunch. 9:30 am Meet at the Pelikan’s home to carpool. Raindate, 11/1. (Sharon Shiraga, contact).
Oct. 28 Horticulture: Fall Plant Exchange at Tracy Criscitiello home. 10 am Remember to pot & label your plants!
Oct. 29 Arts & Crafts workshop: Foraging for natural materials. 10 am Meet at Tracy Criscitiello’s. (Tracy Criscitiello, contact)
Oct. 29 Flower Design Workshop: 1:30 pm Make a Miniature, Pedestal, OR Art-in-Bloom arrangement and bring in for critique & discussion. Mountainside Library
(Kay Cross, Regina Kelley, contacts)
NOVEMBER
Nov. 4 Board Meeting Noon at Mary Lou Nolas home (w/ Sue Feldman)
Nov. 6 Community Projects: Cards for Vets workshop.
10 am Meet at Maryfran Annesse home (Maryfran Annesse, contact)
Nov. 7 Community Gardens: Shadowlawn Fall 9:30 am Cleanup. Meet at Shadowlawn (Adah Levin & Barb Spellmeyer, contacts)
Nov. 7 Community Projects: 10 amDeliver cards to Veterans and plant bulbs or ornamental cabbages. Meet at Maryfran Annesse home (Maryfran Annesse, contact)
Nov. 12 Arts & Crafts Workshop: Botanical Jewelry.
1:30 pm Meet at Sharon Shiraga home.
(Diana Kazazis, Sharon Shiraga, contacts)
Nov. 13 Joint Meeting with GCW at the Westfield Presbyterian Church. Noon “The Love of Gardening”, with Dave Williams. (WGC Hosts).
Nov. 20 Juniors: Completion of art leaf project. 3:30 pm Meet at Beth Siano home. (Joan Barna & Cheryl Katz, contacts)
Nov. 22 Photography: Cropping & Design workshop. 1 pm Assignment given  prior with special theme - Urns at Mindowaskin Park. Meet at Inge Bossert home. LIMITED to 10. (Inge Bossert, contact).
Nov. 25 Flower Design Workshop: Thanksgiving centerpiece. 1:30 pm Mountainside Library. (Tracy Criscitiello, contact)
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