Greenhouse space available to Maplewood residents

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Applications for rental space in the Rahner Greenhouse will be received in the Maplewood Municipal Building, 574 Valley St., on Thursday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 7 p.m.  Spaces are available to Maplewood residents only, and only one space is allowed for each household. A sign-in sheet will be available in the […]

Maplewood Garden Club’s annual plant sale goes online

Maplewood Garden Club’s annual plant sale goes online

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Due to the current health crisis and restrictions on gatherings, Maplewood Garden Club has transitioned to online shopping and individually scheduled pickups for its annual plant sale. The club is offering perennials for sun, part-shade and shade, as well as a limited variety of annuals, edibles and tomatoes. Unfortunately, the normal selection […]

MGC cancels April meeting and speaker’s program

MGC cancels April meeting and speaker’s program

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — In light of the recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and New Jersey, Maplewood Garden Club’s April 6 meeting and speaker’s program has been canceled. The speaker will be rescheduled for a later date next club year. At this time, the May meeting is scheduled to be held. […]

Maplewood Garden Club presents ‘American Eden’

Maplewood Garden Club presents ‘American Eden’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when historian Victoria Johnson presents “American Eden,” based on her new book of the same title.  This is the story of how David Hosack — the doctor at the Hamilton-Burr duel — founded […]

MGC Presents ‘Philadelphia, America’s Garden Capital’

MGC Presents ‘Philadelphia, America’s Garden Capital’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Did you know that Philadelphia is the garden capital of America? Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when Kathleen Salisbury, director of Temple University’s Ambler Arboretum, presents “America’s Garden Capital.”  She will lead the club on a virtual tour […]

MGC makes green floral arrangements

MGC makes green floral arrangements

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — When creating floral displays, some florists use materials that are not eco-friendly. Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., to learn how to minimize the use of materials that pollute the environment in your own floral arrangements.  Edith Villavicencio, owner […]

Jazz up your garden with the MGC

Jazz up your garden with the MGC

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Do you savor sizzling plant combinations in other people’s gardens while being dissatisfied with your own? Then join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when widely published garden photographer, writer and garden coach Karen Bussolini presents “Jazzing Up the Garden […]

Maplewood Garden Club presents ‘Deer Resistant Native Plants’

Maplewood Garden Club presents ‘Deer Resistant Native Plants’

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Join the Maplewood Garden Club on Monday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Maplewood Memorial Library, 51 Baker St., when Michael Van Clef discusses his favorite topic, “Deer Resistant Native Plants.”  Van Clef will explain various landscape uses for native plants ranging from meadow patches to formal gardens, focusing on the selection […]