The Garden Club of Montclair, Inc. was organized in 1926 and incorporated 1950. The Club is affiliated with the Garden
Club of NJ and is part of the Central Atlantic Region of National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Garden Club of Montclair activities are carried out by a Board of Trustees and about 25 committees and special appointments.
A membership of 256 makes ours the largest garden club in NJ. Activities include both important continuing projects and exciting
new projects.
Our mission is to stimulate and educate members and the public in the knowledge and practice of conservation, horticulture,
and the artistic use of plant material; enhance the beauty of the Township and the State; sponsor and support projects of
an educational character, specifically allied to these purposes; and raise funds by contributions and otherwise in furthering
projects toward this mission.
The Club maintains the Avis Campbell Gardens and United Way grounds at 60 S. Fullerton Ave., the Triangle Mall Gardens
and fountain areas along Church Street, and supports the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens with volunteer work and donations
(see LINKS page). Guided tours of the Avis Campbell Gardens, describing nutrient cycles, composting and horticulture, are
offered to local school children, scouts and other groups.
For the Annual Tree Survey club members inspect about 600 trees in Montclair's central business districts, reporting
their conditions to the Township. The Club's Flowering Tree Memorial Fund helps replace damaged or diseased trees
The Club provides continuing Garden Therapy projects for seniors at St. Vincent's and Little Nursing Homes, Montclair
House, the Senior Activities Center, and at Hospice in Glen Ridge.
A Club education program in the schools launched a Junior Garden Club. The Youth help decorate the children's room
at the historic Crane House for the Holidays.
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