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PROGRAM ON ORCHIDS

The staff of the Montclair Library announce that on Saturday, May 24, at 1:00, the Montclair Public Library will host a speaker on orchids, Ron Midgett. In addition, at the end of the program, he will be selling orchids.

Ron Midgett has grown orchids for more than 35 years. He is an American Orchid Society accredited judge with the Northeast Center. Ron is a recognized breeder of Cattleya and Oncidinae orchids. In the last few months, he has registered over a dozen new hybrids.

Ron has spoken at numerous Orchid Societies and is a regular at the Gardner's Studio at the Philadelphia Flower Show. He and his wife, Cyndi, own New Earth Orchids in Wantage Twp which is located near Sussex, NJ.

For further information, contact: Marilyn Kahn, Reference Department, Montclair Public
Library, 973.744.0500, ext.2270

 

 

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GARDEN EDUCATION FAIR

BRINGS GREEN TO MONTCLAIR

 

Our Garden Club’s GARDEN EDUCATION FAIR was held on Friday, April 4th and Saturday, April 5th at the United Way Building Auditorium and Avis Campbell Gardens at 60 South Fullerton Avenue in Montclair, the meeting place/headquarters of The Garden Club of Montclair. 

 

Admission free and open to the public, the event drew  many adults and children from all parts of the greater Montclair community.  Saturday was especially well-attended.

 

Hourly, each day a lucky participant won a Door Prize.   Many folks went home laden with "treasures" that helped them enjoy their home gardens more fully.

 

The Garden Club's Garden Boutique offered high quality wares including gloves, clippers, Bloom saver, Green Bag, Seed Starting Kits, and other garden related items that further added to the pleasure to be enjoyed as spring makes its way into town (finally!) and the weather warms to make flowers bloom.

 

Community organizations participating with the Garden Club included The  Van Vleck Gardens,  Montclair Art Museum,  Montclair Historical Society,  Watchung Book Sellers,  Presby Iris Gardens,  Caldwell Beekeeper,  Mountainside Hospital,  and the Montclair Library.  Each group added their own unique expertise and experience to the Fair and presented educational exhibits that inspired, intrigued, and excited visitors! 

 

Exhibitors ranged from adults with many years of experience in technical horticultural fields to young students who proudly displayed their new learnings and research projects in creatively designed displays and descriptions of their successful community projects.  Their exhibits make Montclair proud!

 

For more specific information, go to the Garden Education Fair page on this website and follow the links to participant websites

 

In addition to the exhibits there were Backyard Habitats; Floral Demonstrations; and an Arboreal Horticulture Display.  Demonstrations were held in the Avis Campbell Gardens at the back of the building on how to properly prune roses.  Barbara Meyer, a past president of the GC of Montclair, and a member of the rose society, used the rose garden that she has planted and nurtured for more than a decade for the teaching session.

 

Fair visitors also learned about care for orchids and lilacs, how to create a window box to bloom in full color all summer.  

 

A representative from the Township was on hand to describe the science and biology of a typical composting pile.  The Township also has composting bins available to residents at a substantially lower cost than can be purchased elsewhere. Contact Gray Russell's office for details or to purchase.

 

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO

OUR GARDEN EDUCATION FAIR! 

This fair was our first one, and our concept was to bring together the wonderful community groups that work tirelessly and consistently to make Montclair a green township of extraordinary beauty and history.

 

We trust that visiting families and friends took home lots of great ideas to make their home spaces a bit greener! 

 

If you would like to tell us how you enjoyed the Fair, please send us your comments by  E-mail: GardenClubOfMontclair@yahoo.com

 

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Garden Club of the Year

AWARDED TO THE GARDEN CLUB OF MONTCLAIR

Connie Young Created Book of Evidence

 

According to Firth Fabend, outgoing President of our club, "The Board was absolutely WOWED by the Book of Evidence that Honorary Member, Connie Young, put together to submit our club for this prestigious award."  Obviously the judges were also impressed, as The Garden Club of Montclair received the "CLUB OF THE YEAR" award at the annual meeting of the Garden Club of New Jersey.

President Gretchen Prater discussed the Club of the Year Award at the October Program Meeting and showed the impressive original Book of Evidence to members in attendance.

An e-mail to the membership further announced our great honor, thanks to the hard work of Connie Young to document the achievements with multitudes of stories and pictures.

 

Basic Horticulture Study

The Horticulture Study Course provides instruction in basic gardening practices for those members who do not have the opportunity to attend the schools that NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS offers.

Whether you're a novice or an "old hand" at gardening, you'll enjoy the down-to-earth information and activities presented.  The Horticulture Study Coarse is available for $10.00  #5153. Call 1-800-550-6007 to order.

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Civic Beautification – Chair: Janet Oscar.

This committee annually reviews the business districts of Montclair and Upper Montclair and awards honors for plantings that enhance the township and the commercial premises.  Congratulations to our current winners, and many thanks for their community service to keep our town beautiful.

 

        Awards for the Montclair Business districts:

        

1)      Life is Good – Laugh Out Loud  598 Valley Rd UM

2)      Toast  700 Bloomfield Ave Montclair

3)      Trattoria Rustica  Bloomfield Ave Montclair

4)      The Chocolate Path  26 Lackawanna Plaza Montclair

5)      Cha-Ma-Gu-Dao  212 Glen Ridge Ave Montclair

6)      Aunt Jean’s Toys and Treats  12 N Willow St. Montclair

7)      Presby Memorial Iris Gardens” U. Mountain Ave UM

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