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Maplewood Garden Club at 98 Years and Still Growing Strong!
Since 1927, the Maplewood Garden Club has been a hands-on garden club, open to the people of Maplewood, NJ and the surrounding communities. Meetings are held September through May at The Woodland in Maplewood at 7:30 p.m. and are open to the public.
Some of our Neighborhood Trees in Full Autumn Glory
2025-26 MGC Season
Our 2025-26 Garden Club year kicked off on September 8th 2025. We’ve had a great year, an exciting Design Exhibit theme, club trips and our usual club events. All of it cumulating in the 89th Annual Plant Sale in May. We hope to see you around and about this Summer.
December Club Meeting
Monday, December 8, at 7:30 PM
Subject: Back to the Garden: Art Inspired by Nature
Speaker: Lois Bender
Please note that December’s meeting will actually be the 2nd Monday of the month. This is due to the late Thanksgiving holiday this year.
Lois’s slideshow talk will explore the History of Garden Styles from antiquity’s Persian Gardens to European Gardens, Gardens of the East and today’s modern contemporary designs, and show some of her artwork inspired by gardens and flowers.
Lois is a New York artist who interprets varied nature and garden themes, creating a fresh mix of painting, mixed media and printmaking. GardenSpiritsNY, her design brand with a national and international presence, grew out of her retail art direction experience (Godiva Chocolates) and her role as a retail product designer at The New York Botanical Garden.
For information about our programs visit our Monthly Programs page.
GARDEN CLUB EXHIBITS THEME 2025-2026
THEME: Expressing Weather Forecasts Through Floral Design
Each month we will explore potential weather forecasts and express our interpretation through floral design. Delve into your inner creative genius and channel your emotions regarding good or bad weather forecasts by creating pleasing floral designs.
December
Theme: Wind Warning- High Winds Expected: Wispy Looking Flowers and/or Foliage
Challenge:Cascade Design, see Handbook, p.73.
Intermediate:Angular Design, see Handbook, p.73.
Novice: American Traditional Line Design – Mass – Angular, see Handbook, p.70-71.
Open: Designer’s choice (one entry per member).
Please see our Design Exhibits page for more details!
Show us your horticultural and creative talents by participating in the horticultural and floral design exhibits. It’s up to you to accept the challenge and join the fun by participating in the Artistic Design and/or Horticultural Exhibits each month! We are looking forward to seeing your exhibits this season!
Deck the Halls!
December is a busy month for the Maplewood Garden Club when we put all our energies into decorating our wonderful town.
If you want to be part of the fun then check out our Club Activities on the right. We still have wreaths to make and hang around town, decorating the train station and putting up the holiday tree.
So come have some fun, meet your neighbors and club members in some fun activities while showing your SOMA pride.
Gardening Tips – December
The calendar might be reading late November but the weather has been more like late October. So if you haven’t done all your end-of-year gardening tasks, well mother nature says you still have time. There’s still time to plant bulbs for Spring’s flowers. Time to start thinking about winterizing your Fig trees. Also a good time to clean and sharpen your garden tools.
For lots of information, tips and help please see our November Tips webpage which looks to still be in season this December.
