October 2025 Monday, October 6, at 7:30 PM Subject: Mushroom Basics: Growing for Food & HealthSpeaker: Ayesha Dolasa Fungi are a diverse kingdom, with many species offering food and medicinal properties. This talk will discuss the basics of mushroom cultivation for various species, highlighting their nutritional and medicinal benefits. We will review different methods for growing mushrooms, including indoor
November 2025 Monday, November 3, at 7:30 PM Subject: New Ideas from English GardenersSpeaker: Marta McDowell Wake up your beds and borders with fresh ideas from across the pond. This lecture takes a peek at design techniques and plant combinations from contemporary gardens as different as the Eden Project and the Thames Barrier Park. Take inspiration from new designers at
December 2025 Monday, December 8, at 7:30 PM Subject: Back to the Garden: Art Inspired by NatureSpeaker: Lois Bender Lois Bender’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. She advocates
January 2026 Monday, January 5, at 7:30 PM Subject: Celebrating 250 Years of American HorticultureSpeaker: Barbara Melera The native plants and extraordinary plant developments that America has shared with the world. Since 1492 when Columbus arrived in the Caribbean, the American continents have been introducing the world to some of the most incredible, dramatic, fantastic, delicious and beautiful plants, fruits,
February 2026 Monday, February 2, at 7:30 PM Subject: Bees, Invasive Bugs & More Speaker: Eileen M. Hyland This program is a review of the making of a Beekeeper and includes how honey is made and harvested. The discussion covers nectar flows, swarming and invasive creatures, as well as the role of the spotted lantern fly with regard to honey.
March 2026 Monday, March 2, at 7:30 PM Subject: Shade GardensSpeaker: Dr. Hubert Ling Does your yard have shady areas where not much of anything grows? Well many native shade plants and spring ephemerals can fill the niche. We will discuss who they are, where to get them and why they are important. We will also discuss how to grow
April 2026 Monday, April 6, at 7:30 PM Subject: 89th Annual Plant Sale Speaker: MGC Plant Sale Committee Get some behind-the-scenes glimpses of New Jersey’s “Big Momma of Plant Sales” and learn what makes the sale so popular and so much fun. We’ll also preview some of the many (many!) perennials, annuals, herbs and other special and unique plants that
May 2026 Monday, May 4, at 7:30 PM Subject: Growing Beautiful FoodSpeakers: Matthew Benson “Growing Beautiful Food” is a chronicle of growing food and living sustainably as a transformative experience, with all the joy, folly, work and wonder of it told through evocative words and photographs. With his organic farm (Stonegate Farm) as a backdrop, Matthew Benson’s Benson’s
