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  • Spring WILL come!

    Just look at the maple tree twigs surrounding a fluffed-up, very cold Mourning Dove waiting for food in Sue Young's garden today. Every single twig ends with a pinkish flower bud. Don't give in to frozen January despair! We are already at the beginning of the new year. HOUSEKEEPING NOTE: Notifications about new "In the News" posts will now come from an email from the Club. We are doing this to defeat the spam filters that have been preventing many of you from receiving the automatic notifications.

  • January Competitions Results

    "I always enjoy judging your in-house shows," stated Gail Bassolino, one of the judges from our January Flower Design and Botanical Arts competition.  This month's theme of "Shouts and Whispers" featured designs from Traditional to Tubular to Tapestry.  Florence Leyssène created an elaborate Armature Design of Torka Willow sticks, bindwired water tubes, yarn-covered aluminum wires, and lights with striking Anthurium, Gerberas, Hydrangeas, and Aspidistra leaves (shown here).   Botanical Arts featured striking black and white winter landscape photographs, as well as dried and preserved plant material, lovely reminders of Nature's intricate design. For garden club members, it was a delight to view the always inspiring creativity of our talented colleagues and in the words of another judge Teddie Falcone: "I admire all the effort that goes into your monthly shows." Flower Design   Tea Table Design Betty Murphy Provisional Amy Poster Kathy Bachmann Novice Kathy Bachmann 1st Karen Fricke Intermediate Karen Fricke 1st Olga Bequillard 2nd/90+ Barbara Baletti Advanced Barb Baletti 1st Michele Tomasik 2nd Floss O’Sullivan 3rd Susan Straten HM Cynthia Corhan-Aitken Advanced Plus Cynthia Corhan-Aitken 1st Fran Ackerly -2nd/90+ Botanical Arts Marilyn Zaret Photography Marilyn Zaret 1st Barb Baletti 2nd Olga Bequillard 3rd Sheila Curry Oakes HM Cynthia Corhan-Aitken Dried and Preserved Flowers Cynthia Corhan-Aitken 1st Celia Radek - 2nd/90+

  • January Competitions Schedule

    Monday, January 13 is competition day for Botanical Arts and Flower Design. (The photo at right shows a page from Emily Dickinson's Herbarium.)   Remember, to compete you MUST sign in by THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 with Florence Leyssene at florenceleyssene@gmail.com for Botanical Arts and Barbara Baletti at bbaletti@me.com for Flower Design.   Here are some important notes from the chairs. BOTANICAL ARTS   Botanical Horticulture: Dried and Preserved Specimens: HB p.92 3 to 4 of the same dried, preserved or pressed specimen (the schedule on website says by mistake 3 to 4 different specimens but they must be from same specimen. Pressed plant material (3 or 4 of same) is not artistically arranged as a 'design' or 'artwork’ but displayed on a white cardboard 11” x 14”. Any other dried or preserved specimen  (3 or 4 of same) exhibited on a white cardboard 11” x 14”. ALL plant material must have been grown by the exhibitor. ALL plant material must be identified by the current scientific / binomial designation.  (Genus, specific epithet, variety/cultivar.) No artificial treatment is allowed EXCEPT to prevent shattering of seed heads, etc. on Dried/Pressed material.   Judges will/should look at:    Did the Exhibitor actually grow the specimen? Is it exhibited as a specimen and NOT as Botanical Arts Artistic Craft? How is it exhibited? Can you pick up the specimens? Is there more than one? Are they uniform?   Botanical Photography: HB p.95-96 A Black and White Photo of a winter landscape. Must be 8” x 10”, matted in white with a maximum size of 11’ x 14” including the mat provided by exhibitor. Staged on a table 30”high using an easel provided by the exhibitor.   Be familiar with the Scale of Points for Photography in HB p.131 as judges will look at these criteria: Conformance = 5; Interpretation of title class = 10; Composition = 25; Artistry/Creativity = 25; Technical Achievement = 25; Distinction/Wow factor = 10. FLOWER DESIGN Instructions for Flower Design can be found on the main Flower Design page .

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  • Provisional Information | Garden Club of Montc

    Explanation of Provisional Requirements back to main Provisional page Program Meetings are held monthly from September to April for Garden Club Members and guests. Speakers come with an extensive knowledge of subjects germane to gardening, Flower Design, Horticulture, and Botanical Arts. Meetings coincide with monthly Flower Design, Horticulture, and Botanical Arts competitions. A tea and social follow Program Meetings. Workshops are offered throughout the year to help Provisionals learn about Flower Design, cultivating and exhibiting Horticulture, as well as other topics related to gardening. Workshops are entertaining, hands-on, and fun. Avis Campbell Gardens & Grounds are the pride of the Garden Club. The Gardens are located at 60 South Fullerton Avenue and maintained by the Membership, both Active and Provisional. Volunteering time at Avis Campbell is an enjoyable experience. It is an opportunity to meet and work with other Provisionals and learn about gardening from our experts. Triangle Mall Gardens are the raised planting beds along Church Street in downtown Montclair. They are maintained in the fall and spring by Club Members with the help of Provisionals. The Business Improvement District (BID) partners with the Garden Club in supplying funds and maintenance assistance during the growing season. Garden Therapy is an opportunity to aid the physical, mental, and emotional health of persons in the community who are facing personal challenges such as physical disability, homelessness, or violence. We lead flower arranging workshops and other garden-related activities that inspire creativity and personal achievement for the individuals we serve. Flower Design is an integral component of the Garden Club. There are opportunities to create traditional designs, as well as those which express more "freedom of style", and exhibit in monthly competitions. You will learn through Workshop participation and the help of our expert designers. Provisional designs are not judged, but receive constructive comments. Horticulture involves the cultivation of fruits, flowering plants, vegetables, and ornamental plants with opportunities for Members to exhibit specimens from their gardens or potted plants from their homes. Our workshops will teach you to experiment and improve your own gardens. Clerking Flower Design, Horticulture, and Botanical Arts competitions include shadowing judges as they view all entries in the monthly in-house competition, recording their comments, criticism, points, and placing awards. The purpose of these requirements is to provide exposure to the important activities of the Club. We encourage you to attend Membership meetings whenever possible, to try your hand at additional Flower Design, Horticulture, and Botanical Arts competitions, and to partake in as many Workshops as you can. In addition, you might like to join in the seasonal decoration of Montclair History Center's Crane House & Historic YWCA or the biennial "Art in Bloom" exhibition at the Montclair Art Museum — two important civic events that are both meaningful and fun. The more activities you become involved in, the sooner you become acquainted with other Members and begin to feel that you are a part of a wonderful organization.

  • Garden Therapy | Garden Club of Montc

    Visit more of our projects: Art in Bloom Avis Campbell Gardens Boutique Civic Beautification Crane House Garden Therapy Open Gardens Social Events Triangle Gardens Trips and Outings Youth Projects Garden Therapy Garden Therapy's aim is to aid the physical, mental and emotional health of persons in the community who are facing personal challenges such as physical disability, homelessness, violence, mental illness, old age, and so on. We develop garden-related activities that inspire creativity and personal achievement for the individuals we serve. This is a very flexible committee, so return often to see dates and times for new activities ― such as the annual creation of Thanksgiving decorations for Toni's Kitchen .

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