Holiday Boxwood Craft

Bring a suitable base and any decorations you would like to add to the beautiful Boxwood Holiday Tree that you will create. Various greens will be available to design a unique tree that will enhance every holiday table. Marie and Frank will answer any questions regarding supplies at the October meeting.

Business Meeting.

Continuing and New Projects

Hosted by Julia Fiumara, Abigail Maddi, Terry McCutcheon, Claudia Meyers, Aideen O’Donnell, Gabi Tremml, Peggy Wilson

Designing with Marshall Watson

T&CGC will be co-sponsoring this program with the New Vernon Garden Club and the Home and Garden Club of Short Hills. The program features Marshall Watson, an internationally renowned deorator and avid gardener. Books will be sold and refreshments will be served. Admission: Free for members, guests $20.

Holiday Luncheon

A Town & Country Garden Club Tradition.

Business Meeting
White Elephant Gift Exchange

Hosted by Debbie Barnes, Caitlin Boyle, Beverly De Graaf, Mary Ellen Parziale, Susie Robertson, Kaoru Steward, Frank Viola, Kathy Woodward

Then and Now
Presented by Marta McDowell

This hunt for garden history started with a discovery. It was a “visiting gardens” list, circa 1928, found in the archives of the Morris County Park Commission. Miss Caroline Foster drew up the list for the Garden Club of Morristown. Eighty years later Marta McDowell (and friends) tracked down those properties and a few more for good measure. What did they look like then? Have they survived? Come on this entertaining, informative hunt for the trasures of our gardening past.

One of our favorite speakers, Marta McDowell, lives, writes and gardens in Chatham Township. Her books include Unearthing the Secret Garde, Beatrix Potter’s Gardening LIfe, The World of Laura Inglis Wilder, Emily Dickinson’s Gardening Life, and All the Presidents’ Gardens. She also teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden.

Business Meeting.

Hosted by Nancy Daugherty, Beverly De Graaf, Claudia Meyers, Marie Nealis, Linda Patten, Gabi Tremml, Sally Walker

Medicinal Plants of the Civil War
Presented by Lesley Parness

Garden historian and writer, Lesley Parness, worked in public gardens in America and abroad for five decades. Before she retired, Lesley was Superintendent of Horticultural Education at the Morris County Park Commission, where she oversaw education at The Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Willowwood Arboretum, and the Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center.

Could plants have played a role in the outcome of the Civil War? Learn how important plants were in every aspect of this conflict, on batlefields and home fronts of both the North and the South. Over 30 plants will be discussed with their medicinal properties noted.

Business Meeting. Houseplant Exchange.

Hosted by Susan Allard, Cailin Boyle, Irmgard Geddes, Mary K. Joyce, Patricia Mocarski, Nancy Nubel, Rania Yi Tracey

Maureen Peebles is the owner of Contain Yourself Gardening, a boutique container gardening business in Chatham, New Jersey. Featured in New Jersey Monthly, she is known for stylish, low-maintenance seasonal arrangements that add beauty to entryways, patios, and small outdoor spaces.

In this engaging discussion, Maureen will share practical container gardening techniques. She’ll cover plant selection, soil tips, and simple design principles to create balanced, eye-catching displays that thrive through the seasons. A live demonstration will bring these ideas to life, offering inspiration and guidance for gardeners of all levels.

Business Meeting.

Presentation of Slate of Officers

Hosted by Julia Fiumara, Irmgard Geddes, Abigail Maddi, Peggy Wilson, Aideen O’Donnell, Mary Ellen Parziale, Mia Van Den Heuvel

Designing with Native Plants
Presented by Caitlin Boyle

We are fortunate to have “one of our own” lecturing on Native plants. Caitlin will dispel the common myth that native plants are unattractive and often underwhelming in our gardens. She will discuss three native gardens where beauty is paramount.

Floral Arranging with Supermarket Flowers
Presented by Ann Fahey

Ann Fahey will deonstrate how to make a simple supermarket bouquet into a show-stopping arrangements.

Ann Fahey is the Superintendent of Horticulture Education for Morris County Park Commission. She oversees all horticulture education for the Park Commission including lectures, tours, and virtual programming. Prior to working for the Park Commission, Ann owned and operated her own landscape design business for 20 years.

Business Meeting.

Hosted by Celeste Fondaco, Lois Burns, Nancy Nubel, Janice Piccolo, Terry McCutcheon, Rosemary Biggs, Lisa Florio

It’s time for sharing your extra garden plants and any gardening knowledge you would like to give to the group. So, thin out those plants and gather your favorite hints, gardening books, websites, and apps and bring everything along to the meeting.

Business Meeting.
Plant Exchange

Hosted by Susan Allard, Lois Burns, Lisa Florio, Celeste Fondaco, Patricia Mocarski, Susie Robertson, Mia Van Den Heuvel

We will gather to celebrate the end of another productive year of friendship and gardening.

Business Meeting
Installation of new officers

Hosted by Sandy Salvas, Nancy Daugherty, Carole Wilmot, Virginia Hofler, Martha Wells, Pat Wells, Mary Ellen Moran, Mary K. Joyce