Area garden clubs are back in business!
Most North Jersey-area groups take the summer off to allow their members more time to attend to their personal gardens and volunteer projects. But once the calendar turns, clubs reconvene by offering a multitude of happenings — talks, workshops, seminars and meetings for their members and the public.
Here is a sample of what’s going on for the rest of this month:
* The New Jersey Botanical Garden will sponsor two hands-on Lilac Workshops from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and Sept. 15. Attendees will work with lilac expert Daniel Ryniec, former lilac curator at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, to restore and improve the garden’s collection. Ryniec will give a lesson at 10 a.m. The NJBG is at Morris Road in Ringwood. Information: 973-962-9534 or visit njbg.org.
* Bruce Crawford, director of the Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick and an adjunct professor in landscape architecture at Rutgers University, will be guest speaker at the next Tenafly Garden Club meeting 7 p.m. Monday at the Davis Johnson Park and Gardens, Westervelt Avenue and Engle Street. Crawford will present a program about autumn perennials.
* Rocky Bilyeu, maintenance division manager at RS Landscaping in Midland Park, will discuss the contrast between traditional and new lawn renovation methods 7 p.m. Wednesday at Backyard Living, 235 Franklin Ave., Ridgewood. The workshop is designed for homeowners who want to use natural practices. To reserve a space, call 201-447-6205.
* Think it’s too late to plant some beautiful trees and shrubs in your garden? Think again. Daryl Kobesky from Allentown’s Pleasant Run Nursery will show off his favorite plants 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 E. Hanover Ave., Morris Township. $15. To register: call 973-326-7603 or arboretumfriends.org.
* The Demarest Garden Club will hold a “Croquet Garden Party” 3 to 6 p.m. next Saturday. Admission is $5 per family. Reservations required. For locations and reservations, contact Luisa Pittaluga at 201-966-9816. Information: demarestgardenclub.org.
* Dr. Edith Wallace will take attendees on a “virtual New Jersey garden tour,” through information and pictures, of many of the premier and “secret” public gardens in the Garden State at the next Backyard Garden Club meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the River Vale Library, 412 Rivervale Road. Information: 201-391-1263 or 201-391-5402.
* The September meeting of the Wyckoff Area Garden Club will feature “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” of the Wyckoff club. Members will discuss the successes, failures, surprises and lessons learned over the gardening season. The 7 p.m. Sept. 19 meeting will be at the Wyckoff Public Library, 200 Woodland Ave., Wyckoff. Information: 201-723-1065 or wyckoffgc.org.
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