Garden Club
of
Harrington Park
Harrington Park, New Jersey
The Garden Club of Harrington Park welcomes you to our website. Please browse around the site - we've got lots of good information including our monthly newsletter, what to do monthly in your garden, and pictures of the barrels the Garden Club plants each year under the "Downtown Beautification" button.
Just to tell you a little bit about us; the Garden Club of Harrington Park holds General Meetings the first Thursday of every month (except when otherwise noted) September through June in the Community Church, 1 Spring Street, Harrington Park. The meetings begin at 7:30 P.M. and include a lecture by a guest speaker on various gardening topics. Each meeting we have a floral contest, whereby members interpret a given theme (see below). We have a Field Trip at the end of our Club year, along with a luncheon. Our meetings are open to everyone who loves a garden and gardening. Please check out our activities and events for the Club year by clicking on the "2025-2026 Calendar" button. This is a tri-fold calendar listing our activities. Please print it and keep it handy!
To learn more about the Club, please click on the "About Us" where you will find information on membership and what we do as a Garden Club. Mostly, we have a lot of fun as a group of folks who share a common interest -- the love of gardening!
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SPECIAL NOTES
Would you like to help with refreshments, and you've never done it before, we are here to help you with all the details of what to do and bring. If you’ve been around awhile, you know the drill. Either way it is a fun way to help make our meetings very special. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Gerri Gibney at 201 768-2615 or email at themerchantmouse@aol.com.
WE'VE MOVED!!!
Our new home is the Community Church, 1 Spring Street (corner of Harriot Avenue) in Harrington Park.
Enter in the first door on the left from the parking lot!
Please send dues to Beverly Murray, 363 High Street, Closter, New Jersey 07624. Questions, contact Bev at 201 768-5651. The form to send your dues is in the link box at the top of this page.
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Willowwood Arboretum
"The love of gardening is a seed
that once sown never dies."
Gertrude Jekyll
Garden Club
of
Harrington Park
Christine Kozar is a retired middle-school teacher. Her main focus is on starting or expanding gardens. She also works with young people who want to explore gardening, the environment, and/or ecosystems.
CHRISTINE KOZAR
MASTER GARDENER
Happy Fall
SEPT. 10, 2026 - 7:30 PM - COMMUNITY CHURCH, ONE SPRING ST, HP
“Daffodils and Beyond: Spring Ephemerals for Fall Planting” - CHRIS KOZAR, Master Gardener
Daffodils, tulips, crocus, and hyacinth are wonderful harbingers of spring. Very little relieves the winter doldrums as much as the sight of the first crocus or an early daffodil from your window. We’ll delve a little deeper into these old favorites and introduce you to others that you can plant this fall to provide a burst of joy come spring.
OCTOBER 1, 2026 - 7:30 PM - COMMUNITY CHURCH ONE SPRING STREET, HP
“Crazy Composting Year-Round: Ins and Outs” - LYNNE PROSKOW, Master Gardener
Have you always wanted to compost or want to learn more? Do you love composting because it’s beneficial to having a healthy garden and keeps food waste out of our landfills and benefits the soil? The speaker discusses the Bokashi method she uses indoors during the winter using a 5-gallon bucket with a lid and effective microorganisms. She will demonstrate how easy and effective this is for producing “black gold,” a gardener’s best friend. Handouts included.
Lynne Proskow is a lifelong organic gardener, who is passionate about healthy food, healing nature through eco-restoration, and teaching the benefits of regenerative gardening practices.
NOVEMBER 5, 2026 – 7:30 PM - COMMUNITY CHURCH ONE SPRING STREET, HP
“Thanksgiving Make-It and Take-It” – GERRI GIBNEY, Garden Club President
Whether celebrating at home, or visiting for Thanksgiving, make an arrangement for this beautiful season to keep or give away. It’s a workshop where you’ll be taken step-by-step using your very own creative side. You’ll need to pre-register by October 27th emailing themerchantmouse@aol.com. Bring your pruners, the Garden Club supplies everything else. Cost: $20.00 members, $25.00 non-members.
DECEMBER 3, 2026 – 7:30 PM - COMMUNITY CHURCH ONE SPRING STREET, HP
“A Mix of Real Greens and Faux Flowers for the Holidays” – GERRI GIBNEY, Garden Club President
Create a beautiful holiday arrangement with live greens and faux flowers, lasting into the New Year to keep for your table or as a gift. Everything is provided for your creation; however, you must bring pruners. Pre-registration is required by emailing themerchantmouse@aol.com before November 23rd. Fee is $20.00 members, $25.00 non-members.
Gerri Gibney, President of the Garden Club of Harrington Park, has conducted floral workshops for many years, and the participants have always left with a beautiful arrangement of their own creation!
