About Us
Our club’s mission is to advance gardening interest and knowledge among our members and the community. We pride ourselves in being a working club that encourages its membership to plant, design, conserve, share and to have fun along the way.
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The Garden Club of Mountain Lakes was awarded the Borough of Mountain Lakes’ 2017 Janice D. Hunts Life Time Achievement Award for Volunteerism.
The Garden Club of Mountain Lakes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1936. We are a member of The Garden Club of New Jersey and the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
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Membership Info
The Garden Club contributes to the community:
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Maintains nine community gardens
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Provides wreaths for the borough's Memorial Day ceremony
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Conducts Junior Nature Club, an after-school enrichment program for third grade students
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Hosts an annual Plant Sale offering perennials dug from members’ gardens, a selection of native plants, and information about environmental topics
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Participates in decorating Drumthwacket, the New Jersey Governor’s Mansion, each holiday season
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Displays a Critter Tree each holiday season at the Mountain Lakes library, featuring hand-made ornaments of botanical materials
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Presents speakers and presentations on fun and useful topics of interest to gardeners and the community
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Conducts a Garden Therapy program for memory-care residents at a local assisted living facility
Public Event
Photography Show: 'Circle of Life'
Featuring nature photography in three categories: New Beginnings, Prime of Life, Age of Wisdom.
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Congratulations! to the photographers of these winning photos:
New Beginnings
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1st Place: Jackie Burkett (#8 Emerging Hellebore)
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2nd Place: Barbara J. Bertschy (#4 Hostas La Vista)
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3rd Place: Kristin Garrison (#10 Early Spring in Petaluma)
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Honorable Mention: Cindy Lessick (#6 Common Elder Crèche)
Prime of Life
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1st Place: Jenn Apito (#35 Nectar Stop)
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2nd Place: Cindy Lessick (#26 Monarch Butterfly)
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3rd Place: Barbara Bertschy (#33 Hera’s Fertility)
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Honorable Mention: Kristin Garrison (#32 Pop of Pink)
Age of Wisdom
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1st Place: Michelle Halke (#53 Two-Toned Treetops)
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2nd Place: Nancy Nicholls (#55 Tree of Wisdom)
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3rd Place: Kristin Garrison (#40 Roots)
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Honorable Mention: Sandra Schaller (#45 Trust the Journey)
Crowd Favorite:
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Lou Nunez (#47 Sunset of Life)
Youth Exhibitor:
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Elle Mora (#31 Bee’s Delight)
Best in Show:
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Jenn Apito (#35 Nectar Stop)