Rumson Garden Club

P4P Planting at Shrewsbury Riverfront Park
2025-10-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Shrewsbury Riverfront Park, 960 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, NJ, United States
Join us to plant at Shrewasbury Riverfront Park in Sea Bright. Contact Sarah Fleming for more information at srf529@gmail.com.

Lawn to Meadow Virtual Presentation
2025-10-23 12:30 - 14:30 | Louisa Renn’s House, 33 Bellevue Avenue, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
Have you been considering turning part, or all, of your lawn into a wildflower meadow? Learn the basics by joining Sarah Fleming and Louisa Renn for a watch party of “LAWN TO MEADOW: A LIGHT AND GRADUAL TRANSITION.” The Class will be conducted by sustainable horticulturist, Sara Weaver Cooper. Sara Weaner Cooper, New Directions in the American Landscape’s executive director, began her role with NDAL in 2018 as educational program coordinator. Sara and her husband Evan Cooper’s home landscape, an experimental yet highly successful organic transition from lawn to native meadow, was featured by the BBC in 2025 and in “The New York Times” in 2024.
WHO: Open to all members and friends. Free. No need to RSVP, just show up!
WHEN: Wednesday, October 23 from 12:30 – 2:30 pm. Prior to the virtual presentation, there will be time for a quick tour of the emerging meadow between Sarah’s and Louisa’s yard, now at the end of year one in our lawn-to-meadow transition. The virtual class starts promptly at 1:00 pm.
WHERE: At Louisa’s house, 33 Bellevue Avenue, Rumson. Easier parking is in front.

Board Meeting
2025-11-03 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-01-05 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-02-02 08:30 - 09:30, 2026-04-06 08:30 - 09:30 | Bingham Hall, 40 Bingham Avenue

NJ Committee Luncheon
2025-11-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Canoe Brook Country Club, 1108 Morris Tpke, Summit, NJ, 07901, United States
Save The Date! November 5, 2025 The New Jersey Committee of The Garden Club of America Scholarship Lecture and Luncheon, featuring Debra Prinzing.

GCA Garden History and Design Conference
2025-11-13 11:00 - 14:00 | Zoom / Virtual
The 2025 Garden History and Design Conference entitled Inspired Garden Design. November 13, 2025. 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET. The Garden History and Design Committee fosters an appreciation for America’s gardens and documents today’s gardens for tomorrow’s gardeners in partnership with the Smithsonian Archives of American Gardens.

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November Floral Challenge
2025-11-18 14:30 - 16:30 | Rumson Country Club Riverhouse, 163 Rumson Rd, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
Pre-registration is required by Friday, November 14.
Class consultant, Mary Jane O’Hare, ohare.maryjane@gmail.com.
Participants are limited to the first ten members and the first ten novice members to register.
The cost is $10 per person payable upon registering.

November Meeting
2025-11-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Rumson Country Club Riverhouse, 163 Rumson Rd, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
We look forward to seeing you at our November Membership Meeting at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails and passed hors d’oeuvres, business meeting and speaker.
Please bring check for $30 made out to RGC or make payment here.
If you are proposing a member please bring them as a guest!

Climate Resilience Presentation - Conservation
2025-11-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ, 07738, United States
Climate Resilience in New Jersey
Please join us at a presentation on climate resilience hosted by Brookdale Community College in collaboration with the Jersey Shore Chapter of the NJ Sierra Club (in the Twin Lights Rooms, Student Life Center, via Parking Lot #7) on November 24, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.

Speaker: Nick Angarone, New Jersey’s Chief Resilience Officer and Manager of DEP’s Office of Climate Resistance.
Mr. Angarone will talk about his work on climate resilience; specifically New Jersey’s challenges as a northeastern state with disproportionate climate risks such as sea level rise, flooding, water and air quality degradation, wildfires, biodiversity loss, and urban heat islands. Included will be comments and insights specifically targeting the Monmouth County area. Regulatory solutions, hazard prevention, mitigation, and remediation/recovery efforts (including via blue acres) will be discussed.

Nick Angarone is New Jersey’s Chief Resilience Officer and Manager of DEP’s Office of Climate Resilience. He coordinates statewide resilience policy and serves as Vice-Chair of the Interagency Council on Climate Resilience. He also leads and directs the development of the Statewide Climate Change Resilience Strategy, and provides technical guidance and support to local governments in their efforts to address the impacts of climate change.
Please RSVP to sheilaehrenberg@gmail.com.

Christmas Greens
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-06 | Bingham Hall, 40 Bingham Avenue
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GREENS
We will need all sorts of greens, large and small to make arrangements and wreaths. Please start identifying the greens in your yards that you would like to donate! Greens can be dropped off at Bingham Hall on Friday, December 5th (front side of building, left side). If you see the shorter, stubbier pinecones on your walks think of Christmas Greens and pick them up! Any sort of interesting plant material or seed pod could make for an exciting addition to a wreath or arrangement!
FRIDAY
On Friday, December 5th we will start getting busy! We will have a wiring workshop of Christmas ornaments and pinecones, and we will start our mason jar arrangements. Friday afternoon when the wreaths arrive, we will tag and attach the pipe cleaner hangers with the aid of young volunteers! We need to set up our wreath and arrangement material. Somewhere in this activity we will put down the dreaded, but much needed paper to protect the floors at Bingham Hall.
SATURDAY
On Saturday, December 6th we will get even busier! We will finish up any mason jar arrangements and decorate the wreaths! Finished wreaths and arrangements will then be delivered by volunteers, a quick cleanup and we are finished!

GCA Headquarters Holiday Tea Trip
2025-12-10 12:00 - 17:00 | GCA Headquarters, 14 E. 60th Street, NY, NY, United States
1100a. !st meeting spot: Christmas Tree at Rock Center
*view tree, shop, walk 5th ave to Avra Madison Restaurant. 14 E 60th St
12Noon 2nd meeting spot: Avra Madison Restaurant
*Reservation @ 1230 for 12 persons

GCA Holiday Tea @ GCA Headquarters 14 E 60th St 3rd Floor New York
* You are invited by the Hospitality and House Committees to join the annual Holiday Tea from 3:00 to 530 pm. We will look to find our Club’s needlepoint ornament as we celebrate The Twelve Zones of GCA. Headquarters will be filled with friends, food, fun, and a SURPRISE visitor!

Staging for January Meeting
2026-01-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Bingham Hall, 40 Bingham Avenue

January Meeting
2026-01-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Bingham Hall, 40 Bingham Avenue
This is our open meeting for the year. Our business meeting will begin at 10 AM and the speaker will start at 11 AM. Please encourage anyone interested to attend!

Virtual Photography Workshop - Nevada Wier
2026-01-22 11:00 - 12:30
Time: Jan 22, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Workshop Title: Seeing Photographically: Color, Light, Action, and Pattern
In this ZOOM Nevada will dissect what it means to “see photographically”. How to convert “looking” to acutely “seeing” the creative potential in front of you, and then how to translate it into a compelling photograph.
It might be the use of analogous color in landscapes. Or maybe compelling action in warm late afternoon light. Or a repetitive pattern with contrasting colors and intriguing shadows. Or… There are numerous possibilities, if you unite at least two of CLAP (color, light, action, pattern).
Color: Most photographers do not understand the importance of color and its role in, not only, conveying mood and emotion, but in basic composition.
Light: Photography means ‘write with light’. Nevada will discuss the personality of light at all times of the day, from the harsh daylight to blue hour and into night.
Action: Nevada discusses how to extract the feel of a moment using, not only stop action, but panning and slow shutter speeds.
Pattern: Delve into the power of impeccable framing in the camera for a compelling composition, as well as how repetitive patterns will strengthen the flow in your images.
Nevada Wier is a photographer specializing in documenting the remote corners and cultures of the world. She is recognized for her creative and intimate approach to people, as well as her intriguing Infrared images. She has been published in numerous national and international publications, including National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Traveler & Adventure, GEO, Outside and Smithsonian. Her fine-art prints are featured in public and private collections, she is represented by the Obscura Gallery in Santa Fe, NM. Nevada is a well-known keynote speaker, workshop, and seminar instructor. Photo District News named Nevada one of America’s best photography workshop teachers. Nevada’s books include The Land of Nine Dragons – Vietnam Today (Abbeville Press), winner of the Lowell Thomas Best Travel Book of 1992 award, and Adventure Travel Photography (Amphoto). She is currently working on two new books, A Nomadic Vision (publication TBA) and Invisible World: Infrared Photography (publication TBA). Nevada has been featured in television productions such as: National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Through the Lens, and Canon Photo Safaris. She has been a speaker on the nation-wide tour LIVE …from National Geographic. She is a Fellow of The Explorer’s Club and a member of the Women’s Geographic Society.

Native Seed Winter Sowing (Rumson Environmental Commission)
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Oceanic Free Library, 109 Ave of Two Rivers, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States

GCA Conservation Study Conference
2026-01-25 - 2026-01-28
The Conservation Study Conference is an opportunity for club members who are passionate about conservation to learn about environmental issues of importance to the GCA. Attendees hear from speakers, tour interesting facilities and spaces of interest to conservation matters, and engage with fellow club members in discussion on related topics. This conference is held in person or virtually, at no cost, on alternating years. All club members are encouraged to attend.
https://www.gcamerica.org/members:calendar/list

GCA Photography Conference
2026-02-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Zoom / Virtual
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GCA Floral Design Conference
2026-02-10 11:00 - 16:00 | Zoom / Virtual

New Members Luncheon
2026-02-11 12:00 - 14:00 | 10 Osprey Lane, 10 Osprey Lane, Rumson
Susan Sorokolit and Taphy Harcsar will host a New Members luncheon February 11th at 12 noon at the home of Taphy Harcsar, 10 Osprey Lane, Rumson.

Our guest speaker will be Sarah Fleming, Sarah will be speaking about ll aspects of The Garden of Club of America, local, regional and national. Who better, since Sarah has a position on the national board!

Container Workshop
2026-02-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Bingham Hall, 40 Bingham Avenue

Trip to Philadelphia Flower Show
2026-03-06
“Rooted : Origins of American Gardening” the 2026 Philadelphia Flower Show theme explores personal stories and heritage behind gardening, coinciding with the US semiquincentennial celebrations. RGC is organizing carpools NOW to attend the show Wednesday, March 4. Cars would leave at 8am for arrival at 10am to the Show. After viewing the show and finishing shopping we’ll take a walk across the street to the famous Reading Terminal where we will have lots of choices for a cafe lunch. Arrival back approximately 4pm.

Floral Parallel Design Workshop
2026-03-10 11:00 - 12:30 | Rumson Borough Hall, 80 E River Rd, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
Please join the floral design team for a demonstration workshop on how to create a floral design arrangement using a parallel line style of design. The free workshop is in preparation of our April Show with GCA judges which will require use of parallel design for the floral challenge classes.

What: Floral Design Workshop featuring Parallel Design
When: Tuesday, March 10
Where: Borough Hall Courthouse
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

RSVP to Louisa at louisarenn@gmail.com or via text at 732-859-4418.

Virtual GCA NAL Watch Party
2026-03-16 08:30 - 12:00 | Robbyn O’Neill’s house, 935 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ, United States
Join RGC for a virtual watch party for NAL! Open house any time from 8:30-12 on Monday March 16 at Robbyn’s house.
The National Affairs & Legislation Conference, organized by the NAL Committee, is held annually in March in Washington, DC. 300 GCA club members attend and learn about environmental initiatives relating to the GCA’s purpose. All NAL attendees visit their congressional representatives’ offices to advocate for matters of importance to their communities. This is just one example of the GCA’s organizational power.

Civics - Library Window Box Spring Refresh
2026-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Oceanic Free Library, 109 Ave of Two Rivers, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
The Civics Co is planning to plant early Spring flowers (pansies) in the library window boxes this Friday March 20 (Spring Equinox) at or around 12 noon. Planting should go fairly easily as the boxes have already been cleaned up from their winter foliage by the committee co-chairs, Karen Robinson and Kathy Donnelly.
If you plan to attend this Friday or if you have further questions please contact Nancy Bowe.
Welcome Spring!🌼
Nancy …..nancybowe999@gmail.com

Zone IV Meeting
2026-04-07 17:00 - 2026-04-08 17:00 | Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ, 08619, United States

Conservation - Screening of Dark Sacred Sky & Speaker
2026-04-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Robbyn O’Neill’s house, 935 River Road, Fair Haven, NJ, United States
DarkSky New Jersey Presentation on Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at Robbyn O’Neill’s home located at 935 River Rd in Fair Haven.
The presenter is Laura Bagwell, an active member of DarkSky New Jersey and other environmental organizations. Ms. Bagwell’s presentation focuses on the importance of the night sky and the impact of light pollution. It demonstrates environmental damage and why darkness matters.

GCA Annual Meeting
2026-04-19 - 2026-04-21

April Meeting
2026-04-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Rumson Country Club Riverhouse, 163 Rumson Rd, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
