New Members Luncheon
2026-02-11 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 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 | NJ
“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

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

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 | NJ

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

Sandy Hook P4P Planting
2026-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Sandy Hook
Celebrate Earth Day and Plant with Us!

Help Restore our Habitat!

You are cordially invited to join a Sandy Hook Park P4P Planting Party!

When: Wednesday, April 22 at 11 am

Where: Sandy Hook parking lot D.

Bring: gloves, spade or shovel, sunscreen, hat, mug.

RSVP: srf529@gmail.com

Oyster Breeding Program at the Rutgers Cape Shore Laboratory
2026-04-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ, 07738, United States
Speaker: Samuel Ratcliff, Cape Shore Operations Manager, Rutgers University, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory in Cape May, NJ. Mr. Ratcliff has worked with a wide range of species, from finfish and ornamental crustaceans to bivalves, which shaped his passion for sustainable aquaculture and coastal ecology, deepening his appreciation for the complexity of marine systems and the importance of hands-on research.

Mr. Ratcliff will talk about the production and evaluation of Rutgers’ disease-resistant oyster lines, the production of tetraploid lines and other experimental crosses in support of genomic research and genomic selection, and the coastal environment benefits of aquaculture.

Seed Ball Activity with Deane-Porter Garden Club
2026-05-06 14:00 - 16:00 | Deane-Porter School, 50 Black Point Road, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
Join the 30 members of the 3rd grade garden club at Deane-Porter to make native seed balls with RGC! If you are interested to attend please email Heather at hahanssen@me.com.

J.McLaughlin Fundraiser
2026-05-08 12:00 - 17:00 | NJ

May Meeting
2026-05-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Rumson Country Club Riverhouse, 163 Rumson Rd, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States

Rumson Memorial Day Parade
2026-05-25 09:00 - 11:00 | Deane-Porter School, 50 Black Point Road, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States
Come march with RGC and promote our native plant sale!

Rally for the Rivers EcoFest
2026-06-06 08:00 - 12:00 | Victory Park
Help table RGC’s activity at EcoFest! Contact Sheila Ehrenberg or Lisa Bitterly if interested.

Native Plant Sale
2026-06-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Rumson Borough Hall, 80 E River Rd, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States

New Members' Luncheon
2026-06-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Rum Runner/McLoone’s, 816 Ocean Avenue, Sea Bright, NJ, 07760, United States
Our final New Member meeting will take place June 8 th at 12 noon at McLoone’s restaurant in Sea Bright. Our guest speaker, Kathy Donnelly, will bring us the news from our Civics committee.
What a group of wonderful new women! It has been a privilege to work with them this year.
Susan Sorolokit and Taphy Harcsar.

June Meeting
2026-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club, 5 Tennis Court Lane, Rumson, NJ, 07760, United States

Trip to Rutgers Rain Garden
2026-06-18 | NJ
We have chosen June 18 for an all day private tour of the Rutgers University Rain Garden, in New Brunswick. The day will start with the Rain Garden and take in 3 other garden offerings. And how does a wonderful picnic lunch sound as we gather to exchange the horticultural discoveries that we have made!
