The Home Garden Club of Morristown
The Home Garden Club of Morristown, NJ was founded in 1925 and, since then, has recorded a history rich in community activity and service. The Club’s purpose is to encourage the study of horticulture, to create and maintain civic beauty and to practice responsible conservation.
If you are interested in joining the club, please click on the “Join” tab at the top of the page for more information.
Club Trips
Recent trips took us to beautiful gardens in the Tri-State area.
Stonecrop
We celebrated the first day of summer, 2023, at Stonecrop Gardens in Silver Spring, NY.
Lavender Farms
A beautiful day at Lavender Farm in Milford, New Jersey.
See details of these and more on our Club Trips page.
Our Activities
Club members participate in a wide variety of activities.
Wreathmaking
A holiday tradition since 1930, Club members meet in late November for a festive wreath-making workshop. Beautiful Club-made wreaths of unusual greens from Frelinghuysen Arboretum, Watnong Nursery and Club members grace various historic houses and civic buildings in Morristown, including the front door of Washington’s Headquarters.
Planting at Acorn Hall
Acorn Hall, an 1850’s Victorian mansion, nestled in historic Morristown, has been the main service project for the Home Garden Club of Morristown for more than forty years.
Since 1971 the Home Garden Club of Morristown has been planning, designing and maintaining the gardens at Acorn Hall. Recently, the club has been focusing their efforts on designing and maintaining the urns that surround the property as seen in these recent pictures, below. More pictures may be found here.
Community Outreach
Many years ago, members chose to contribute to the holiday festivities of needy children in lieu of exchanging gifts among themselves. This very successful annual campaign accumulates enough funds to purchase many beautiful gifts that are then distributed by the Division of Youth and Family Services. In recent years the club has targeted its gifts to an age group that is often overlooked during the holidays, teenagers.
Lyons Veterans Hospital
This Garden Club of NJ Garden Service Program also began in 1930. Flower arrangements are made and distributed to patients at the hospital, as well as for the day room and Chapel.
And we show off and visit our own gardens
Here are a few picture of member gardens.
Visit our Member Garden page for more beautiful pictures.