The Brick Garden Club participated in the town hall’s annual “Festival of Trees“!
The town selected “Christmas Movies” as the theme for this year. We had a very short time-frame in which to come up with some ideas, but with the terrific team of members that volunteered to help, we were able to make the ornaments and put the tree up on November 18th. The committee consisted of Sue Austin, Bonnie Chankalian, Paula Kocmalski, Delores Sheppard, Joanne Smith, Nancy Strassheim and myself. We hit the ground running with some of the members meeting at my house, working in assembly-line fashion, while others worked at home. A special mention to Paula for surprising us by making the delightful “Grinch” ornaments using light bulbs. If you wish to purchase one, she is selling them for $5.00 each, available after the first week in January. It was truly a team effort and such fun to work together. I thank all who helped in this project.
There will be a tree lighting ceremony on December 1st at 5:30pm. By then, all the trees from various organizations in town will be fully decorated. The trees will be displayed in the main hallway of Town Hall, so stop in during the holidays and see the beautiful trees.
Sue Fevola
August Picnic!
Brick Garden Club Annual Garden Party
Location: Windward Beach Gazabo
Monday, Aug 9, 2021
Time: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Please RSVP to Mary LaPolla 908 910-5952 (cell), (or home 732 920-8231) or Linda Helck 732 600-0446 by Aug 7
Location: Windward Beach Gazabo
Monday, Aug 9, 2021
Time: 5:00 to 8:00pm
Please RSVP to Mary LaPolla 908 910-5952 (cell), (or home 732 920-8231) or Linda Helck 732 600-0446 by Aug 7
Secret Gardens Tour and Tea…
a Huge Success!
More photos on our Garden Tour Page!
Getting ready for our big event!
Brick Garden Tour
July 13th!
Volunteers are setting up today!
Preparing for the Brick Garden Club Tour!
Tuesday, July 13! (See Garden Tour page for more info!
Nancy, Donna and Mary wrapped raffle items!
Successful Plant Exchange!
Thanks to Paula Kocmalski our plant exchange was a huge success!
(More photos on the photo pages!)
(More photos on the photo pages!)
Our next membership meeting will be Monday, June 14 at 7:00.
We will also have a plant exchange at 6:30!
Coming events!
Set up for the tour is July 12, our tour is July 13, 2021. Stay tuned for information on our August Garden Party!
Special Thanks!
Thank you to the volunteers who planted the Rt. 70 gardens: Bonnie Chankalian, Kathy Duffy, Sue Fevola, Beth Kimber, Lois Neigel and Ruth Sarrett for showing up to help plant and water.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped with to beautify the CAC gardens: Kathy Duffy, Carol Kilgannon, Lois Neigel, Mary LaPolla, Doris Innes, and Bonnie Chankalian.
Please join us for the next two clean ups, this is important…we want the CAC to look good for our tour. Your help is greatly needed! Thursday, June 10, at 3:00 pm and Thursday, June 24, at 10:00 am.
Congratulations!
The Brick Garden Club has granted two $1000.00 scholarships to these graduating seniors who reside in Brick.
Brooke Loza, from Brick Memorial High School, will be attending Seton Hall University pursuing a degree in Environmental Science (B.S. & M.D. Programs.)
Jessica Sweet, from Marine Academy of Technology and Environment and Science pursuing a degree in Agriscience & Environmental Systems
Please see the June Newsletter!
May 10: Guest speaker was Pamela Almeida from Endangered Wings. Almeida shared stories and facts about the importance of native plants. We were all inspired to look at our yards in a more earth friendly way!
https://endangeredwings.weebly.com/
What are you doing on Wednesday, April 7 at 10:30????
Please consider joining the Garden Club in preparing the Rt. 70 and Brick Blvd. beds for spring flowers! You can park at Quick Check!
Please consider joining the Garden Club in preparing the Rt. 70 and Brick Blvd. beds for spring flowers! You can park at Quick Check!
Town Hall Holiday Trees!
The theme for the Garden Club's town hall Christmas tree is "Super Heroes". We made and collected ornaments, that represented the Military Branches, Police, Firefighters, Emergency Responders, Doctors, Nurses, EMT's, Teachers, Moms and Dads.
We made 40 handmade ornaments and about 15 store-bought ornaments that Mary LaPolla and I found. We also had some donated photos. Simple bows of red, blue, white, and green were also made to fill in the
tree. The color theme for the ribbons on top of the tree, as well as many of the ornaments stand for the "Thin Lines of Blue, for Police, Red, for firefighters, White, for doctors/nurses, EMT's, and Green, for military."
We had a few people donate photos of family members who represented the military, police and firefighters. Both my husband and I were in the Air Force, so I donated photos of each of us in our uniform.
As far as any ornaments that we would consider our favorites, that would be hard to choose. We think they are all great! Everyone should go see the trees, take their time looking at all the ornaments and then take a moment to reflect on all the Super Heroes that help us all year long.
Thanks to Mary LaPolla and Connie Keane for their help in this project. Merry Christmas everyone.
More photos on our photo page!
Sue Fevola
We made 40 handmade ornaments and about 15 store-bought ornaments that Mary LaPolla and I found. We also had some donated photos. Simple bows of red, blue, white, and green were also made to fill in the
tree. The color theme for the ribbons on top of the tree, as well as many of the ornaments stand for the "Thin Lines of Blue, for Police, Red, for firefighters, White, for doctors/nurses, EMT's, and Green, for military."
We had a few people donate photos of family members who represented the military, police and firefighters. Both my husband and I were in the Air Force, so I donated photos of each of us in our uniform.
As far as any ornaments that we would consider our favorites, that would be hard to choose. We think they are all great! Everyone should go see the trees, take their time looking at all the ornaments and then take a moment to reflect on all the Super Heroes that help us all year long.
Thanks to Mary LaPolla and Connie Keane for their help in this project. Merry Christmas everyone.
More photos on our photo page!
Sue Fevola
Check out photos of the Rt. 70 and Brick Blvd Gardens! Thank you to all of our members who volunteer to design, plant and water! More photos are on the ‘photos’ page!
Our next meeting will be Oct. 19, outside again 2:00 in the afternoon!
More information will be posted soon!
Please remember to bring a chair and do wear your mask.
Successful September Meeting!
See events page for more details!
WANT A WAY TO STAY CONNECTED TO OUR CLUB WHILE MAKING A CONTRIBUTION?
We don’t currently have the benefit of meetings where we could explain projects and pass around “sign-up” sheets; yet, the need for volunteers to help at our Rt.70 and Cultural Arts Center locations continues. Weeding is the main task we need help with right now and into September. As gardeners, some of us even enjoy weeding! To quote British gardener Christopher Lloyd, weeding can be a “kind of soothing monotony.” There are other garden tasks that come up as well. Just a few hours of your time can be a big help. As we all try to beat the heat...maybe you’d prefer to stop on your own and spend an hour or two in early morning or early evening? Perhaps you’d like to pick a small area to keep up on your own or with a friend? If an announced “pop-up” work day isn’t good for you, please consider reaching out to us. Perhaps we can meet you at another time or work out another way to accommodate you. To “sign-up”, ask questions, or make suggestions, please contact Mary LaPolla, malapolla@comcast.net 732-920-8231 or Carol Kilgannon, kilgannon_c@yahoo.com (underscore before “c”) 732-255-2176. You may also use the contact page of our Brick Garden Club website. With a list of willing volunteers, we’ll be able to reach out to you directly.
THANK YOU to Sue Fevola, Linda Helck, Ann Hopko and Sue MacDougall for their help at Rt.70. They all spent time in June and July weeding and cleaning up plants. Their efforts are very much appreciated.
Thanks also to Carol Kilgannon, Mary LaPolla and Sue MacDougall for volunteering in the CAC clean up. The CAC still needs more loving care. Three people are hardly enough to do the clean-up that is needed. Please help us out! Call Mary LaPolla at the contact above.
THANK YOU to Sue Fevola, Linda Helck, Ann Hopko and Sue MacDougall for their help at Rt.70. They all spent time in June and July weeding and cleaning up plants. Their efforts are very much appreciated.
Thanks also to Carol Kilgannon, Mary LaPolla and Sue MacDougall for volunteering in the CAC clean up. The CAC still needs more loving care. Three people are hardly enough to do the clean-up that is needed. Please help us out! Call Mary LaPolla at the contact above.
Rt. 70 and Brick Blvd. Gardens!
All the hard work of preparing and planting the beds is paying off! So pretty! Thank you to Carol, Lois, Mary, Barbara, Kathy, Ruth, Nancy and Maureen!
Brick Garden Club Scholarship Recipients
The Brick Garden Club is happy to announce the 2 winners of our 2020 Scholarship Award of $1000. for the graduating senior planning a career in Horticulture. The Scholarship Committee was impressed with their academics,extracurricular activities,goals in life & their committment to the environment.
Megan Murphy of Brick Memorial H.S. will be attending the University of New Hampshire with an expected major of Environmental Science.
Patrick Salamone of Bricktown H.S.will be attending Penn State University with an expected major of Environmental Science
We congratulate & wish them a rewarding college experience and great success in their future endeavors
Nancy Genalo, Scholarship Chairperson
May Meeting Cancelled
Rain Garden Webinar May 11 at 7:00 PM!
Originally, we had planned to have Shari Kondrup, Brick Twp. Municipal Utilities Authority, present a program on Rain Gardens at our May 11 th meeting. Now that we are unable to meet in person, Shari has offered to arrange a virtual presentation on Rain Gardens, via a WebExMeeting. As an added bonus, Karen Walzer, Barnegat Bay Partnership Staff Liaison Education & Outreach, will give a quick review of the Jersey-Friendly Yards website and show us how to search for native plants that can be used in a rain garden.
The 2020 Garden Tour and Tea was Cancelled
The Garden Club Executive Board had a conference telephone meeting on April 23 and it was voted to cancel the tour for 2020 due to so many unknowns with the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you to the committee members for putting in their time & trying to make this work. We have a head start on next year as some of our homeowners expressed their willingness to participate in 2021.
April Meeting Canceled!
Keep safe and healthy!
Community Service Project
Holiday Tree Decoration at Township Hall
December Holiday Luncheon
Date: Monday Dec 2, 2019
Where: Tuscany, 1490 Rte. 88 West, Brick
Time: 12:00 to 3:00
Cost: $29.00 pp
Cash Bar
Please pay at the November meeting if possible! Contact Mary LaPollo
Where: Tuscany, 1490 Rte. 88 West, Brick
Time: 12:00 to 3:00
Cost: $29.00 pp
Cash Bar
Please pay at the November meeting if possible! Contact Mary LaPollo
November’s Meeting
Our next meeting is November 11 at 7:00.
Brick Garden Club member, Linda Helck, has offered to be our speaker at the November 11th meeting. Linda will demonstrate how to make a tabletop (15") boxwood holiday tree. She will also provide kits for those attending so they can make their own tree at home. To ensure that you receive a kit that night, please RSVP by November 4th to Doris Innes
at kriskim22@verizon.net or call 732-280-1472 and leave a message. It should be a fun night! - Thank you Linda!
Brick Garden Club member, Linda Helck, has offered to be our speaker at the November 11th meeting. Linda will demonstrate how to make a tabletop (15") boxwood holiday tree. She will also provide kits for those attending so they can make their own tree at home. To ensure that you receive a kit that night, please RSVP by November 4th to Doris Innes
at kriskim22@verizon.net or call 732-280-1472 and leave a message. It should be a fun night! - Thank you Linda!
About or 20th Anniversary......
We thank our October meeting's guest speaker, Ellen Silverman has been a Rutgers Master
Gardener since 1998. Her topic was "Fall - Putting Your Garden to Bed" and included what to do about
lawns, trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs, and vegetable gardens as winter approaches. She also discussed
some ideas for creating fall & winter gardens and offer some advice on bringing plants indoors during the
winter.
Gardener since 1998. Her topic was "Fall - Putting Your Garden to Bed" and included what to do about
lawns, trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs, and vegetable gardens as winter approaches. She also discussed
some ideas for creating fall & winter gardens and offer some advice on bringing plants indoors during the
winter.
Thank you for celebrating our 20th Anniversary with us.
Check out the pictures on our Photos Page.
Check out the pictures on our Photos Page.
