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Ridgewood NJ, the 2023 Secret Gardens Tour is Sunday, June 4, 2023, 10 am – 5 pm rain or shine.
The 2023 Ridgewood Secret Gardens Tour is Sunday, June 4, 2023, 10 am – 5 pm rain or shine
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The Women Gardeners Of Ridgewood will Celebrate Gardeners Day on Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
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Ridgewood NJ, The Women Gardeners Of Ridgewood will celebrate Gardeners Day on Wednesday, April 10th, 2019. The event features guest speaker, Tovah Martin Wed, April 10, 2019 Time: 11:00 AM Location: The Old Paramus Reformed Church, 660 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450
The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood is proud to present Gardeners Day.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at The Old Paramus Reformed Church, 660 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ
The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood Proudly Presents the 2018 Secret Gardens Tour
May 13,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, The Secret Gardens Tour has become a tradition for garden lovers from near and far. Plan to spend a delightful day with family and friends on a self-guided tour. Each garden is unique and reflects the individual style of
the owner.
The beautiful gardens will delight and enchant ticket holders. Their splendor is the result of careful planning and lots of experimentation. Whether you are a novice gardener or have years of experience, you’ll enjoy these unique public and private gardens in Ridgewood and the historic Cheelcroft section of Ho-Ho-Kus. Not to be missed – the historic James Rose House and Garden. Constructed in 1953 on an area half the size of a tennis court, Rose described his home as a “tiny village;” a composite of three buildings for himself, his mother and his sister. Here Rose created a unique work of art fusing modern sculpture, architecture and landscape into a single unified place for living. Before his death in 1991, Rose planned the establishment of The James Rose Center for Landscape Architectural Research and Design – a living demonstration of his approach to design as a never-ending process of change and development. The Center now serves as the headquarters of a non-profit educational foundation. The entry fee is being generously waived by the Center for our ticket holders.
Tickets are now on sale at Backyard Living, Bookends and Mango Jam in Ridgewood. Maps are included on the ticket. All tickets must be picked up at the Ridgewood Public Library on Saturday, June 2nd from 10am to 1pm OR Sunday, June 3rd from 9am to 3pm.
All pre-ordered box lunches must be picked up on Sunday, June 3rd between 11am and 2pm at Catch-y Cafe, 614 North Maple Avenue,
Ho-Ho-Kus, dine-in or take-out.
For more information or questions, visit our website
www.womengardenersofridgewood.com
or our Facebook page
the women gardeners of ridgewood proudly presents the 2018 secret gardens tour
Sun, June 03, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Unique and private gardens in Ridgewood, The Stable in Ridgewood
The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood, New Jersey
May 25,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood have been around since 1914 ,over 100 years . They are one of those low profile organizations that makes Ridgewood such a unique place .
At Wednesdays Village Council Meeting the ladies offered at their own expense to renovate a room at Habernickel Park to use as their reference library for Gardening and to share this resource with the Village.
The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood
A Proud History
By Roberta Svarre
In 2005, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood (also referred to as, “The Women Gardeners” or “the Club”) celebrated its 80th year of operation. The organization owes its name to the fact that a “Garden Club of Ridgewood” was organized in 1914, but its membership was restricted to men. Resentment at this exclusion motivated a group of dedicated women to form “The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood” under the leadership of Mrs. C.W. Stockton in 1925. The club had twenty members and was a charter member of The Garden Club of New Jersey when it was organized. No record of the men’s club remains.
During the Depression years of 1932-33, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood was unable to pay dues to the state organization and instead became part of the Garden Department of the Women’s Club of Ridgewood. That relationship continued until 1945, when membership in The Garden Club of New Jersey was reinstated.
Some of the longest continuing members of The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood remember serving as joint Hospitality Chairmen. Since the club met in member’s homes, part of the position included hauling borrowed chairs from Van Emburgh’s Funeral Home to the home of the meeting hostess and back.
The Club has a long tradition of community service. For many years members would travel to the Veteran’s Hospital in East Orange, where they would decorate the day rooms and chapel and make tray arrangements.
That tradition continues on the local level today. The Women Gardeners designed and maintain the plantings at the Ridgewood Public Library and provides weekly flower arrangements for the library lobby. The Club designed the garden for the Share house for elderly residents on Prospect Street and supported the garden at the Children’s Services and Family Counseling building.
The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood also provides tray favors for Meals on Wheels during the holiday season and makes centerpieces for the fundraising activities of various local charities. The Club has participated in the showhouse at Skylands Manor, considered an exhibition opportunity for area garden clubs.
The Club is proud of its most recent addition, a Junior Program, “Green Kids” which was started September 2007. Designed for children Grades 3 through 6, this program meets monthly to explore and discover nature, science, gardening, art, birding, weather, recycling, environment and our senses.
As part of its public education efforts, The Women Gardeners present semi-annual Garden Education Day featuring major speakers, workshops and/or boutiques.
The activities of the club are supported by a semi-annual garden tour called “SECRET GARDENS OF RIDGEWOOD.” Begun as part of Ridgewood’s centennial celebration in 1994, Secret Gardens of Ridgewood has become one of New Jersey’s premier garden tours, with visitors coming from all over the metropolitan region. More than 800 visitors toured the gardens in 2008.
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Website : https://njclubs.esiteasp.com/womengardenersofridgewood/events.nxg
The streets of Ridgewood are in full bloom
The streets of Ridgewood are in full bloom
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY BETTY WIEST
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All I can say is, “Wow!” Surely by now you have seen the amazing amount of bountiful blooms in Ridgewood’s Central Business District (CBD). The planters are overflowing with color; the reds, the yellows, the pinks, the greens. They are plentiful and they are beautiful. The CBD has never looked so amazing! The numerous gigantic planters, overflowing with colorful cannas and countless other plants, are striking indeed.
Project Pride, The Women Gardeners of Ridgewood, The Ridgewood Conservancy for Public Lands, Ridgewood’s Department of Parks, seven local landscape contractors and many individual businesses contributed to make our streets and vest pocket areas in Ridgewood really come alive. We should all extend a hearty “Thank you!” to all who contributed to make our village gorgeous!
It is all a matter of presence and we want our residents, visitors and those who work in the village to be proud of our appearance. This is a “feel good” story. How can you not smile at all the beautiful planters as you walk around the streets in Ridgewood this summer, not to mention many of the tree wells, the planters provided by local businesses and the tremendous efforts by volunteer groups.
– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/recreation/the-streets-of-ridgewood-are-in-full-bloom-1.1081499#sthash.u9YqJZr3.dpuf