Join us at the gazebo in the big park for gathering seeds and making leaf crowns!

Our Kids & Family Events & Activities will be held the 1st Sunday of each month. Please meet at the Gazebo. October 5th we will be building a cold frame for spring starts and making way for the garden’s winter nap!

Bring the beauty and spirit of nature indoors. Meet at The Bethel.

Join us in the garden behind the History House.

Learn about our wild neighbors - how to help and how to observe the wild animals near us. Meet at the Pond Pavillion. 1 pm - 3 pm

Dog walkers, fishing buddies, nature strollers, and stewards of Mount Tabor: Here’s a chance to give back to the pond and trail area you enjoy! Join with your neighbors to care for our community park by with hands-on learning about trail maintenance, plants identification, native wildflower planting, and invasive species removal. Bring gloves and clipper if you have them.

Plant flowers and build a bug house! Help get the kids’ pollinator garden ready for summer!

Location & Time: Meet at the Main Park Gazebo at 1 pm

Seed starting lesson with make-and-take popt of greens and herbs. Information on rain barrels and other gardening hacks.

Location: Trinity Park, meet at the Bethel in case of rain

Meet at the gazebo to get the pollinator garden ready with flowers and building buy houses. 1 pm - 3 pm

Hubert Ling presents Native Shade Gardens at The Bethel

Youth and family event! Celebrate and decorate the ond Pavillion. Try a nature craft and learn who’s waking up for spring. Meet at the pond. 1 pm - 3 pm

Dorothy Smullen presents Edible Wild Plants at The Bethel.

Mike Van Clef of the New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team presents on Invasive Species.

Join us for this youth/family activity! Dig in with ouur earliet plantings for the children’s garden. Meet at the Bethel. 1 pm - 3 pm

Jean Epiphan presents on Ferns at The Bethel.

Shop for your winter wreaths with the Garden Club at the firehouse next to the Post Office. Cash, Check, and Venmo

Help to create a gift arrangement for meals on wheels holiday deliveries. Materials and refreshments supplied.

Diane Lattanzio presents Gardening In The Shade at the Bethel.

Presented by Master Gardener Ilona Ontscherenki at The Bethel

Our communal land in Mt Tabor requires our stewardship. We are focusing, in part, on our pond and woodland trail areas which are facing several serious threats. Restoring this area to health is no small task and requires both a long-term commitment as well as knowledge. We are fortunate to have Jean Epiphan, Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent and Assistant Professor, as well as ISA Certified Arborist NJ-1247A and Licensed Tree Expert #692  from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County guide us through some preliminary information, strategy, and tactics as well as offer her support.

Please join us in a casual walk around the pond and trail area to assess the current state of this area.

Please stay tuned to Facebook, signs posted around town, this site, and your email for more information and for the exact time of this walk-through which remains TBD.

Meet at the Bethel for another in a series of summer evening community garden walks. Destination TBD.

As we continue to gather knowledge and inspiration for better stewardship of our own community land, we endeavor to learn from those who’ve had success with similar projects. Susan and John Landau have been kind enough to offer a guided walk around their Foote’s Pond project in Morristown. If you are not familiar with this local project, please find more here: https://www.fofpw.org/

Susan and John will also be joining us for our July 8th pond and trail walk with Jean Epiphan.

Come give help and ideas at our newest project: the herb garden behind the history House. Then walk with us to see our other new club community gardens near Trinity Park and if time allows our projects at the pond and woodland.

Bring a drink and relax with your gardening community!

Please join us in revitalizing our pond and trail area as we learn about invasives and native plant identification in order to protect our natural environment.

Last week, we cleared ten contractor bags full of garlic mustard before it could go to seed. We paved the way to identifying more native plants, more invasive species, and areas that we can begin to have a large impact.

Annual plant sale.

Work Day! Help to revitalize pond area by removing invasive garlic mustard before it goes to seed!

Garlic mustard is a very invasive weed. The roots exude a chemical that inhibits other plants from growing. It is a threat to a wide variety of our native plants and habitats.

If you join us, be mindful of the conditions and wear appropriate protection against ticks and poison ivy.

ALL HANDS ON DECK

Please pull this weed from your yard ASAP (this is the last week before it goes to seed; pulling will then spread seed.) This plant must be put into black trash bags: NOT COMPOSTED.

Stay tuned for more programming on invasives and revitalizing our pond and trail area. Please get in touch if this is of particular interest to you.

Mushrooms for gardeners; View groups of fleshy fungi, learn about their importance, characteristics, and craft applications. Presentation by Dorothy Smullen, past president of the NJ Mycological Society and garden/nature speaker for 35 years.

HANDS-ON GARDENING

Then on Saturday, April 13 (weather permitting) we will be meeting at the History House to begin our 2024 project of replanting the garden and creating a quiet outdoor space for learning and growing community and plants.

Please bring your gloves, pruners, and trowels. We will have extra available.

Great Small Trees

Join us Friday evening at the Bethel for a presentation by Master Gardener, Ilona Ontscherenki on the benefit of planting small trees that welcome a variety of birds, bees and insects in your garden.