Please take a look at our garden club activities!
Year-end Garden Party
Franklin Lakes, NJ – June, 2026
Janet’s 90th Birthday
April 2026 Meeting
Holiday Cheers!
Wyckoff, NJ – December 2025
The Wyckoff Area Garden Club enjoyed a wonderful evening of fellowship and holiday spirit this past December. We are so grateful to John and Donna Gormley for their hospitality; their efforts as hosts made our record-breaking turnout feel like a cozy family gathering. It was truly a night to remember!
Sisko’s Garden
Mahwah, NJ • August 2025
A magical evening at the Sisko’s garden and sculpture site.
Thank you for sharing your garden with us!
The Club’s End-of-Year Garden Party
Franklin Lakes, NJ – June 2025
Mountsier Garden & Dave Obsuth’s Garden
Nutley & Clifton, NJ
The Wyckoff Area Garden Club visited two spectacular gardens this summer—Mountsier Garden in Nutley and Dave Obsuth in Clifton. Both gardens are beautiful and unique. Thanks to Janet Schulz for arranging an enjoyable afternoon.
Holiday Party
December 2024
Deb Fisk Memorial Bench Dedication
Franklin Lakes, NJ • September 2024
We remember our dear friend and garden club member Deb Fisk by dedicating a bench and planting daffodils in her memory. The bench is located on a wooded path behind The Franklin Lakes Library and ball fields. Her family and friends spoke about how much she meant to all of us and how much she will be missed.
The Club’s End-of-Year Garden Party
Franklin Lakes, NJ – June 2024
Ed & Cynthia’s Garden
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Recently, a few WAGC’s Members visited the unique and beautiful garden
of Ed & Cynthia. A good time was had by all!
Nancy B. ‘s Garden
Upper Saddle River, NJ
Nancy B. opened her spectacular flower and vegetable garden to the WAGC’s Members.
Lifetime Member Induction
Franklin Lakes, NJ
Thank you to The WAGC’s President John Gormley for inducting the very talented horticulturist Janet Schulz as a WAGC’s Lifetime Member. Congratulations to you, Janet, for a well-deserved honor!
Wyckoff Memorial Day
Susan Gurak presented a basket of flowers at the Memorial Day service in Wyckoff. WAGC’s President John Gormley and WAGC’s Member Nancy Blasius were in attendance as were fellow members Paul & Janet Sisko, Janet Schulz, and the one and only Steve Beigel (aka “Juggles”).
WAGC’s Plant Sale
The WAGC’s annual plant sale was a great success due to the hard work
of Deb Fisk, Liz Strauss, Noel Schulz, and the club’s many volunteers. We unloaded the plants from the nursery and then sorted all the orders. A fun day was had by all!
WAGC Board Meeting
The WAGC’s Latest Board & Committee Chairs’ Planning Meeting
Wyckoff Day
The Wyckoff Area Garden Club’s President and Members at Wyckoff Day in October
Wyckoff Area Garden Club’s 75th Birthday
The Wyckoff Area Garden Club celebrated its 75th Birthday at the October 12, 2022 meeting.
From left: The WAGC’s Past President Barbara Douglas; Past President Cathy Miller; Current President John Gormley; Past President Janet Schulz; and Past President Eileen Avia.
Monarch Butterfly’s Birth
WAGC’s Member Joan Rottkamp Captures a Monarch Butterfly’s Birth
Ta-da! The beautiful Monarch butterfly is born!
Thanks to Joan and her love of butterflies, this one is ready for the trip to Mexico!
WAGC’s Member Liz Morris shares a Monarch Butterfly photo from her garden
WAGC’s Lifetime Member, Cathy Miller
Crested Cockscomb: WAGC’s Lifetime Member, Cathy Miller, highlights her crested cockscomb in her fabulous fall garden. Its name is from the deep red flowers that resemble a rooster’s comb. Thank you, Cathy, for sharing a piece of your September garden with us!
Lespedeza Thundergii: A flowering plant in the legume family, its common names are Thunberg’s bushclover, Thunberg’s lespedeza, and shrub lespedeza. Flowers can be pink or white and the plant, with its long draping stems that may grow up to five feet. Lespedeza is native to China and Japan and blooms in late summer.
