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The Garden Society of Bayonne meeting will be held on Tuesday June 17th at the Bayonne Library at 7pm.  The meetings are held every 3rd Tuesday of the month.  Use the side entrance on 31st St. (you will have to ring the buzzer).  Signs will be posted.  The agenda of the meeting will review recent and upcoming field trips, seasonal plantings, updates of members projects and planning of club activities.  The Society is open to residents of Bayonne who have a passion or interest in gardening.  New members are always welcome. 

Theer are 3 opportunities to view the Butterfly Gardens at the Doris Duke Estate in Mid July to early August. The trips are small number, so reservations are required and a butterfly expert will accompany each group during the 2 hour tour. It also gives an opportunity to see the gardens of the estate before the renovation reopens the farm for public tours in 2010. Independent reservations can be made for th3 3 schedule dates through their website: dukefarms.org

The brianchild of one of our trustees who discovered the program while workign at the Liberty Science Center. This is an excellent family project as anyone who has witnesses swarms of butterflies in their garden can testify to. This foundation project is based at the University of Kansas. There is an exceleltn education component which would be approriate for a school or family project. In addition there is a way to register your garden as a monarch butterfly waystation and receive a designation plaque.

This is a work in progress.

2003-2007 Plan and execution by trustee WW, and science professor CR Rutkowski. Garden featured garnet and white colors, particularly geraniums. Originally created to honor a deceased teacher, it was then known as the circle at BHS. Original stonework contributed by Kenny Miczek and original carpentry by Steve Mihalenko. garden was featured on the photo stamps US Governement, and in 2005/2006 honored with a state award.

The concept of Cherry Blossoms was brought to the city by one of our trustees, Ann Marie B. The plan was to plant Cherry Blossoms on the harbor side of the memorial to compliment the Cherry Blossoms in Washington DC. Planting was scheduled for 2008 by the city with the first blooms in 2009.

Located off Prospect Ave with entrances between 25th & 28th Street, Halecky Park is one of the undiscovered gems of Bayonne. Under the guidance Ann Marie B. this neighborhood garden is coming to life with the assitance of the Bayonne Forestry Dept. This years’s plantings include gardens on the 3 slopes. The Garden Society is willing to accept plant donations to this garden, particularly plants that are tolerant of the sun. Plans include a rose garden & a bonzai garden.