Garden Club R.F. D. Presents Program on “Trends in Floral Design"

Please join members of Garden Club R.F.D. on October 16, 2018, at the Middletown Arts Center, where a fundraiser will be held featuring Cecelia Millea who will instruct and answer your questions as she creates a number of beautiful designs.

Cecelia is a National Garden Clubs Accredited Master Flower Show Judge and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Garden Club as the Garden Club of New Jersey. She is also a part of the Creative Flower Arrangers of America with her designs appearing in their publication, Design Dimensions.

In addition to her creations being a part of the Philadelphia Flower Show, Cecelia has served on the Philadelphia Flower Show Committee. Locally, you may have seen her work at the annual Garden Club of New Jersey Flower Show in Edison.

Join us to see, enjoy, learn and possibly win one of Cecelia’s wonderful arrangements. We will meet and greet you with refreshments at 10:30 am to 11:00 am in the Gallery. The program will then begin at 11:00 am in the auditorium. There is free parking in the commuter lot across from the Middletown Arts Center that is located at 36 Church Street, Middletown (just past the Middletown train station). The ticket for this fundraiser is $25.00 at the door. If you have any questions, please call Nancy Canade at (973)-452-4846.

Garden Club R.F.D. is a member of the Garden Club of New Jersey, the Central Atlantic Region of the State Garden Clubs, Inc. and the National Garden Club. We welcome all inquiries and are open to accepting new members who want to expand their horizons by learning about the captivating world of gardening and flower design. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month, September through May, at 9:30 am. Our permanent home is the historic Little Red Schoolhouse at 951 Middletown Lincroft Road in Middletown with special events held at the Middletown Arts Center, just down the road.

In the coming months, the Club will delve into basic and advanced floral design plus designing with succulents. We will also learn more about when and how to prune your outdoor plants and explore other areas of horticulture.

We are a working club that maintains the Herb Garden at the historic Marlpit Hall on Kings Highway; the planters at the Middletown train station and a registered Butterfly Garden at the Little Red Schoolhouse as well as the rest of the grounds surrounding the Schoolhouse. We also work with senior citizens at Brighton Gardens in Middletown. And, last but not least, we have our Annual Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale with Master Gardeners present to answer any gardening questions you may have.

The door to the Schoolhouse is open to you. Join us!