Barnegat Garden Club, Neighbor

The Barnegat Garden Club is a not for profit service organization established in 1988.  The club’s mission is to pursue the improvement and beautification of public lands and lands held by other not for profit organizations in the Township of Barnegat.  The club also strives to provide horticultural education opportunities to the community. 

The club has undertaken numerous projects, events and programs during it more than 20 year history, including garden contests, garden tours, day trips to area nature centers or gardens and annual participation in the American Legion’s Memorial Day Parade.  Our longest running project is Adopt-A-Barrel.  Each spring the club solicits donations to help defray the expense in planting the barrel planters located in Barnegat’s historic downtown area as well as those at town hall and the recreation center.  Club members prepare the barrels, plant the specially selected annuals and diligently maintain the barrels throughout the summer season.  The club helps to create a festive atmosphere in the down town each winter by decorating the barrel planters for the holidays.   

Donations can be made to Adopt-A-Barrel ($10 for a half barrel or $20 for a full barrel) by sending a check to the Barnegat Garden Club, P.O. Box 269, Barnegat, New Jersey  08005.  Donors should include their name and address and if they wish the donation to be made in honor of or in memory of a friend or loved one the club will send out an acknowledgment (donor’s should include the name of the honoree and the name and address where the acknowledgment should be sent). 

The Barnegat Garden Club is always looking for new members.  The club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month from March through December at the Historic Cox House on Route 9 and Bay Avenue.  We would be happy to have you join us. 

For additional information please call 609-698-3788 or email barnegatgardenclub@yahoo.com.  

Cindy Janowiak, President