Sundial Garden Club
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Welcome to our club! We embrace challenges while nurturing our garden at the Hillsdale Library, where we hold meetings. Each month, a local gardening expert presents topics ranging from hummingbirds deer-resistant planting. Our programs are open to the public, and we advertise in the Pascack Press newspaper. Join us to learn and grow together!
Monday, November 3, 2025 @ 4:00 PM
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Speaker: Mary Jo Sichak
Topic: “Moths Matter” - Mary Jo Sichak, master gardener, naturalist, and photographer, will share with us the beauty of moths through her captivating photography.
This program highlights the beauty, variety, and importance of moths in the ecosystem
AGENDA:
Old Business
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Holiday Gathering
Scheduled at Domani’s in HIllsdale for Monday, December 1 at 5:30 pm.
** Please have check for $35.00 – made out to “Sundial Garden Club”
** RSVP to Evelyn (201-666-7675) by 11/15. $35 includes 4 course meal.
** Thank you to Abe for setting this up!
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HIllsdale House - Holiday Craft with residents
Scheduled for: Thursday, December 4 @ 6 pm . All members are welcome to join us!
RSVP to : Evelyn (201-666-7675) so we know how many members will be joining us.
New Business
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HIllsdale Library Garden clean up – will set date for November
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Veterans’ Home Garden clean up – will set date for November
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Donations to Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge will be collected by Leslie Kane, the day of our dinner (Dec. 1) in the restaurant parking lot at Domani in HIllsdale , Monday, December 1, starting at 5:15 pm. Please check the website for recommended donation items
** Donation Checks can be made out to: “RBARI” / https://rbari.org/
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You may send checks directly, just make sure you add from sundial GC member.
This way they know it is from our club. We have done this in lieu of gift exchanges.
Programs and Events
Field Trips
Periodically, field trips to major garden destinations are planned. Our members visited The Cloisters and the gardens at Wave Hill, New York City.
Decorating Skylands Manor
The Skylands Association hosts the Holiday Open House at Skylands Manor in early December as a fund-raiser for the NJ Botanical Garden. Sundial volunteers have participated by decorating various rooms and areas of the mansion.
Animal Rescue Support
Our members collect food, supplies, and toys that are donated
to the local animal rescue organization.
Garden Tours
A tour of members’ gardens occurs on a Saturday in June or July, usually in alternate years. This much-enjoyed social event is also a way to appreciate fellow gardeners’ efforts.
Garden Therapy Workshop
The residents of Hillsdale House are invited to workshops to make creative items for their doors or window sills. Sundial members enjoy guiding and interacting with the participants.
Veterans’ Memorial Home Gardens
Since 1997, Sundial Garden Club members have maintained two gardens at the Veterans’ Memorial Home in Paramus, NJ. Evergreens, deciduous shrubs, and perennials were planted on either side of the entrance walk.
Within the “Garden of Love,” a protected courtyard where residents spend time with family and friends, Sundial has planted three square raised beds with perennials. Flower color and varieties are chosen to encourage the interest of long-term residents.
From April through October, members keep the gardens in good condition. Special thanks to the many members who have signed up to water, prune, and weed the gardens throughout the season
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Sundial Garden Club On-Going Projects
Hillsdale Library Planter
Several years ago, the Hillsdale Library installed a large stone planter as part of its outdoor patio renovations. Since then, Sundial members have planted spring bulbs and annuals to create a three-season showcase of color. Members keep a watchful eye on the planter to be sure it is watered and otherwise maintained during the growing season.
Pascack Valley Meals on Wheels
For more than 20 years Sundial members have provided remembrances for Meals on Wheels recipients. In recent years, the club members have expanded their offerings to include crafted gifts, such as bookmarks and teacup arrangements of silk and dried flowers. At least once a year, approximately 100 plants and/or gifts are donated to local residents.
