Garden Club of Teaneck

06/22/2026

June dividing needs a gentle touch 🌿 A few tips I’ve learned:
🌱 Divide early in the day or on a cloudy day if you can
💧 Water the plant well before and after dividing
🍃 Hostas and daylilies usually bounce back pretty well
🌸 Bee balm can spread fast, so dividing helps keep it under control
🌼 Shasta daisies and yarrow do best when replanted quickly
☀️ Give new divisions a little extra care until they settle in
I try not to divide plants during extreme heat, because that stress can be hard on them.

06/14/2026

EVERYTHING REDUCED. Come support the GCT.

06/13/2026

06/10/2026

Native Plants of Ocean County with Rutgers Master Gardeners
📍 Jackson Branch • Tuesday, June 16 • 2:30pm
🔗 Register here: https://theoceancountylibrary.libnet.info/event/16168509

Learn what local plants grow best in your area; topics include local soil, salt, and wind, featuring species like Foxglove Beardtongue, Butterfly W**d, Ninebark, and Joe-Pye W**d.

Learn what local plants grow best in your area! A Rutgers Master Gardeners of Ocean County volunteer will discuss specific native species.

06/09/2026

Deadheading makes a bigger difference than I expected ✂️ A few things I usually do:
🌸 Snip faded flowers before they start putting energy into seeds.
🌼 Zinnias, marigolds, cosmos, petunias, and dahlias usually respond really well.
🌿 Use clean scissors or pruners instead of pulling if the stems are tough.
💧 I like deadheading after watering or in the cooler part of the day.
🐝 I don’t remove every single bloom because pollinators still need flowers too.
It’s a small garden chore, but it can keep flower beds looking fresh for so much longer.

06/03/2026

https://positivebloom.com/beautiful-flowering-shrubs-to-plant-instead-of-hydrangeas/?utm_source=pb

Beautiful flowering shrubs to plant instead of hydrangeas and bring bold color, easy care, and reliable blooms to any garden space.

05/23/2026

Most gardeners treat their irises as a spring event. They bloom, you admire them, they finish, you move on. The leaves hang around all summer looking a bit sword-like and purposeless, and you more or less ignore the whole thing until next May.

That's the part where next year's blooms get quietly decided.

What you do — or don't do — in the weeks right after the flowers fade determines how well your irises perform next spring. Deadheading is just the beginning of it. There's also a mulching mistake that's so common and so counterintuitive that it catches out even experienced gardeners. And there's a division task that most people either skip entirely or do at the wrong time — and it's the reason some iris clumps bloom magnificently year after year while others slowly produce fewer and fewer flowers each season. I've left the full care guide in the first comment — worth a read if you want iris flowers again next year.

05/22/2026

All proceeds will go towards a new community greenhouse. Help support this grassroots effort by shopping the sale!

05/08/2026

Companion planting is most helpful when it makes the garden healthier and easier to manage 🌱 A few pairings I actually like:
🥕 Carrots with onions or radishes
🍅 Tomatoes with basil and marigolds
🥒 Cucumbers with nasturtiums or radishes
🌽 Corn with beans and squash if you have space
🫑 Peppers with basil or onions
My tip is not to stress over every “don’t plant with” rule. Spacing, sunlight, watering, and healthy soil matter just as much.