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Restore 22 Concept Image On August 20th, Irene Prendergast, Sharon Fedorek and Christy Klug of the Moon Township Garden Club Philanthropy Committee presented Restore 22 with a donation. They met with their treasurer, Christine Ree, who provided them with a background on their endeavor and the status of their project. Christine’s husband Rob served for 35 years in the military. He had not served in a combat theater until the last few years of his service. When the war in Iraq

August is a special time at the Fleur De Lune Garden at Robin Hill Park. As summer reaches its peak, the garden is bursting into a rich display of colors and fragrances. This year, with the rain, the garden is in robust form and full of so much life! Each week new blooms are posted on the Moon Township Garden Club website highlighting the changing garden. You can follow along under the Fleur De Lune Blooming Gallery. Click on the photos for the name and blooming time. You can

Summer gardens reach their peak in August, and one flower stands out for its bright, cheerful presence: the Black-eyed Susan. This vibrant bloom captures the essence of late summer with its golden petals that look like a mini sun and dark center known as the "eye." Celebrating the Black-eyed Susan as the August Plant of the Month invites gardeners and nature lovers to appreciate its beauty and learn how to grow and care for this resilient flower. Radiant Black-eyed Susan flow

Immersed in nature in the Fleur de Lune garden with story time and pollinators On July 29th the Moon Township Garden Club (MTGC) presented a program in conjunction with the Moon Township Public Library in the Fleur de Lune garden at Robin Hill Park. MTGC's Youth Committee and Fleur de Lune Committee joined forces to host a story time with Megan Goode, where Miss Megan began the day with several stories focusing on bees, butterflies and pollinators. With books, puppets and con

Four students from Moon Township recently won national recognition for their sculptures made of recyclable materials, created last year in a Moon Parks and Recreation summer camp where members of the Moon Township Garden Club’s Youth Committee played a key role. The National Garden Club announced that Quinn Briggs, 10; Mackenzie King, 13; Ethan Rivetti, 12; and Maura Teitz, 11, all of Moon, received certificates of appreciation from the National Garden Club for the children’s

Each week, the Fleur de Lune garden reveals new bursts of color and life. This garden is a living showcase of nature’s changing beauty, inviting visitors to discover what is blooming and thriving. a season of blooms On the Moon Township Garden Club website you can follow along! Starting in April, you can track what is blooming and what bloomed in the past. Click on the image in the gallery to find on what it is and when it blooms! Share in the conversation Enjoy following the

Ironweed and Joe Pye "Weed" in a herbaceous border of companion plants There are several highly valuable garden plants that contain the word "weed" in their common name: Milkweed, Ironweed, Jewelweed and our featured Plant of the Month for July ( https://www.moontownshipgardenclub.com/post/july-s-plant-of-the-month-joe-pye-weed ) Joe Pye Weed. Some gardeners may be put off by these names as often the word "weed" means an undesirable plant - but some plants that have "weed" i

Every two years, The Moon Township Garden Club's biennial Garden Tour brings together garden lovers to explore unique green spaces and share inspiration. This event is a perfect opportunity to open your garden to fellow enthusiasts and celebrate the beauty you’ve cultivated. If you’ve been thinking about sharing your garden, now is the time to join the conversation and become part of this special and fun event. If you are interested in having your garden on the tour Date: The

Long blooming Joe Pye Weed provides visual interest and habitat As the hot months of summer set in and many spring perennials are done with their bloom, the striking Joe Pye Weed is just coming into flower. Don't be turned away because the term "weed" is used in this plant's name - Joe Pye is our featured plant of the month not just for its importance to wildlife, but also because it creates a stunning presence in your border with it's vanilla-scented lush dusty-pink to mauve