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eligibility The Moon Garden Club Youth Committee sponsors the following contests. Eligible participants include age- appropriate students from: Moon School District schools Homeschools and private schools Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and church groups Summer camps and other parks and recreation groups poetry contest The Poetry Contest invites students in grades K-12 to express their creativity while exploring how nature connects to our country’s history through the theme “CELEBRA

We gave local creative people a suggestion - make an upcycled mask - we'll provide the desserts and warm cider, and just like that we all created a magical evening of relaxation for family and friends. As we reveled in the beginning of fall color, we also celebrated the addition of new evergreens to the Fleur de Lune community garden to create additional interest throughout the coming winter. This sense of community-based fun was the spirit of Thursday's masquerade harvest ev

When darkness falls on our gardens and we settle in for the night, we may think that the creatures around us all do the same - but nothing could be further from the truth. Under the night sky, our landscapes are filled with living things that are specifically adapted to the dark hours. Although often unnoticed by humans, moths are an integral part of the complex living systems that surround us. In recent years, public appreciation for day-flying pollinators such as bees and b

Just when we might think our gardens and woodlands would be unveiling no more delights - as cool nights approach and days become shortened - we welcome the closed gentian. The brilliant purple flower from a very small family of plants is named after King Gentius of Illyria, the country where Shakespeare set The Twelfth Night. The closed gentian (Gentiana andrewsii) is found from Canada to Georgia along the East coast. The rare shape is not entirely closed - there is a small o

The Fleur de Lune community garden is welcoming an infusion of donated plants from a local gardener. This week, our volunteer gardeners "re-homed" dozens of hellebores from the landscape of a garden supporter. The mature hellebores - often called "Lenten rose" because of their very early spring blooms - create eye-catching spring blossoms while tulips and daffodils are still pushing through the soil. These stunning perennials were lovingly removed from a local garden and care

Members of the Moon Township Garden Club dropped off the last of the school supply donations this week. The club philanthropic efforts this year included supporting Guardian Storage’s “The Education Partnership” which provides school supplies to local under-funded schools. This was the third drop off of supplies this year! Prescott from Guardian Storage and MTGC's Grace Aldridge

Asters are a late season nutrient source for pollinators By September, many summer flowers have lost their vigor, but these last warm weeks of summer are when asters take center stage. Along with the color brought by these daisy-like blooms, they offer late-season nectar for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Gaining their name from the Greek word for “star”, the aster earns its place with beauty and purpose as it fills borders with purples, pinks, blues, whites, and r

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