Proud to partner with the Cranford Environmental Commission and @cranford_elks Lodge 2006 for this years Cranford Tree Canopy Project 🌳 Please lookout 👀for information on getting NATIVE trees for your home 🌳 Pictured: Mike Tona, Elks Fundraising Chair, Deb Murphy, GTGC President, Ben Cohen, Env Commission, Ellen McHenry, GTGC, Vice President, Kevin Carney, Elks Exalted Ruler presenting a $500 check for the tree canopy project 🌳 #plantatree #ElksCare #ElksShare #nativetreesofnorthamerica #nativetreesofnj

Terrariums with hand sculpted gnomes and 🍄 were our lastest club project at the community center. Each one was so cute 🪴

Proudly planting 🇺🇸@cranfordjaycees

Police, Fire and First Aid Squad are special hero’s we dearly appreciate and are honored to bring some cheerful holiday greens to their doorstep 🌲Bless you all @cranfordfirstaid @cranfordpolice @cranfordfirenj

One day to go‼️ We’re all set up for our annual Holiday ‘boot-tique’ 🍄 Dec 2-3 🏡 10 am til 4 pm 🤶 25 Arlington Rd 🌲

Porch pots 🌲

4 days to go 🌲 Watch til the end 🍄 Yes, it’s the first ❄️ flurry of 2023‼️

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Gnomes, wreaths and boxwood trees, oh my! 🌲 Busy handcrafting for this weekends sale 🍄

Wow! What a turnout for Small Business Saturday. So proud to have our Cranford Pride gnome front and center in the awesome prize packages 🌲 @downtowncranford

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Hi! I’m going to be one of the gift prizes this Saturday if you participate in @downtowncranford support local businesses event this week 🛍️💙💛 Who wants to take me GNOME?

Gnomes found new homes 🍄 a Christmas Market 2023!

Sunday we have a table in the grove 🌳selling our signature gnomes and handcrafted holiday decor and ornaments. We’re excited to spend Sunday Nov 19th @deutscherclubofclark 🌲

Gnome sweet gnome 🌲 Gearing up for our holiday sales. Plus we are partnering once again with @downtowncranford for the Gnome Scavenger hunt 🏡 details coming soon ‼️

Green Thumb members helped stock @cranfordfamily shelves with new hats, scarves, mittens and socks going into the winter season. 🧤⛄️🧣❄️

For over 40 years our boutique has been the go-to event for hand-crafted holiday arrangements, wreaths, and tabletop boxwood trees 🎄and ornaments. In 2019, we made 4 gnomes out of balsam fir. Guess how many we have now made?Well over 200! 😆 either with fresh greens or repurposed artificial trees that were destined for the landfill 🌳 Thank you to our loyal community supporters! Mark your calendars 📆 We look forward to see you all ☃️ @locallovecranford @cranfordareahappenings @cranfordjaycees @cranfordwomensclub @welovecranford @bestofcranford

Thank you to everyone who came to our first Craft show of the season 🌲 our gnomes are not alone anymore, and found new homes 🏡

Wouldn’t this gnome sketch make an adorable holiday card? So lucky to have talented club members and their family too! ♥️

Our signature hand crafted gnomes will be available in advance of our annual December boutique sale at the First Presbyterian Craft Fair, this Saturday November 11th 🍁 Get a head start on holiday shopping 🌲 Stop by and say hello! @locallovecranford @cranfordwomansclub @bestofcranford @tapintocranford @cranfordlocalnj

Breaking news 📸 We’re excited to support this worthy fundraiser 🍿🎥 Come out to enjoy the movie, write a letter to Santa and enter to win a door prize- our signature Santa Gnome 😆🌲Tickets are limited, so don’t wait to get yours 🎟️ @downtowncranford @cranford_hon_pba52 @locallovecranford @welovecranford @cranfordtheater

Busy with more fall plantings 🍂This is one of our favorites 🍁We raised the funds to have the stone wall planter bed installed @acossadesign 🛶

Proudly planting 2 more planters for fall to greet residents and visitors @birchwoodrehab 🍁

Fall 🍁 mums and cabbages planted… despite the rain 😃 Honoring our fallen Cranford veterans 🇺🇸 @cranfordrecreationandparks #crafordvfw #gardencluofnj #nationalgardenclubs

Proudly planting for fall 🍁 Thank you to @cranfordjaycees for supporting our plantings at 9/11 memorial urns 🇺🇸 #gardenclubofnewjersey #nationalgardenclub

Sunday October 1st, we will debut an adorable tabletop gnome. A hint of what we’ve been working on for our holiday boutique 🍁

Our town plantings with pink globe amaranth, vinca, creeping succulents, and elephant ears are lovin’ the heat and humidity (whereas not so much for us gardeners) 😎 @cranfordrecreationandparks @gardenclubnj @locallovecranford @downtowncranford @dreyerfarms

GTGC Gnome is ready for graduation. Congrats to grads of all levels.🎓📚

Proudly Planting with volunteers to kickoff Pride month 🌈 what each flower color represents is noted on the signs in the flower beds 💜 North Union Ave by the gazebo. Check it out! Thank you volunteers 💙🧡🤍💚♥️ This program is made possible in part by a 2023 HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) GRANT from the Union County Board of Commissioners. @gardenclubnj @unioncountynj @downtowncranford @locallovecranford @westfieldcranfordlocal

Come join us this Thursday planting colorful annuals by the gazebo 🌈 Free garden gloves and Cranford Pride baseball caps to those registering (limited supply). Sign up at DMC. ➡️https://linktr.ee/downtowncranford?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=41104a5f-c725-44a9-9319-042a2df0bc1a @downtowncranford @cranfordwomansclub @locallovecranford @westfieldcranfordlocal @cranfordchamber @pridechs

Honoring our fallen heroes 🇺🇸 Thank you parade committee for a fitting tribute to Cranford86 ♥️🤍💙 Thank-you Art Snyder for your three tours of duty and wearing your Korean War uniform 🇺🇸 @dreyerfarms @cranfordjaycees @cranfordrecreationandparks

Proudly planting for Memorial Day for over 25 years 🇺🇸 Finally we have a sprinkler system timed to water early each morning and we no longer have to hand water 😆 Plus the native ink berry shrubs will better support our birds and pollinators as well as resist deer browsing. We were lucky to secure this new cultivar which is a desirable alternative to boxwood (which is not native) 🌳 Yay!

Maybe you noticed these past few months work going on in anticipation of Memorial Day 🇺🇸 Overgrown shrubs removed (thank you Cranford DPW), and an irrigation system installed by Proscape Sprinkler. Green Thumb chose to fund this project to honor the service members of Cranford who gave their lives protecting our freedom. Stay tuned for the big reveal ‼️@cranfordrecreationandparks @cranfordfirenj @westfieldcranfordlocal @locallovecranford @cranfordpolice @nationalgarden @gardenclubnj

What town is the only one in NJ to have 3 garden clubs? CRANFORD ‼️Our fellow garden club is holding a garden tour in June- hope you can attend and support their fundraising efforts ☀️

Super selection and great prices! 1,500 perennials divided from the gardens, veggies grown from seed, annuals, native plants, house plants and more 🌱 Not to be missed 😆

Is a proud recipient of a 2023 HEART Grant for Pride Plantings on Thursday, June 1st 7-8pm at the Gazebo on N. Union Avenue ♥️ We are partnering with @downtowncranford to plant flowers selected to have colors matching the Pride rainbow - signs will be displayed to describe the meaning of the Pride Flag colors. You’re invited to help plant ‼️ Please sign up at linktr.ee/downtowncranford. This planting will help us beautify and maintain a small greenspace that is accessible to everyone within the community. Volunteers will receive an official Cranford Pride hat and gardening gloves. ♥️🧡💛💚💜💙🖤🤍🤎🩵 This program is made possible in part by a 2023 HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) GRANT from the Union County Board of Commissioners. @gardenclubnj @nationalgarden

Great selection of herbs, vegetable s, annuals, perennials and native perennials. Come early for best selections.

Come visit us to get your speciality Caladium, Elephant ears and canna tubers or Cranford Landmark series houses 🌳 Give away too- free seeds🌱

SATURDAY May 6th 10 am til 4 pm ‼️ First Presbyterian Church Cranford Springfield Ave. Last year’s display🎞️

Proudly planting today at the rehabilitation center in town using Cranford’s colors 💙🧡 What do you think? #cranfordrehabandnursingcenter #gardenclubnj #nationalgardenclubs Did you notice our cute sign made by #lemondropdesignsllc

Wow! Our neighbor garden club celebrates 💯years 🎂 with a fancy luncheon attended by dignitaries 😀Sixteen ladies met in March 1923 to form the @baskingridgegardenclub 🌳with dues of 25 cents 🙃 Thank you to past and present members for your love of gardening and service to community 🌺 #nationalgardenclubs @gardenclubnj @nationalgarden

Amaryllis beauties did not disappoint us at a recent club program. @backtonature.nj bulbs were amazing and send up repeated blooming stalks 🌺Club members will plant the spent bulbs outside for the summer after May 15th and force blooms again next year. Amaryllis is a bulb that keeps on giving 🙃 #gardenclubofnj #nationalgardenclubs

Valentine Gnome scavenger hunts ends Feb 14th 💕 Walk downtown and find all 5 ♥️ Send in your entry form to DMC@cranfordnj.org to try and win a prize 🍀 Let us know if you have a favorite 🤩 We had fun making them 😆 @downtowncranford @locallovecranford @bestofcranford #gardenclubofnewjersey

Club members continue our tradition of giving back at our annual holiday party by bringing mittens, hats, scarfs and more to donate to @cranfordfamily 🌲what a cute charcuterie too 🌲! #cranfordfamilycare #locallovecranford #gardenclubofnj

@gardenclubnj board 🌲 and Green Thumb visit the spectacular decorations done by Garden clubs of NJ. It’s a special place to visit for the holidays. @nationalgarden

We’d love it if you shared a photo of your gnome at 🏡 Did you name it? #cranfordmoms #cranfordwomensclub #bestofcranford #locallovecranford #cranfordphotos

It’s a wrap 🌲 Our fundraiser boutique proceeds are applied to our various beautification projects in town. A heartfelt THANK YOU to our loyal boutique customers for your generous support ♥️ our garden club gals made: 80 fresh arrangements, 38 porch pots, 18 pine wreaths, 6 swags, 4 hanging stockings and about 50 gnomes… whew!

Sun is shining for our boutique today! Are you looking for holiday inspiration? Check us out til 3 pm. 🌲

Sneak peak- our holiday boutique transformation in garage nearly complete for this weekend’s sale in Cranford 🎄

Talk about gnomes! We’re gearing up for our sale this weekend ☃️ Frosty gnome is a custom creation for a local nursery school. So darn cute🙃 Plus don’t miss the @projecthomeofcranford house tour which is Sunday Dec 4th. #cranfordmoms #cranfordareahappenings #cranfordlove #365cranfordwestfieldnj #projecthomeofcranford #locallovecranford

Boutique is 4 days away! Gnome preorders are confirmed and we’ve made a few extra for sale. They will go fast so if you want a gnome this year please reach out by 6 pm Wednesday.

It’s a busy week for us decorating around town 🌲plus making our signature fresh arrangements and wreaths for our holiday boutique which is this weekend. We selected white and green for the 9/11 memorial urns to evoke a sense of tranquility and peace 🕊️ #downtowncranford #hellocranford #locallovecranford #gardenclubofnewjersey

We’re getting excited to start our holiday tradition of boxwood tree 🌲 and wreath making. Oh Gnome, and more GNOMES of course 😊 Proceeds from our annual fundraiser are applied to the beautification of Cranford 🙃 #locallovecranford #cranfordmoms #cranfordareahappenings #cranfordjaycees

We visited @laborefillery to learn about sustainable options for cleaning and beauty products. Thank you Joe and Melize for an educational program ♻️Who knew laundry detergent could be a sheet of paper! Plus we got a head start on holiday shopping 🛒#laborefillery #downtowncranford

Happening now til 4 pm. Home Sweet Gnome! Craft fair corner parking at Greys funeral🍁

Stop by to see us Saturday Nov 12th 10 am to 4 pm at this holiday Craft Show at the First Presbyterian Church in Cranford 🍁 We’ve been busy all summer crafting our signature gnomes. No two are the same! Parking is available at Greys Funeral on Springfield Ave across the street. 🍁 #cranfordmoms #firstpresbyterianchurch #locallovecranford #365cranfordwestfieldnj #downtowncranford #cranfordareahappenings

Witches Night Out fundraiser is receiving this specially handcrafted gnome complimentary from Green Thumb Garden Club 🧙‍♀️Witchy-poo hopes all attendees have a spooktacular evening 🦇 👻@downtowncranford @cranfordwomansclub

Check out the Native Seed Library @cranfordlibrary. @hansonparkcranford @greenthumbgardenclub joined the seed library launch. Try model magic with different plants to make your own colorful fossil for display. 😊

Joining @cranfordlibrary and @hansonparkcranford to launch the native seed library. Children took plant cuttings and made impression in model magic.

Stop by the gazebo to see our newly planted colorful annuals from @dreyers. Planted with ♥️ by volunteers and Green Thumb members together with @downtowncranford. Check out the meaning of each PRIDE color posted on the cute little signs. 🌈🪴#gardenclubofnj #nationalgardenclubs

Due to the rain 💦 this evening we rescheduled to this Saturday 9am 🌈 Come on out for a community planting 🪴

Community planting shout out 🌈 Join us 7 pm Wednesday June 1 at the gazebo across from the church 🪴We will be planting a rainbow palette of annuals to celebrate Pride month. One of the many events ♥️🧡💛🪴💙💜 @downtowncranford #cranfordnewcomers #cranfordjaycees #locallovecranford

Ralph Waldo Emerson "Spirit, that made those heroes dare, / to die, and leave their children free, / bid time and nature gently spare, / the shaft we raise to them and thee," 🇺🇸

Pizza 🍕 planting 🪴@ciaobellorestaurant tonight was so much fun! Another community event organized by @downtowncranford. Thank you to @dreyerfarms for donating the plants. Each child planted their own tomato 🍅 and basil seedling which they promised to water and take care of at home 😃 #ciaobella provided pizza for everyone! Green Thumb Garden club was happy to help instruct our future gardeners 🪴 #cranfordmoms #gardenclubofnewjersey #kidsgardening #downtowncranford

Cranford’s 3 garden clubs welcomed @gardenclubnj President Cecelia and District 5 club presidents to Hanson Park for our annual meeting 🪴 ‘Plant Trees- Nature’s unsung hero’ is our president’s theme 🌳 it’s inspiring to hear all the wonderful beautification projects our club volunteers do🌸 Ladies enjoyed the famous coffee cake from Cranford’s own @thesprinkleexperiment 😃 #gardenclubofwestfield #gardenclubofwatchungplantsale #gardenclubofcranford #bernardsvillegardenclub #scotchplainsgardenclub #elizabethgardenclub #rakeandhoe #baskingridgegardenclub #gardenclubofnewjersey #floraphilegardenclub #rake_and_hoe_garden_club

Craft fair alert! Saturday May 7th 🌸 10am - 4pm 🪴 Stop by and say hello 👋 We will have Caladium and Canna bulbs for sale as well as the wooden shelf sitters of notable Cranford landmarks. Plus unique gifts for Mother’s Day 🪴 #cranfordmoms #locallovecranford #bestofcranford #happinessfarms

Master Gardener’s Annual Plant sale is BACK! The Sunday after Mother’s Day. Just in time for planting after our hardiness zone last frost date 🌸 #nativeplantsocietyofnj #cranfordnj #mountainsidenj #scotchplainsnj #unionnj #roselleparknj #clarknj #rahway #westdieldnj #summitnj

Excited for our Caladium bulb potting workshop at our next club meeting 🪴 We have 100 Tapestry bulbs from @happinessfarmscaladiums ready to get a head start indoors prior to setting outside once our temperatures go above 65 degrees ☀️ #nationalgardenclubs #gardenclubofnewjersey #caladium #caladiumlovers

Ladies Night Out special edition 🐇 Green Thumb is pleased to donate our Gnome Bunny to this wonderful cause. It’s one-of-a-kind and handcrafted by our talented Gnome & Garden ladies. Wishing @cranfordfamily and @projecthomeofcranford a successful evening. #downtowncranford #locallovecranford #gnomesofinstagram #cranfordmoms #cranfordstrong

A visit to see the holiday decorations by @gardenclubnj is a must do on your December list 🌲Plus it’s free! What a creative group of garden club ladies who decorate using local and natural materials at the Governor’s Mansion in Princeton (🆓tickets by reservation) #gardenclubofnewjersey @nationalgarden

Want a chance to win your very own gnome? Find all 10 ‘hiding’ downtown and submit your entry form to DMC by December 19th. Hint- On Alden Street be sure to look in the windows 👁👁. Let us know in comments if you have a favorite 🤩 @downtowncranford

TODAY! We’re all set for our last holiday sale. Whew😆. 10 am to 3 pm Home made soups for take out made by the church 🎄🪴🌲

Final Holiday boutique is tomorrow ❄️ where we have a table at the Christmas Shoppe and Soup Fest 🍲 at the Methodist Church next to the Library on Walnut St. Thank you Neighbors and friends for supporting us so enthusiastically this year. Happy Holidays all 🌲

Did you find all 10 gnomes hanging out downtown? Be sure to submit their locations to DMC and you may have a chance to win one! Snap a picture of your favorite gnome, post and tag us! 🌲

Wow! What a great turn out for our annual boutique 🌲 Thank you friends and neighbors for supporting our fundraiser which helps us to continue projects in town like plantings at Memorial Park, the Canoe Club, Centennial Ave Pool, downtown, 9/11 urns, and funding the Community Center water feature to name a few. Our final sale for 2021 will be Dec 11th At the Methodist Church on Walnut Ave.

Sneak peek! We’ve transformed Barb’s garage … getting ready for our annual boutique this Saturday and Sunday Dec 4 & 5, 10 am to 3 pm. 25 Arlington Road ❄️🌲

You’re invited ❄️

Each 🌲is uniquely handcrafted by a member. They are long-lasting… often customers tell us they switch out the ornaments for Valentine’s Day ♥️🙃😆

We’re busy all week. Today we started on our outdoor ‘porch pots’ 🌲 We love using cabbages as they can last well into the winter months. ❄️

We’re out! Gnome worry, Bee happy and Sherlock Gnolmes are adorned with @yarnstormers handiwork and all 10 gnomes are uniquely named with wood signs crafted by @lemondropdesignsllc 👏 Thank you! Find all 10 as you shop small at our downtown businesses. 👀🔎Have fun! @downtown Cranford

Gnomes on the loose… Follow that truck! 🤣

You’re invited! We’re gearing up for our traditional handcrafted decorations plus some new surprises ❄️ Message us by December 3rd with any pre-order requests ⛄️Mark your calendars 🙃 #holidaymarket #craftmarket #makersmarket

Check out Periwinkles to see how we transformed the planters to coordinate with all of the cute gnome gifts in the window display 🎄🙃 @periwinklesfinegiftsnj #gnomefortheholidays

We’ve been busy 🙃Keep an 👀 out for more downtown garden club creations coming soon 😉 🎄Plus our holiday boutique in December 🎁 @scotch_plains_garden_club @gardenclubnj

Cranford’s 150 Anniversary quilt is in progress and we are pleased to participate with our square crafted by our talented member Joanne P. What do you think? 🪴♥️

Happening now! Beautiful unique hand made crafts from local vendors and community groups. Check out the pics!! Mention this post and receive a complimentary tree sapling 🌳 parking across the street at Grey’s Funeral on Springfield Ave.

Alstroemeria topiary anyone? Commonly known as Peruvian Lily- they are long lasting flowers which we crafted for the holidays and will be offering a few for sale on Saturday at the Presbyterian Church Artisan Fair 🪴 Don’t they each look so beautiful?

So excited 😆 Our first craft show of the season 🍁Gnomes will be here! Come browse and shop local inside the hall of the historic Presbyterian Church at the corner of Springfield and North Union Ave SATURDAY Nov 13th. 🪴

Shout out to our gnomies 🎃 Love this entry by Keybridge Financial in the Scarecrow stroll 👻 @downtowncranford

News alert! Swallowtail just hatched and will be released today @ 3:45 pm during Cranford Day at the gazebo 🦋

Come visit us today by the gazebo. We’re giving away milkweed seeds for you to plant now to promote more monarch butterflies who lay their eggs exclusively on this plant 🐛🦋

If you guessed monarch 🦋you’re right! The host plant is milkweed, so our message is …Plant more Milkweed! We will be giving away FREE swamp milkweed seeds this Saturday during Cranford Day. Come visit our table by the gazebo 12-4 pm.

Road trip down to Hilton Head Island! ‘Blue’ traveled to his new home, did some sightseeing and made some friends along the way. 🚙 A few more gnomes will be out and about this weekend by the gazebo for Cranford Day 💙

congratulates Janet M who celebrates 40 years of membership in our club. Amazing! And these flowers were from Tammy’s garden. Yup, we’re appropriately named… Green Thumb💚

Is gearing up for a whole new season of gardening programs. A whole lotta coleus will be greeting us tonight at our opening day picnic. Light supper from @venue104 and the unveiling of our program by @ellenmchenry Plus surprise guest 🦋

Green Thumb proudly plants at our beloved @cranfordcanoeclub which sustained severe damage from the flood waters of Ida rising halfway up the door. We will be supporting the go fund me and 🙏🏼 for a reopening as soon as possible. Thankfully, the vintage wooden Old Town ‘Miss Cranford’ canoe is hung high in the rafters and was untouched ♥️🛶♥️