The Garden Club of Montclair

09/14/2026

It’s official — A Century in Bloom is taking over Montclair! 🌸✨

Our flower show banner is up over the Valley Road train trestle, and we’re counting down to a very special weekend celebrating 100 years of the Garden Club of Montclair.

🌿 A Century in Bloom Flower Show
📍 Van Vleck House & Gardens
📅 September 25–27
🎟️ Free & open to the public

Look up, mark your calendar, and come see what a century of creativity looks like in bloom. 🌼

Visit gardenclubofmontclair.org for details!

09/12/2026

🌱 Things are taking root!

From tiny succulent terrariums to handmade seed balls to beautiful botanical drawings, our Youth Division proves that creativity — and a love of growing things — starts early. 🌿🎨

Come see what our youngest exhibitors have been growing, making and imagining in the Youth Division (located in the greenhouse) at A Century in Bloom!

📍 Van Vleck House & Gardens
📅 September 25–27
🌸 Free & open to the public

09/12/2026

Grab the popcorn and settle in for a special screening from the comfort of your own couch! 🍿🌸

9/17 at 7pm via zoom

The Montclair History Center is hosting a FREE virtual screening of 100: A Century in Bloom, created by Alex Pavljuk, Creative Media Producer at the Montclair Art Museum.

Garden Club member Cynthia Corhan-Aitken will join the screening as this anniversary documentary brings 100 years of Garden Club history to life through the voices, stories, and legacy of its members.

It’s the perfect prelude to A Century in Bloom, our Standard Flower Show at Van Vleck House & Gardens, September 25–27.

Watch the film. Hear the stories. Then come see a century of creativity in bloom.

Visit montclairhistory.org to register.

09/09/2026

I’ll take “Flowers as Art” for $500. 🌸🎨

What do shape, color, line, texture and a painter’s palette have in common?

They’re all part of Flower Design.

Just like an artist works with paint and canvas, floral designers use blooms, branches, foliage and form to create something that’s more than “pretty flowers in a vase.” It’s composition. It’s balance. It’s art.

Come see what our designers create at A Century in Bloom — and decide for yourself where flowers end and art begins.

Fun fact: many of our designers frequently exhibit at the fabulous Art in Bloom show at the Montclair Art Museum!

📍 Van Vleck House & Gardens
📅 September 25–27
🎟️ Free + Open to the Public

09/08/2026

We’ll take “Flower Shows” for 100, please. 🌸

So what is an A Century in Bloom Flower Show?

Our Co-Chairs have the answer — and here’s a hint: it’s a whole lot more than flowers in vases. 😉

Watch for a sneak peek at the creativity, surprises and 100 years of inspiration coming to Van Vleck this September.

Follow along for more videos from our dynamite team!

📍 Van Vleck House & Gardens
📅 September 25–27
🎟 Free & open to the public

09/03/2026