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• Fall Plant & Garden Item Swap

  • When
    13 October 2026
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  EVERYBODY WINS at HSSJ plant swaps!

  Our plant swap works a little differently than most plant swaps. Please read the guidelines and how-to below.

  Guidelines:

  • You may bring multiple plants. If you cannot bring a plant, please purchase a plant at a local garden center to contribute.
  • Arrive about 6:30 pm to get your plants on the tables so our event can start at 7pm. 
  • Suggested items include houseplants, seedlings, seeds, bulbs, succulents and cacti, water plants, gardening books, and clean garden tools in good condition.
  • No invasive, sick, or insect-infested plants.
  • If potting up plants from the garden, please do so a couple of days in advance.
  • Label your plant and list growing instructions.
  • Please make sure items are neatly contained (no overflowing water or dirt) to minimize mess in the meeting space. 

  How-to:

  • Everyone gets one ticket. Please do not lose this.
  • Once we are ready to begin, the announcer will call out a ticket number. If that's you, you go up to the tables full of plants and select one item. Then you go and sit down.
  • Once all tickets have been called, we will do it all over again.
  • There are typically about 3 or 4 rounds depending on how many plants are brought to the event.
  • When there are not enough plants to do a full round, it will be opened up for first come first served. No stampeding please.
  • If there are still plants left over and no one wants them, they go home with the person who brought them.

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• Craft Make and Take

  • When
    10 November 2026
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  

  Member and craft enthusiast Joan Engels will help us create a make and take craft.

  More details to come...

  
  

  
  

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• Holiday Party featuring Plant Bingo!

  • When
    08 December 2026
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  It’s time for the HSSJ annual Holiday Party!  This year we will be featuring several rounds of Bingo with fabulous plant prizes!

  Please bring a small appetizer or dessert to share with the group.  The Club will provide drinks, paper products, and the Bingo activity.

  Please note that this event is MEMBERS ONLY.   If you’re not already a paid member or would like to bring a partner or friend, please consider a paid membership to join in on the fun.

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• Chance Auction

  • When
    12 January 2027
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  You never know what will show up at the HSSJ annual auction...  plants, gift items, homemade crafts, books, holiday "regifts", or even that item that you won at last year's auction!  

  While there are no guarantees on what will be up for grabs, there will definitely be lots of fun and laughs!  Bring up to 5 new or gently used giveaways... and a friend too!

  Tickets are $5 for 25. You must be present to win. 

  * Any item that you bring that no one wants must be taken home by you. 

  
  

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• Aquaponics

  • When
    09 February 2027
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Zoom

  
  

  
  

  Member and local aquaponics expert Gary Nelson will share his experiences and knowledge. This meeting will be held virtually.

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• Creating Wildlife Friendly Yards

  • When
    09 March 2027
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  Kara Guerrieri, Owner and Operator of House Finch in Collingswood, will be joining us to speak about creating wildlife-friendly yards.  She will focus on species native to NJ, with a focus on birds and native plants.

  Learn more about Kara's store at:  

  House Finch Suburban Nature Store - birdseed, birding & nature supplies

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• Front Yard Food

  • When
    13 April 2027
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  Dan DiVito, owner of Front Yard Food in Collingswood, will be joining us to speak about his work in permaculture, and designing, building and growing your own food garden.  

  Learn more about Front Yard Food and Dan here:

  https://frontyardfoodnj.com/
  

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• Spring Plant & Garden Item Swap

  • When
    11 May 2027
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  EVERYBODY WINS at HSSJ plant swaps!

  Our plant swap works a little differently than most plant swaps. Please read the guidelines and how-to below.

  Guidelines:

  • You may bring multiple plants. If you cannot bring a plant, please purchase a plant at a local garden center to contribute.
  • Arrive about 6:30 pm to get your plants on the tables so our event can start at 7pm. 
  • Suggested items include houseplants, seedlings, seeds, bulbs, succulents and cacti, water plants, gardening books, and clean garden tools in good condition.
  • No invasive, sick, or insect-infested plants.
  • If potting up plants from the garden, please do so a couple of days in advance.
  • Label your plant and list growing instructions.
  • Please make sure items are neatly contained (no overflowing water or dirt) to minimize mess in the meeting space. 

  How-to:

  • Everyone gets one ticket. Please do not lose this.
  • Once we are ready to begin, the announcer will call out a ticket number. If that's you, you go up to the tables full of plants and select one item. Then you go and sit down.
  • Once all tickets have been called, we will do it all over again.
  • There are typically about 3 or 4 rounds depending on how many plants are brought to the event.
  • When there are not enough plants to do a full round, it will be opened up for first come first served. No stampeding please.
  • If there are still plants left over and no one wants them, they go home with the person who brought them.

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• Bloom Bar & Plant Trivia

  • When
    08 June 2027
  •  
    19:00
  • Location
    Carmen Tilelli Community Center at the Cherry Hill Municipal Center, 820 Mercer Street, Cherry Hill, NJ

  
  

  We'll close out the year with a fun night led by Melisa Spencer, owner of Medford Florist. Enjoy choosing some flowers from the Bloom Bar to create your own small flower arrangement to take home. Then we'll have some more fun playing a few rounds of plant trivia!

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