b"Bee & ThistleMaplewoods First and Last Choice for GiftsEstablished 1973HostessHousewarmingHome DcorGift CertificatesFREE GIFT WRAPOpen Tues.Sat.10 am5:30 pm or by appointmentEileen and John Dilley89 Baker Street, Maplewood, NJ973-763-3166www.beeandthistlegifts.comPark WoodDINERRESTAURANTBook your next gathering in our NEW Private Party RoomWE CATER! Fresh IngredientsFresh FishFree delivery to Daily Specialsyour home or office! Gourmet SaladsYoure going to love our food! All hands on to deck the halls of Maplewood! Garden Club members team up in lateBreakfastLunchDinnerautumn workshops to fashion fresh decorationsfor the holidays. Left to right: Mary Lou1958 Springfield AvenueMaplewood (973) 313-3990fax (973) 313-3991Phifer, Maureen McNulty, Joe Tabatchnick and Vicky Borrone.unusual,harshconditions.Itshotprofessionalspeakersatfreepublic during the day, cold at night, DemkinprogramseveryfirstMondayfrom explains. And keeping live plants wa- SeptembertoMay,andmaintaining tered is another challenge. They werethe community greenhouse with 160 still working out the details as this arti- wintering-over spaces available to any cle went to press, but like any good gar- Maplewood resident (for a modest fee, dener, Demkin and Mulkern are used topayable to the township). The green- Traditional & Alternative Mind / Body Training Programsexperimentation.house also offers cold-weather shelterNEWBODY TRAINING SYSTEM LLC.Well just have to see what works.torefugeetropicalplantsfromtheHealthFitnessMartial ArtsWerethinkingArtemisia,yucca,Maplewood pool, and provides nurs- m mmaybe grasses, Helleborus, and orna- eryspaceforplantsheadedfornextACE Certified Wellness Servicesmental cabbages, pansies DemkinMays plant sale. Add in the scholar-muses. There will also be battery-op- ships($5,000-7,000)awardedannu-erated candles, twinkle lights, maybeallytoColumbiaHighSchoolandPersonal Training * Karate * Health Coaching something from the toy sale at Mor- Rutgers University students pursuingTai Chi * Nutrition Consultations * Meditationrows Turnover Sale.environmental studies, and the clubsKido Kickboxing Making this a community projectongoing donations of gardening books(Ages 3 & up - Adult classes) istypicaloftheGardenClubitself.to the Maplewood libraries. WorkingquietlybehindthescenesChristmasmaycomejustoncea allyearround,clubmembersmain- year, but as Kohlman observes, We giveRegistration Now Open tain various gardens around town, ata lot to our town all year round.30% off first 50 peopleboth libraries, on the Baker Street traf- Journalist Rose Bennett Gilbert is chal-fic island, a Youth Garden for younglenged by arranging altar flowers at St.offer ends 1/05/20children, and the MapleFood GardenGeorge's Church, so she is totally dazzled908.206.0077thatproduces500-1,000poundsofby the Maplewood Garden Club!vegetables donated each season to lo- EDITORS NOTE: Did we makewww.newbodyts.com - www.masterneal.comcal food pantries.yourowngreenthumbitchabit?www.uzimaone.comThe club also cultivates local gar- Checkoutmaplewoodgardenclub.org.474 Prospect Ave West Orange NJ 07052denersexpertise,presentingtopNew members are always welcome.feature story /21"