04/07/2026
Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton presents “Avant Garden” a bold new floral & art experience
The Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton (SBGC) will host “Avant Garden,” the Garden Club of America’s (GCA) 2026 Zone IV Flower
Show, at Grounds for Sculpture on April 8 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The flower show is open to the public and free of charge.
SBGC, a nonprofit organization founded in 1939 to increase the interest and knowledge of horticulture and conservation, warmly invites the public to experience a day filled with beauty, creativity, and education.
“Whether you love arranging flowers, growing them, or capturing them through a lens, there’ll be something here for everyone to enjoy and take away,” said SBGC President Tracy Johnson.
Inspired by our venue, Photographers and Floral Designers from all 11 New Jersey GCA Clubs are challenging themselves to create designs inspired by artists from Caldor, Degas, and Georgia O’Keefe to Pink Floyd and Christan Dior.
The large Horticulture exhibit shows what is in season in gardens across NJ and a closer look at home propagation of New Jersey Native plants. Finally, the spectacular Conservation Exhibit, Avant Stream Science, is a collaboration with The Watershed Institute, and Britney O’Donnelll Landscape design.
This display is designed to entertain, educate, and introduce you to the wonders of advanced water science and the power of Native plants to restore and maintain a healthy water supply.
The purpose of a flower show is to set standards of artistic and horticultural excellence; to broaden knowledge of horticulture, design, conservation, photography, and other related areas and to share the beauty of a show with fellow club members and with the public.
Highlights of the day will include:
Curated floral sculptures by top designers
Hands-on demonstration of the use of microscopes to see tiny creatures that indicate the health of local streams.
For more information on the Flower Show or the Stony Brook Garden Club of Princeton visit www.stonybrookgardenclub.com.