Ideas on Holiday Table Settings

Holiday Table Settings-National Capital Areas blog article

Check this out for great ideas for the holidays!

Rivanna, Albermarle and Charlottesville Garden Clubs Decorate Amtrak Station--story and video

garden-clubs-decorate-amtrak-station  Video and story from NBC29.com

It's all part of Historic Garden Week.

VA Garden Offers Garden Therapy

The Garden Club of Danville, Ill., of the Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc., and part of National Garden Clubs Inc. has launched a healing garden at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System. http://commercial-news.com/local/x967713461/Garden-at-VA-offers-beauty-therapy/print

Three Rivers Garden Club Cultivates Young Minds

Three Rivers Garden Club of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. announces its partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Rome to install a vegetable and flower garden. http://www.3riversgardenclub.com/Civic_Involvement.php

Blue Star Memorial Marker Dedicated By Georgia Garden Club

A Blue Star Memorial marker has been placed by garden club members as part of the national National Garden Clubs Inc. Blue Star Memorial Program at the site of the Jones County Veterans Memorial at Jones County, Ga., in honor of our nation's veterans. http://www.jcnews.com/view/full_story/10177476/article-Celebration-for-local-veterans-set-Saturday-at-civic-center?instance=home_news_lead_story

California Garden Club Celebrates 'Memories And Mums"

Members of the Clear Lake Trowel & Trellis Garden Club of California Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. hold annual fall chrysanthemum show on Nov. 12.
http://lakeconews.com/content/view/16771/919/

Cincinnati Garden Clubs Dedicate Blue Star Memorial Marker Nov. 7

The Cincinnati, Ohio-area garden clubs of The Garden Club of Ohio, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. will dedicate a Blue Star Memorial marker on November 7, 2010. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20101105/NEWS01/11060315/Veteran-s-Day-pa

Sullivan Garden Club Dedicates Blue Star Memorial

The Sullivan Garden Club of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. will dedicate a Blue Star Memorial marker on Nov. 6. http://www.mysullivannews.com/2010/11/garden-club-will-dedicate-blue-star-memorial-nov-6/

'Golden Days' Marks Alta Vista Garden Club Project

The Alta Vista Garden Club of the Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. planted 500 daffodil bulbs at Veterans Memorial Park in Prescott, Ariz. to honor past garden club members throughout the nation. http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=86969

Missouri Garden Club Dedicates 'Pink Garden' For Breast Cancer Awareness

Mountain View Garden Club of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. recently dedicated a "pink garden" for breast cancer awareness as part of NGC's garden therapy program. http://www.howellcountynews.com/Stories/news_20101103_072621_24752_.php

NGC Invites Lexington Children To Participate In Poster Contest

The Lexington Field and Garden Club of the Garden Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. is inviting children in first- through-fifth-grade to participate in National Garden Clubs' 2011 Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl poster contest. http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/features/x2115298063/Lexington-children-invited-to-participate-in-poster-contest

Ellsworth Garden Club Wins New England Regional Award

The Ellsworth Garden Club of the Garden Club Federation of Maine recently received the Laura Wetmore Conservation Award for its efforts in environmental education and conservation for a hummingbird and butterfly planting project. http://fenceviewer.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50887:Ellsworth%20Garden%20Club%20Wins%20New%20England%20Regional%20Award&catid=967:feature&Itemid=78

Garden Therapy Project Plants It Pink at Health Care Center in O'Fallon, MO.

The Fleur de Lis Garden Society of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri and National Garden Clubs Inc. plant pink in honor of breast cancer awareness. http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2010/10/30/stcharles/news/1027stc-plant0.txt

Garden Club Members Stop To Smell The Roses

Members of the Sayville, N.Y. Garden Club of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. participate in a variety of civic and environmental projects.
http://sayville.patch.com/articles/sayville-garden-club-members-stop-to-smell-the-roses

Ohio Garden Club Helps Seniors Enjoy Garden Therapy

Members of the Carrollton Garden Club of The Garden Club of Ohio, Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. helped seniors at Carroll Golden Age Retreat with a garden therapy project. See
http://www.freepressstandard.com/Accent/02102810.htm

West Virginia Garden Club Holds Plant It Pink Garden Dedication

In recognition of October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, members of the Williamson Wildwood Garden Club of West Virginia Garden Club Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc., dedicated a "Plant It Pink" garden on the grounds of the Mingo County Courthouse. http://www.williamsondailynews.com/view/full_story/9984478/article

Garden Club in Tennessee Touts Benefits of Garden Therapy

The Magnolia Garden Club, member of the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc., presented "Garden Therapy-How Seniors Benefit," which explored the many benefits of garden therapy for seniors, including physical activity, relaxation, skill and social development, psychological well-being, sensory stimulation and intellectual and personal growth.
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/9967112/article-Club-Notes--%E2%80%98Garden-Therapy%E2%80%99-was-topic-for-Magnolia-Garden-Club?instance=main_article

National Garden Clubs Plant It Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness

The Fleur de Lis Garden Society of St. Charles County and member of the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri and National Garden Clubs Inc., dedicated a pink container garden at Progress West Health Care Center in O'Fallon, Mo., as part of NGC's "Plant It Pink" program that promotes breast cancer education and awareness.
NGC encourages garden clubs across the U.S. to implement Plant It Pink initiatives at hospitals, cancer centers, memorial gardens and more as part of its ongoing garden therapy program. See http://interact.stltoday.com/pr/business/PR10181001114610 for more information.

Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc. Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness Through NGC National Program

Joining in the effort to increase breast cancer awareness, research and education, Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc. has adopted National Garden Clubs' "Plant It Pink" Awards program. The NGC Plant It Pink program offers a "Pink Trowel" state award and a "Pink Glove" club award for participating garden clubs nationwide that initiate an outstanding Plant It Pink program at a health care facility. See http://www.louisianagardenclubs.org/projects/plant_it_pink.htm.

Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Dedicate Children's Garden at New Connecticut Science Center

The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc. recently dedicated a children's interactive rooftop terrace garden in Hartford, Conn., that promotes lifelong learning and exploration. For more information, logon to http://www.ctgardenclubs.org/sciencecenter.html