News and Conversation About Garden Clubs, Activities, Members and Gardening
Friday, December 24, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Columbia (S.C.) Garden Club Maintains Blue Star Memorials
News from Columbia (S.C.) Garden Club -- Maintaining Blue Star Memorials and contributing to care for "orphaned" markers
http://columbiagardenclub.com/community/%C2%A0blue-star-memorial-highway-marker.html
http://columbiagardenclub.com/community/%C2%A0blue-star-memorial-highway-marker.html
Kermit Garden Club dedicates Blue Star Memorial
See article--Kermit Garden Club in Odessa,Texas
http://www.oaoa.com/news/garden-57432-club-kermit.html
http://www.oaoa.com/news/garden-57432-club-kermit.html
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Boston Area Garden Club Hosts Marathon 'Wreath Week'
"If Santa Were A Gardener, This Is What His Workshop Would Look Like," from the Back Bay Patch.http://backbay.patch.com/articles/back-bay-garden-club-wreath-project-works-to-fill-more-than-400-wreath-orders#video-3733260
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
California Garden Clubs Replant National Forest Through Penny Pines Program
Penny Pines article
Through Penny Pines, a national program by National Garden Clubs Inc., California Garden Clubs, Inc. helped fund the replanting of 7,100 Western white pine trees over 40 acres on the Kern Valley Plateau. The planting area was situated in the Vista Fire area which burned 420 acres of national forest in 2007.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Connecticut Garden Club Promotes Civic Beauty For The Holidays
Article from the Post-Chronicle:
http://www.ctpostchronicle.com/articles/2010/12/10/life/doc4d0273a15c263544635978.txt
Members of the Wallingford Garden Club of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut and National Garden Clubs Inc., held a holiday wreath-making workshop for volunteers.
http://www.ctpostchronicle.com/articles/2010/12/10/life/doc4d0273a15c263544635978.txt
Members of the Wallingford Garden Club of the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut and National Garden Clubs Inc., held a holiday wreath-making workshop for volunteers.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Florida Garden Club Discovers, Restores Historic Blue Star Memorial
A piece of history in Pompano Beach, Fla.--a Blue Star Memorial Marker--was discovered and has been restored and rededicated by members of the Pompano Beach Garden Club of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs Inc.--just in time for the national observance of Pearl Harbor Day. http://pompanopelican.webs.com/apps/blog/show/5502602-chance-find-returns-blue-star-memorial-in-time-for-pearl-harbor-day
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Florida Garden Clubs Offer Tips on Creating A Community Garden
Create social change and environmental awareness by organizing, restoring or revitalizing a community garden in your area with tips by The Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. of National Garden Clubs Inc. http://www.ffgc.org/projects/community_gardens/index.html
Florida Garden Club Landscapes 50 Habitat for Humanity Homes
Members of The Garden Club of Lakeland, Inc. of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Clubs Inc. have provided landscaping for 50 Habitat for Humanity homes since July 2007. http://www.ffgc.org/projects/hab_humanity/lakeland.html
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Garden Club in New Jersey Promotes Garden Therapy
http://longvalley.patch.com/articles/garden-club-therapy-committee-works-with-seniors
The Garden Club of Long Valley in Morris County N.J., of The Garden Club of New Jersey and National Garden Clubs Inc. works with seniors at a local center on a great garden therapy project.
The Garden Club of Long Valley in Morris County N.J., of The Garden Club of New Jersey and National Garden Clubs Inc. works with seniors at a local center on a great garden therapy project.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Ideas on Holiday Table Settings
Holiday Table Settings-National Capital Areas blog article
Check this out for great ideas for the holidays!
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.
It's all part of Historic Garden Week.
Monday, November 22, 2010
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
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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/
http://lakeconews.com/content/view/16771/919/
Friday, November 5, 2010
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
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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
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