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 Yesterday . . . The original twelve members of the Ladies' Garden Club pictured in 1891. . . . and Today Metro Atlanta's Spalding Garden Club members show their Christmas stockings made for residents of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Ga. This is an outstanding statewide project supporting Garden Therapy in state mental health hospitals. |
Did you know it all started in Athens, Georgia in 1891? That's right, the first garden club in America was founded in Athens by the twelve members of the Ladies' Garden Club.
The Ladies' Garden Club is still a member club of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. Those twelve pioneering women set a course for beautification, conservation, and education. The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., cordially invites you to join a member garden club of our organization, start a new club in your area, become a Subscribing Member, or become a Corporate Member. Plant Societies in Georgia may also join and become affiliated with GCG.
Are you interested in learning about horticulture, landscape design, native plants, or how to design a floral arrangement? Perhaps you are interested in working on environmental issues or maybe you want to know how to go about planning a nature garden at your child's school. Becoming a member of a garden club affiliated with the Garden Club of Georgia can help to provide you with the education and experience you seek. With over 550 clubs throughout Georgia, there is a member club in your area. Perhaps you prefer to join as a Subscribing Member or Corporate Member.
Please contact our Garden Club of Georgia Membership Development Chairman to learn if there is a garden club near you:
Margaret Ballard Our Membership Development Chairman can also answer your questions about how to start a new garden club in your community.
For use by existing Garden Clubs to register new members
For Horticulture or Plant Societies to join GCG as an affiliate group member
P.O. Box 338
Cornelia, GA 30531-0338
706-778-7060
mpballard@hotmail.com
Benefits of Membership
As a member of a garden club which is affiliated with the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., you become a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. This international organization has over 243,000 members.
You will receive our award-winning quarterly publication, Garden Gateways. This publication contains news of the state organization and member clubs, announcements for various seminars, and plenty of garden-related information.
You are invited to attend the gala annual convention of our organization each spring as it rotates locations throughout Georgia.
You will be a member of your home District which implements the State program on a local level in your area of Georgia. A District meeting is held each fall and you will be invited and encouraged to attend to learn and be inspired about garden club work.
The greatest benefit of all will be your education! The opportunities for personal growth and knowledge are endless . . . as we have something for everyone.
Come join us today! It will be the first step in a wonderful journey. We have a commitment to excellence in the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., and we invite you to help us share our dream.
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"We're gonna recycle this one!" GCG member, Linda Pittard of Lullwater Garden Club of Atlanta, works on trash pickup at the Lullwater Conservation Garden. This beautiful garden, in the shadows of downtown Atlanta, is owned by the Lullwater Garden Club and is a Frederick Law Olmsted design. The Lullwater members take great pride in maintaining this unique property.
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