Club  Purpose:  To stimulate knowledge and love of gardening;
to aid in protecting nature, trees, plants and birds;
to encourage civic pride and improvement.
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Our Motto:  We pass this way but once . . . Let us beautify the path as we go, so the world may see which way we have gone.
Our logo is the iris, painted by Jean Butler.

 MEMBERSHIP  REQUIREMENTS

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* Annual Dues:   $20
* Attend two monthly program meetings before joining. 
* To remain a member in good standing: 
1. Attend four (4)  meetings each program year.
2. Participate in scheduled activities.
3. Be an active member of a standing committee.​
4. Contribute perennial plant(s) to the annual plant sale held in late May every year.

MEMBER BENEFITS:
  • Permitted to participate in all Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC) activities. All BGC members are members of OAGC.
  • Opportunities to network with and learn from gardening experts at the monthly program meetings. 
  • Fellowship and friendships with those who enjoy nature, growing things and community service.

MONTHLY MEETINGS  normally begin at  10 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month except May, November and December. We do not meet in November and December. In May, the club carries out civic planting for the May meeting. Please use the "contact us" feature for more information. 

CLUB HISTORY

Picture Painting by Jean Butler
 Organized October 25, 1941
  • Member of Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC) since 1941.
  • Member of Region 16, OAGC, consisting of Greene, Clinton, Warren, Madison, Fayette and Highland Counties.
  • Member of Greene County Association of Garden Clubs.


OPERATIONS
  • Executive Committee--officers of the club.  Functions as decision makers as needed in between meetings.
  • Budget--comprised of the treasurer and other members.
  • Chaplin--offers a devotion before each business meeting.
  • Civic Gardening Projects--club members plant and maintain the Bellbrook Library and Museum grounds as well as the large pots on the sidewalks at the center of Bellbrook.
  • Juniors--projects we do with/for youth
  • Membership
  • Grapevine Newsletter--monthly; sent to all members via email and U.S. Mail for those without email.
  • Plant Sale--Held every May with members' perennials potted for sale.
  • External Communication--social media, web site, postings in newspapers, etc.
  • Sugar Maple Festival--the club has an educational tent and also exhibits Earth Day Art Contest student winners.
  • Sunshine​--greeting cards to members who are ill or who have had a family loss.
  • Club Board--officers and committee chairs.  Meets 2-3 times a year.​​​​​