Our 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:   $15
* 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 at least one perennial plant 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.
  • Opportunities to network with and learn from gardening experts at the monthly program meetings. Our club also has a number of Master Gardeners as members.  
  • 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.  During the pandemic, we meet via Zoom for educational programs and the business meeting. We also have not confirmed our meeting topics for the entire 2021 program year.  Please use the "contact us" feature for more information. During warmer months, our meetings will be outdoors, including visiting gardens and other field trips.    EXCEPTIONS on the fourth Wednesday:  In May, the club carries out civic planting and a plant sale which may or may not fall on the fourth Wednesday.  There are no meetings in November and December.  

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
​Below, are the committees that comprise our club operations: 
  • Executive
  • Budget
  • Chaplin
  • Civic Gardening Projects
  • Historical
  • Horticulture, Nature,  & Conservation
  • Juniors
  • Librarian
  • Membership
  • Grapevine Newsletter
  • Plant Sale
  • Publicity
  • Sugar Maple Festival
  • Sunshine​​​​​​