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Roswell Garden Club

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Be The Best You Can Be with RGC

So, It’s 2021, and You’re Ready For a Positive Challenge

RGC is ready when you are—we’re open to all ages and skill levels. This volunteer organization is like no other. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we all operate, opportunities to learn and grow as a gardener and make a positive impact on the community still abound…

Field trips to enjoy public and private gardens across the state will resume when safe, in the meantime enjoy e-trips with us
Floral Design & Flower Arranging classes and competitions
Speakers & workshops on current gardening trends
Leadership opportunities organizing, planning, & executing projects large and small

The interests and pursuits of our garden club members are diverse: garden therapy, historic preservation and markers, roadside beautification, youth programs, scholarships and more.

If you love plants & nature and feel a strong connection to the community, consider attending a meeting. RGC fosters an appreciation for gardening, encourages conservation advocacy, and supports community beautification efforts. Plan now to join us; RGC is an enduring organization with a rich legacy of education and service.

Meetings & Speakers Per Year

Holiday Decorating Projects

Historic Sites to Garden

Civic & Community Projects

Our Story

Roswell Garden Club: Connecting Plants and People Since 1951

We conserve Roswell’s heritage and natural beauty with projects @ Roswell’s ARC, Archibald Smith residence, Barrington Hall, and Mimosa Hall
We educate and energize gardeners of all ages through our website, blog, horticultural mini-lessons @ the ARC, horticultural tips & guest speakers @ RGC meetings
We galvanize support for environmental causes through our high school environmental blog competition, our blog, and our participation in Capitol Conservancy Day at the Georgia capitol
We refresh and maintain local public and historic areas with projects such as our gardens @ Smith, Barrington, & the ARC and decorating @ City Hall and the ARC
We provide therapeutic gardening opportunities and public horticulture mini-lessons @ the ARC
We inspire creativity through floral design and landscape design at our gardens, in our newsletter, & on our blog
We encourage teamwork and offer leadership opportunities through project & garden teams
We learn at lively monthly meetings and on frequent field trips
We work with civic organizations and local officials such as Roswell Rotary, Roswell Recreation & Parks, Roswell City Council, & Roswell Memorial Day Committee on projects such as purchasing, installing & dedicating the Blue Star and Gold Star Families Memorial Markers on the grounds @ Roswell City Hall

Conserve, Refresh & Maintain

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Educate & Learn

View Projects and Programs of The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc.

Garden Clubs:

Connecting Plants and People Since 1891

Athens, Georgia, was the birthplace of the American Garden Club movement. In 1891, by invitation only, The Ladies Garden Club of Athens was formed by 12 women. The next year, according to club records, membership was, “…thrown open (to) every lady in the city who might be interested in learning to grow anything ‘from a cabbage to a chrysanthemum.’” Today the national organization is incorporated and boasts 5,000 member clubs throughout the 50 states with more than 250,000 individual members. The club’s goals have withstood the test of time and are as important and relevant as they were in 1929: “To promote a love of gardening for the amateur and the professional; to protect our native trees, wild flowers and birds; and to encourage a regard for civic beauty in our various communities”

Focus

Our partnerships

RGC’s collaborative relationship with the Roswell Recreation & Parks department, Roswell Adult Recreation Center, and Roswell’s historic homes drives much of our work.

Projects with our partners include developing and maintaining gardens at targeted locations, meeting historical preservation requirements at some sites and creating inviting, soothing entrance gardens at other locations. We tap into grants, fund projects ourselves, and provide a great deal of human work hours.

We support our partners’ special events by decorating, co-sponsoring, teaching, and giving away plants. Our biggest collaborative community events include Fall Farm Days, in conjunction with the Roswell Youth Day Parade, the great azalea give-away at the Roswell Azalea Festival, and decorating key Roswell locations for the holidays.

Historic Gardens
Community Centers
Civic Organizations/local Officials

Recognition

Awards

Like many civic organizations, garden clubs have awards and recognitions at the state, regional, and national level. According to The Garden Club of Georgia website, “The Garden Club of Georgia, Inc. operates an active awards program for its membership. The purpose of the awards program is to recognize the achievement of an individual, a club or group of clubs which further the goals and objectives of the Garden Club of Georgia, Inc., the Deep South Region, and National Garden Clubs, Inc.”

RGC is highly competitive and is proud to have been named Georgia’s Garden Club of the Year in 2007, 2012, 2014, and 2017.

RGC 2019 Garden Club of Georgia Awards include 1st place, Medium Club, in: Horticulture Achievement; Historic Preservation; Membership Brochure; Litter, Recycle & Reclamation; Public Relations; Holiday Decorations; Butterfly Conservation; Website; Social Media; and Garden Week in Georgia.

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Get Involved

Roswell Garden Club is always looking for new members to learn with us, garden with us, arrange flowers with us, contribute to the community with us, and socialize with us. If you are interested in visiting us or joining us, let us know. You do not have to be a Roswell citizen to join Roswell Garden Club.

Conserve & Beautify

Roswell Garden Club

Roswell, GA

Open to the Public

Roswell Garden Club

“Gardening is not our
whole life; but it makes our
lives whole.”

Images on this site were taken by RGC members unless otherwise noted