We are members of the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs, and our major fund-raising event is the Annual Montclair Plant Sale. Held in the spring, proceeds from the sale benefit worthy causes such as:
•Action in the Community Through Service (ACTS)
•The American Horticultural Society
•National and state arboretums
•American Forests
•World Gardening
•Garden Conservancy
•Save the Bay Project
•Scholarship funds
•Youth education
Award-Winning Tradition
The Garden Club of Montclair has received numerous district and national certificates and awards throughout the years, including:
•The Lucille Droege Mauntel Certificate for Conservation
•Shell Oil Grant
•Numerous Certificates of Merit for Garden Therapy and Civic Development
•The National Garden Clubs’ Publication Award for the club newsletter, ‘The Garden Scoop’
There’s Something for Everyone!
We enjoy private tours of historical gardens, such as the National Botanic Gardens, the US National Arboretum, the National Cathedral, Gunston Hall, Mount Vernon, River Farm, Richmond plantations, among others.
Meetings include informative speakers and demonstrations. We have picked fields of flowers from Purcellville to Tappahannock, participated in floral arranging and Holidays greens workshops, and we always find the best restaurants!
The District chapters offer day trips to the Richmond and Philadelphia Flower Shows. There are also many opportunities to participate in programs for:
•Flower arranging
•Gardening
•Horticulture
•Landscape design
•Environmental concerns
Make new friends while:
•Beautifying your community
•Preserving historic sites
•Providing garden therapy
•Promoting youth gardening
Why Join a Garden Club?
It’s Therapeutic. People who work with paper and computers need to spend quality time with living, breathing beings, like family, friends, pets, and YES -- plants! The nursery business is very successful because we like to get our hands dirty, feel and smell the earth and living plants, and introduce new colors, textures and varieties of plants into our world.
You Are Qualified. You don’t have to be an avid gardener or certified horticulturist to enjoy gardening. All you need is a desire to learn, energy, and time.
It’s Fun. Join Individuals with varying degrees of expertise (or lack thereof) in gardening. We learn, share, exchange, and add new perennials to our gardens. We are thrilled each year when new specimens magically appear in our gardens.
Maybe it’s time you reconnected with the earth and met a really great bunch of “dirt gardeners.” We would love to have you join us. Come find out more about the joy of gardening.
Join the Garden Club of Montclair
Dues are only $20 per year. With your membership you will become a member of the National Capital Area Federation of Garden Clubs and receive their quarterly publication, The Capital Gardener.