“To want a garden is to be interested in plants, in the winds and rains, in birds and insects, in the warm-smelling earth.”
– Liberty Hyde Bailey, recipient of the GCA's 1931 Medal of Honor
Photo by Debbie Laverell, The Garden Workers
GCA PRIORITY:HORTICULTURE & GARDENING
One of the basic tenets of The Garden Club of America's purpose is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening.
Gardening
Why do we garden?
Photo by Lara Olivieri, Three Harbors Garden Club
Photo by Kim Bishop, The Seattle Garden Club
For Pollinators
Pollinators support our agricultural economies, food supply, and surrounding landscapes but there is increasing evidence that many pollinators are in decline.
Photo by Karen McCormick, Magnolia Garden Club
For Birds & Wildlife
Gardens are spaces to protect and nurture wildlife, including those who fly in. Birds aid in pollination, spreading seeds, and insect control.
Photo by Jane Shafer, The Short Hills Garden Club
For Our Health
When the world gets you down, open the window and take a long, deep breath… better yet, head to a garden.
Photo by Kelly Armstrong, The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
For Our Communities
We can enhance, protect, and restore the local environment—and improve the community—through sharing the knowledge of plants and gardening.
Horticulture
Horticulture is the art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
Photo by Ann Judd, Garden Club of Mount Desert
GCA members clubs prioritize their time to help where it’s most needed. 81% work with local and community gardens, 56% around historic sites, 33% in partnership with arboretums and botanic gardens, 23% at schools, and 19% at hospitals or nursing homes.
