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 The
Wellington Garden Club, located in
Wellington, Florida, has been an
active part of the local community
and the Florida Federation of
Garden Clubs (FFGC) since 1982,
the year we became a federated
club.
We have
‘beautified’ many areas in the village
including the gardens at the Wellington
Community
Center. For the past several
years, we have awarded college
scholarships to students pursuing
horticulture and environmental science
degrees at Palm Beach State
College.
We also
sponsor Elementary school through Jr.
High students at FFGC’s Wekiva Youth
Camp in Central Florida, and sponsor a
high school student at the FFGC SEEK ,
(Save the Earth's Environment through
Knowledge), annual environmental
conference.
Our junior gardening group is
mentoring several schools this year,
including Wellington Community High
School, Wellington Landings Middle
School, Wellington Elementary, and St.
David's Pre-School, where students are
learning the importance of conservation,
wildflowers, and wildlife.
We are active in many civic and local
events, including Wellington’s
Adopt-A-Street program, the Mounts
Botanical Garden Plant Sales, National
Garden Week, Earth Day Celebration, and
the Festival of Trees. The
Wellington Garden Club together with
the Elks Lodge #1352 built a new
community vegetable garden on the Elks
property in West Palm Beach.
Our club has been raising funds for
Habitat for Humanity Landscape Projects
over the years and has been sponsoring,
designing, and installing landscapes at
Habitat Homes since 2004. To
help these proud new homeowners, we
recently expanded our donation program
to include needed household items.
Our monthly meetings feature local
experts in the areas of landscape
design, horitculture, floral design,
ecology, and nature. A variety of
programs are offered to educate the
beginner, intermediate, and seasoned
gardeners.
The Wellington Garden Club is a
member of District
X, one of twelve districts in the
Florida
Federation of Garden Clubs
(FFGC). The FFGC is part of the Deep
South Region, which is made up of
garden clubs from Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Missippi, and
Tennessee, and is part of the National
Garden Clubs Inc. (NGC). The NGC
is recognized as the largest volunteer
gardening organization in the world, and
provides garden club members with
educational opportunities in all aspects
of gardening and floral design.
The NGC aids in the protection and
conservation of natural resources,
promotes civic beautification, and
encourages the improvement of roadsides
and parks.
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