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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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