Memphis Garden Club

Memphis Garde Club - founded 1921 - Member Garden Club of America

Welcome to the Memphis Garden Club!

Mission and Purpose

The purpose of the Memphis Garden Club shall be to advance and encourage the knowledge and practice of horticulture; to promote an active interest in flower arranging and in the design and development of gardens; to aid in conservation of trees, native plants and wildflowers; to aid and carry on scientific and educational activities in these areas; to cooperate in civic improvements; and to further the projects of The Garden Club of America.

Brief Club History

The Memphis Garden Club (MGC) was formed in 1921 and became a member of The Garden Club of America (GCA) in 1925. Mrs. J. P. Norfleet, founder, served as the first President.

Horticulture, conservation and civic improvements have been the primary focus of The Memphis Garden Club. Horticulture programs have included propagation, plant identification, bulbs and participation in the GCA plant exchange. The horticulture committee takes a large, and valuable part in the Flowers and Art shows.

Our civic improvements include horticulture, garden design, and development projects at the Memphis Botanic Garden, The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, and Meeman-Shelby Forest.

The primary Ways and Means project of the Memphis Garden Club is "The Mid-South Garden Guide". This book serves as an effective educational instrument and encourages good gardening. Originally published in 1954, the guide is presently in its sixth edition with over 64,000 copies having been sold throughout the United States.

Website concept design and graphics created by

Chuck Mitchell of Mitchell Creative

FEATURED EVENT:

The Memphis Flower Show was held on

April 26-27 at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.

Garden Club of America Awards

The Fenwick Medal

Ingrid Kelly

Garden Club of Houston

The Margaret Clover Symonds Medal

Judy Bradley, Sylvia Summers

Trustees Garden Club

The Carol Coffey Swift Medal of Excellence

Ruthie Bowlin, Mary Robinson

Memphis Garden Club

The Certificate of Excellence in Conservation

Memphis Garden Club/Riverwoods

The Certificate of Excellence in Photography

Phyllis Reynolds

The Portland Garden Club

Ann Lyon Crammond Award - Division VI Education

Junior Garden Club of Memphis

Louise Agee Wrinkle Horticulture Propagation Award

Sally Brown

Memphis Garden Club

Best in Show:

Horticulture

Sally Brown

Memphis Garden Club

Flower Arranging

Kim Roberts, Ruthie Bowlin, Jean Coors

Memphis Garden Club

Photography

Whitney Smith

Alamo Heights Terrell Hills

Botanical Jewelry/ Embellishment

Emilie Lapham

Wissahickou Garden Club

Judges’ Commendations:

Division III Photography - MGC

Memphis Garden Club for Collections

in Horticulture

Memphis Garden Club for Natural Containers

Botanical Jewelry and Embellishment-Participants

Botanical Jewelry and Embellishments

Memphis Garden Club

Challenge Class Section IV

Proper Nomenclature in Flower

Arranging and Jewelry

M3D Schedule

Clerks

M3D Hospitality

Memphis Garden Club Awards

Canada Trophy

Peggy Peters

Memphis Garden Club

Director’s Award

Mary Jo Strawbridge

The Garden Workers

Flower Arrangement:

Best Use of Color

Mary Lynn Majors, Garden Club of Allegheny County and

Martha McClellan, Knoxville Garden Club

Best Conformance to Class

Judy Bradley and Sylvia Summers

Trustees Garden Club

Best Arrangement Interpreting the Title of the Show

Marianna Brewster, Garden Club of Houston

and Carole Bailey, River Oaks Garden Club

Most Unusual Plant Material

Ingrid Kelly

Garden Club of Houston

Best Arrangement in Tables

Kim Roberts, Jean Coors, Ruthie Bowlin

Memphis Garden Club

Horticulture

Best Collection - Sally Brown, Memphis Garden Club

Best Cut Specimen - Pam Blanton, Garden Club of Lookout Mountain

Best Plant Grown for Flowers - Bonny Martin, Memphis Garden Club

Best Plant Grown for Foliage - Sally Brown, Memphis Garden Club

Horticulture Winners - Zone IX Flower Show

Houston, Texas - April 17-18, 2008

Sally Brown won a First Place, and the Catherine Beattie Medal for her fern, Hephrolepis etaha, ‘Suzie Wong.’

Jenny Neblett and Julie Smith won a Second Place representing Memphis Garden Club by creating a Bayou Habitat.

Buff Adams, Cary Brown and Mary Wood won First Place ribbons.

Cary Brown, Leslie McKee, Kathy Shannon and Julie Smith also received awards.