The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence, and publications, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement.
Founded in 1913, The Garden Club of America is a volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization comprised of 200 member clubs and approximately 18,000 club members throughout the country.
Founded in 1913, The Garden Club of America is a volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization comprised of 200 member clubs and approximately 18,000 club members throughout the country.
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From the time of its founding, The Garden Club of America has been an active force in the promotion of environmental awareness and the preservation of natural resources.
The Conservation Committee, one of the earliest GCA committees, and club members worked together at the highest levels in Washington DC on behalf of parks, to promote wildflower and native plant preservation, and to improve roadsides by restricting billboards.
Many GCA club members were active in the 1930s in the battle to save the redwoods.
The Conservation Committee, one of the earliest GCA committees, and club members worked together at the highest levels in Washington DC on behalf of parks, to promote wildflower and native plant preservation, and to improve roadsides by restricting billboards.
Many GCA club members were active in the 1930s in the battle to save the redwoods.
Since 1928 when the Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture was established, The Garden Club of America has funded more than 1,400 recipients.
The GCA offers 28 merit-based scholarships, fellowships and awards in 12 areas.
The Garden Club of America contacts universities, arboreta and botanic gardens to encourage them to advertise our scholarships to their students and interns.
Twelve of the scholarships are managed by GCA staff and volunteers.
Selection committees comprised of the GCA and community volunteers read applications and recommend candidates to be voted on in March each year.
The GCA offers 28 merit-based scholarships, fellowships and awards in 12 areas.
The Garden Club of America contacts universities, arboreta and botanic gardens to encourage them to advertise our scholarships to their students and interns.
Twelve of the scholarships are managed by GCA staff and volunteers.
Selection committees comprised of the GCA and community volunteers read applications and recommend candidates to be voted on in March each year.
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