GARDEN CLUB CELEBRATES NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK
Every year during the first week of June, Wellington Garden Club (WGC) joins with garden clubs across the country to celebrate National Garden Week, a project of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC).
A special highlight this year will be the planting of a Florida native Gumbo Limbo tree in Wellington’s Foresteria Park on Wednesday, June 17 at 9:00 a.m. In addition to celebrating National Garden Week, the event also supports the NGC President’s Project – Plant America with Trees. The Club is sponsoring the tree planting through Wellington’s Commemorative Tree Program that is administered by the Public Works Department.
According to Jan Seagrave, WGC President, “This program is a perfect way for our Club to enhance our community and to celebrate National Garden Week and the Plant America with Trees project.” WGC National Garden Week Chairman Twig Morris added, “We are so grateful for the support our club receives from Wellington and are delighted we can show our appreciation in this way.”
On June 8, WGC members began National Garden Week by creating floral arrangements that were distributed to Wellington’s first responders at four fire stations and two hospitals, as well as to Wellington’s municipal offices and library. WGC members are shown below creating arrangements and distributing them to the recipients.
Wellington Garden Club (WGC) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that has been serving Wellington area communities since 1982. Its motto is “Gardening Makes a World of Difference.” The club is a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs (FFGC), District X, the Deep South Region (DSR) and National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC). For more information see www.wellingtongardenclub.org.