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).
WGC members began the week by creating floral arrangements that were distributed to Wellington’s municipal offices, fire stations and library. WGC members are shown below with the finished arrangements and distributing them to some of the recipients. The club also received a proclamation from the Wellington Village Council and Mayor Michael Napoleone declaring the week of June 2-8, 2024 as National Garden Week.
On Thursday, June 6, Environmental Steward CJ McCarthy presented a program open to the public at the Wellington Branch Library on how to garden for pollinators. All attendees were given a native pollinator plant seedling to add to their gardens. The following day, volunteers helped with maintenance of the wildflower meadow that has been established at Greenbriar Park in partnership with the Village of Wellington and supported by a grant from the Florida Wildflower Foundation.
According to Carol Ralph, WGC President, “This week’s events are wonderful opportunities for our Club to enhance our community and celebrate National Garden Week. We are so grateful for the support our Club receives from the Village of Wellington. We are delighted to show our appreciation in this way.”
Wellington Garden Club (WGC) is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that has been serving Wellington and surrounding 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.
Photo 1: Club Members ready to deliver bouquets
Photo 2: L-R: Maria Wolfe, District X Director; Mayor Michael Napoleone; Carol Ralph, WGC President; Twig Morris, WGC Nat’l Garden Wk. Chairman
