Projects
Gardeners volunteer their time and talents to make our community shine. Our members bring a wide range of gifts to the community. The members plant trees, vegetables, host events, design beautiful floral creations, bring a smile to a child or elder’s face and share nature education programs. All of the different talents our members bring to the Plano Garden Club may not all be strictly gardening, but together we are building a garden community. More importantly, we are building a community of friendships.
We want to welcome our new members and hope you will find the perfect project where you can thrive and make lasting friendships within this wonderful club.
Click on any project below to find out more information.
Garden planted and maintained by members for the benefit of the community.
(Since 1997) Members and friends decorate miniature Christmas trees in November to bring cheer to the children on the oncology floor at Children’s Health, Dallas, TX . Decorating will be at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Faith Formation Center. The trees are created in memory of the granddaughter of one of our members of PGC. Delivery to the hospital TBD (Participation: 75 members)
(Since 1992) Children who are victims of abuse often come to the Advocacy Center with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Each December PGC members donate pajamas of all sizes to meet these emergency needs. (Participation: 75 members)
Creative Designers meet for 5 classes a year to study floral design from masters in this field. The goal is to give designers from beginners to masters a chance to learn new and innovative design. It is offered to Plano Garden Club members who join this group. There is an additional fee to cover supplies.
(Since 2016) PGC members will decorate seasonal wreaths for the historic buildings: September for autumn; November for their winter event; March for spring/summer. The museum collects, preserves, and interprets late 19th and 20th century Blackland Prairie farming and life. (Participation: 20 members)
Annual luncheons are scheduled for May and December. In addition, a large fundraising fashion show luncheon is held every two years.
PGC members bring non-perishable food, toiletries, or monetary donations to the October meeting. Donations are for the Plano Food Bank which helps provide relief to families. (participation 35 members)
(Since 2017) Our club continues to contribute to Penny Pines, a partnership between National Garden Club, Inc. and the USDA Forest Service. For our $68 donation, we are contributing towards the cost of replanting replacement trees to a particular area damaged by fire or by other national catastrophe. (Participation: 75 members)
Garden planted and maintained by members for the benefit of butterfly migration and promotion of pollinators for the benefit of the community.
Garden planted and maintained by members for the benefit of the patients at the Plano Children’s Hospital community.