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The Garden Club of America is a nonprofit organization made up of around 18,000 club members and 200 local garden clubs around the United States. Founded in 1913, by Elizabeth Price Martin and Ernestine Abercrombie Goodman, [1] [2] it promotes the recording and enjoyment of American gardens as well as conservation and horticulture.
Garden clubs formed in other American communities. The growth of garden clubs was one manifestation of the broader women's club movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [7] [8] In 1913, the first national federation of garden clubs, the Garden Club of America, was established.
The organization is also known as Gardeners of America (TGOA) or Men’s Garden Clubs of America (MGCA). It has its headquarters in Johnston, Iowa , a business suburb of Des Moines . It is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Illinois , and registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit group.
In 1911, she founded the Garden Club of Michigan, serving as its first president. [7] [8] [9] Two years later, she was one of the cofounders and original vice-presidents of the Garden Club of America in Philadelphia (GCA), which had a substantial influence on how landscape architecture developed as a profession in subsequent decades. [7]
Photographs and images date from the 1870s [1] to the present and showcase garden features such as fountains, sculptures, fences and gates, parterres, and garden structures. The Archives also documents garden styles, such as large Italianate estates, herb and rose gardens, cottage and patio gardens, xeriscapes, and community gardens.
The Frances K. Hutchison Medal is awarded by the Garden Club of America (GCA) "to figures of national importance for distinguished service to conservation." [1] In 1940 Helen Thorne was the inaugural medallist [2] for her leadership in the California redwood protection achieved by the GCA and the Save the Redwoods League. [3]
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The Garden Club of America provides leadership as the national organization of regional gardening clubs promoting conservation, coordinating activities, sharing knowledge and skills and advocating beautification projects at all levels of community life in America. A notable member of the club, she served on numerous committees, including the ...