Advancing Home Gardening • Community Beautification • Horticultural Education in Geneva, Illinois
Thank you to Jay Womack…
At our February meeting, our club enjoyed a presentation by Jay Womack, a local landscape architect with over 20 years experience in the field. His presentation was informative and club members in attendance received good information on how to use native plants in our landscaping. Doing so goes a long way to helping out our pollinators.
SPRING FLING LUNCHEON TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!
Tickets now available for the Geneva Garden Club’s Spring Fling Luncheon taking place Tuesday, April 22 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Receptions on River Lane in Geneva. Lunch, a floral presentation by Batavia’s own Farm Dog Flowers, raffles & more! Ticket price $65 per person and available until 4/5/25 or until all tickets sold.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Our Spring Fling Luncheon has become a popular event and sponsorship opportunities are available to businesses who would like to support our mission of beautification, home gardening and horticultural education in our community as well as offering scholarships to local students.
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We are offering scholarship funds to one or more students in the Geneva area pursuing an education in earth sciences, environmental science, horticulture, landscape architecture or a related field.
Students interested in applying for a scholarship in 2025 can find details and an application at Scholarship. Deadline to submit your application is March 12, 2025.
Our History
The Geneva Garden Club, a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization, was founded in the fall of 1928 and is a member of the Garden Clubs of Illinois as well as the National Garden Clubs. This year the Geneva Garden Club celebrated its 96th birthday. This is quite an accomplishment, and throughout its existence its goals have remained the same: beautification of the community, preservation of our natural environment, and the promotion of horticultural education. The club and its members have undertaken many projects over the years to further these goals.
Honoring 20 Year Members
Recently our Club honored members with 20 years of membership in the Geneva Garden Club. Over the years these ladies have made significant contributions to the Club and we thank them for their service and look forward to working with them in the coming months and years.
Pictured left to right are Christine Shaw, Diane Ramm, Annette Barnes, Julie Brown, Julie Maturo, Rose Moore and Theresa Jaeger.
Geneva Garden Club Park
This year the Geneva Garden Club in conjunction with the Geneva Park District and the City of Geneva have worked together to redesign and rebuild Geneva Garden Club Park. Throughout the gardening season, GGC members have volunteered their time and talents and donated their own plants to beautify the garden which is located along the river, one block north of State Street on North River Lane, next to Riverside Banquets. If you haven’t been there to enjoy our fall colors yet, it’s time to stop by. Spend a moment or two enjoying all the beauty our wonderful City has to offer.
Kane County Jail Garden
The Geneva Garden Club is in its 5th year working with Sheriff Ron Hain for the Kane County Jail Garden Program. This unique program provides opportunities for select detainees to learn about planting, maintaining, and harvesting vegetables and flowers. In order to participate the detainees have to earn and maintain the privilege through excellent behavior while in custody. It has been a huge success and a highlight for the GGC members who have volunteered for the program.
Sheriff’s Office Honors GGC
During the Harvest Luncheon, Sheriff Hain and his Diversion Team honored the GGC by dedicating the garden courtyard to the Geneva Garden Club.
“This courtyard garden is dedicated to the members of the Geneva Garden Club, with great appreciation for their tireless work planting, tending, and nurturing, not only the seeds sown in this garden, but also the hearts of the women detainees who have joined them there, together helping to feed the community.”
Beautification Efforts
The Geneva Garden Club proudly maintains the knuckle located downtown at the corner of 3rd & State Street in front of State Street Jewelers as part of our efforts to beautify the city of Geneva.
