Community Involvement
The Geneva Garden Club is actively involved in volunteer activities around town. This past summer we had the pleasure of hosting several groups to the Fabyan Japanese Garden. In addition, our beautification efforts around town include maintaining Garden Club Park in conjunction with the Geneva Park District, designing and maintaining planters in and around town and more.
Friends from France Visit Japanese Garden
Geneva’s International Cultural Exchange Committee and Geneva Garden Club members recently hosted a delegation from France at the Fabyan Forest Preserve Japanese Garden. The delegation from Croissy-sur-Seine, our sister city and a beautiful town on the banks of the Seine outside of Paris enjoyed a beautiful day learning about the plants and structures and their significance to the garden.
Rising Lights Project Visits Japanese Garden
Geneva Garden Club volunteers recently had the pleasure of giving a private tour of the Fabyan Japanese Garden to members of the Rising Lights Project, a not-for-profit organization that teaches gardening skills to adults with special needs. You can check them out at https://risinglightsproject.org.
Geneva Christmas House Tour: The GGC went back to its roots to design one of the homes on the tour. It was a festive fan favorite.
Kane County Jail Garden: Working with Sheriff Hain to establish and maintain a gardening program at the Kane County Jail for the Female Detainees.
Monthly Floral Arrangements at Geneva Public Library Main Desk
Planters at Living Well
Planters at American Legion
Planters at Casa
Planter at Geneva History Museum Entrance
Knuckle at corner of State Street and Third Streets
Geneva Garden Club Park
Scholarships
Arbor Day Tree Plantings with the Geneva Park District
Giving Trees at the Geneva History Museum
Japanese Garden: Donations of money and many, many volunteer hours.
Volunteers meet here each Friday from May through October tending to the plants, adding plants, pruning and weeding.
