Beautification, Conservation, Education
We're happy you are here!
The Modern Garden Club: Growing Together in the Social Age
This year we begin an exciting new chapter that allows us to share our passion for gardening with a wider audience. Through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Substack, we can highlight our events, celebrate member achievements and exchange ideas instantly with each other.
Our social media mission is probably familiar to you- to cultivate beauty, conservation and education through a lifelong love of gardening. Through social media we extend our educational reach to connect with gardeners of all ages and skill levels to provide continuous learning, creativity and friendship.
We will tend to the hearts of Georgia by posting tips, techniques and green wisdom from the thousands of creative minds of our members. It’s like a potluck of plant knowledge – everyone brings something to grow on.
Awards
Awards Handbook
Our 2025-2027 Awards Handbook has arrived. Take a look at our illustrated and expanded Awards Handbook with all of the GCG, Deep South and National Garden Club awards for 2025-27. And get started on filling out your award applications.
If you were unable to attend the Leadership and Award Workshop this summer, take a look at the presentation available here: Awards Workshop 2025
Publications
Garden Gateways
The latest edition of Garden Gateways has been mailed out and is now available online.
Click the button below to read the current issue. To explore past editions, visit our Publications page.
Landscape Design Newsletter
Come dig into the Basics of Landscape Design
Landscape Design Newsletter Editor, Suzanne Finger is a Georgia-grown, registered Landscape Architect. This four-part series, Landscape Design 101, explores aspects of Landscape Design.
- Issue 1: Functionality in the landscape
- Issue 2: Key ingredients for a landscaper design with good bones
- Issue 3: Plant Selection for outstanding performance in your landscape
- Issue 4: Tips for creating timeless, enjoyable home landscapes
For savvy design tips and a few chuckles, visit Publications
Environmental Newsletter
Protecting Pollinators Chair, Annelle Moore
Article: Winter Habitat for Beneficial Insects? by Terry Johnson, visit Publications
Article: I Admire Butterflies by Terry Johnson, visit Publications
Article: The Great Southeast Pollinator Census by Becky Griffin, visit Publications
Article: Another Symposium for Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail by Willie Maxwell, visit Publications
Upcoming Educational Opportunities
Continuing Education
******************************************************************************************************************************************
The NCG Environmental Zoom Class scheduled for October 2025 has been rescheduled for January 2026.
More details will be made available at a later date.
Apologies for any inconveniences caused by this this rescheduling.
******************************************************************************************************************************************
Time: 10AM-2PM
Location: UGA Griffin Research & Education Building; 129 Ellis Rd, Griffin, GA 30223
Instructors: Anna Burns and Gale D. Thomas
GCG Floral Design Course II
January 21, 2026, February 18,2026, March 18, 2026
April 15, 2026, May 20,2026
Chairman Beth Wiseman 706-814-4115