Whitehall, MT

The purpose of the Whitehall Garden Club is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of membership by means of educational meetings and field trips, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvements.

It’s aims and objectives are to:
 Encourage friendship through gardens
 Encourage civic beauty
 Study the fine art of gardening in all its aspects
 Co-operate with other chapters furthering the interests of horticulture and conservation.

The Whitehall Garden Club meets the first Wednesday of each month starting at 9:30 am for social time, coffee and goodies, 10-10:30 is the business meeting portion and from 10:30 until Noon is the educational program time. Some of the programs over this last year have been about Petunias, Begonias, Global Warming, Montana’s Noxious Weeds, Herbs, Design Display, Hypaturfa Container Making, Succulents, Greenhouses, and Xeriscape Gardening.

During the summer the Whitehall Garden Club has sponsored a Garden Tour, Flower Show and presented monthly Golden Spade Awards to recognize the achievement of an individual or family who beautifies their home and or yard through the use of flowers, plants and greens capes.

The Whitehall Garden Club is a member of the Montana Federation of Garden Clubs and more information can be viewed at www.MTFGC.org.

(text by Glenna Waltee)

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