Our Commitment to Community

Since its inception in July of 1925, the objective of the members of the West Chester Garden Club (WCGC) has been to stimulate the love of gardening, to conserve our resources, and to improve the quality of our environment. As part of the Garden Club of America, we actively support pro-environmental policies through member/community education and political action. The Club provides regular programs and workshops to expand the skills of our members which are highlighted in our annual Flower Show, featuring exhibits in Floral Design, Horticulture and Photography. The WCGC also contributes to a wide variety of community projects. Currently we maintain several public gardens in the West Chester area, including the Chester County Hospital Courtyard, the Pat King Memorial Pollinator Garden in the East Goshen Park, the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Native Plant Project, the West Chester Library and the historic Oaklands Cemetery. For the holidays we decorate the Christmas tree in the Chester County Hospital and the West Chester Library for the annual Holiday House Tour.

Explore the 'What We Do' section to learn more.

INFORMATION ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS AND OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST IN ECOLOGICAL GARDENING:

Leave the Leaves
This is an excellent article from the Xerces Society about the importance of leaving leaves in your garden over the winter for the caterpillars, cocoons and eggs. Instead of mowing, use a rake or blower to clear the leaves.

-Native Plants
-Gardening in cooperation with Nature (and Neighbors and Homeowners Associations)
-Video: Nature's Best Hope with Dr. Doug Tallamy
(presented in Bozeman, Montana)

WCGC is affiliated with the following:
Garden Club of America and Philadelphia Committee of the Garden Club of America