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:

-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)

**Swamp rose-mallow**
(Hibiscus moscheutos)

**Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, this gorgeous flower spanning 10” wide lasts only a day. It is a member of the Mallow family and prefers sun and moist or wet soils.**

Garden News Corner

2026 Flower Show:

Spotlight on Natives Inspired by Doug Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home

Date and location will be announced soon.

As always, there will be a display of floral arrangements, horticultural specimens and photographs by our very talented members.

The West Chester Garden Club is also happily celebrating its Centennial year since the club was founded in 1925!

Flower Show 2025
Celebration of Our Roots

***Twilight picnic by the brandywine (Class II, FLORAL DSEIGN)***

The above represents just a few exhibits from our well attended Flower Show. The monochrome photograph was a successful entry in photography class III, Ruins of Industry.