Garden Club

The Charlotte Garden Club was organized in 1924 as North Carolina's first garden club. Its purpose is to further its members' knowledge of gardening through programs and projects under the direction of experts in the fields of horticulture and design.

Members meet one evening a month from September through May to share in educational lectures and entertainment by authorities in landscape design, horticulture and other topics of interest to people who enjoy gardens and gardening.

The Charlotte Garden Club has been an Affiliate of the Mint Museum of Art since 1954. It contributes to projects designed to beautify the Mint Museum and its grounds as well as projects which add to the beauty of Charlotte.

Funds for the professional landscaping of the Museum's grounds come from the Club's sponsoring an annual Fall Bulb Sale as well as a Spring Garden Tour and auction event.

Projects funded by the Charlotte Garden Club at the Mint Museum of Art include the construction and continuing maintenance of the two Courtyard Gardens which are visible from the gallery windows; the installation of a sprinkler system on the grounds; the construction and maintenance of the Terrace Garden at the entrance; and Christmas decorations for the building.

New members are welcome year round.
The annual dues are $50 for couples for $35 for individuals, $15 for students, and $100 for The Ivey League.
For more information on joining the Charlotte Garden Club, please call 704/337-2030 or visit their Web site.

Garden Club Programs
All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted ** (with asterisks). Meetings are held in the Van Every Forum, Mint Museum RANDOLPH. Refreshments are served in the Atrium at 7 p.m., programs begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
2011-2012  SPEAKER SCHEDULE
Date	Speaker	Topic
Monday, 19 September, 2011	Dave Powell, Bartlett Tree Experts, Charlotte, NC	Trees: Selection and Care
Saturday, 15 October, 2011		Habitat Plant Sharing
Monday, 17 October, 2011	Bob Solberg, Green Hill Farm, Chapel Hill, NC	Hostas
Monday, 14 November, 2011	Debbie Moore Clark, Charlotte, NC	Herbs
Monday, 5 December, 2011	Haskell Eargle, Floral Designer, Waxhaw, NC	Haskell Eargle's Hollday Program
Monday, 9 January, 2012	Don Rosenberg & panel, Charlotte, NC	Organic Gardening
Monday, 20 February, 2012	David Pike, Witherspoon Rose Culture, Charlotte, NC	Roses, Roses and More Roses!
Monday, 19 March, 2012	Robin Glover, Charlotte, NC	All about Irises
Saturday, 14 April, 2012		Habitat Plant sharing
Monday, 16 April, 2012	Louis B. Smith, Microtecture, Charlotte, NC	Fundamentals of Garden Design
** Saturday 21 and Sunday, 22 April, 2012		** Art in the Garden Garden Tour and artists painting, en plein air, in the gardens.
** Sunday, 22 April, 2012	Artists from the gardens will be featured with their work. Cash bar and appetizers. Mint Museum Randolph, Charlotte, NC	** Party celebrating the art in the Garden Tour.
Monday, 14 May, 2012	Wing Haven Garden, Charlotte, NC	Spring Garden Member Picnic