Projects
Tucson Garden Club Continuing Projects
2011-2012
National
Tucson Garden Club members will buy Vision of Beauty Calendars produced by NGC. This benefits NGC by putting money in their treasury.
State
Tucson Garden Club will contribute to the AFGC Honor Fund. This benefits students needing help in attending college and also helps get AFGC’s name out in the community.
Local
Tucson Garden Club gives a scholarship locally each year. Applications are sought from students in the field of horticulture and related subjects. It benefits the students and helps get Tucson Garden Club’s name known in the community.
We give a donation to Desert Survivors every year. It benefits their workers with disabilites program and gets Tucson Garden Club’s name known in the community.
We give a donation annually to the Community Gardens of Tucson. It helps them pay part of the water bill and benefits people in the community by helping them grow their own food.
Tucson Garden Club also supports the Food Bank of Tucson. We make an annual contribution, as well as, donate staple items. Our contributions help the disadvantaged in our community.
Tucson Garden Club New Projects
2011-2012
National
In keeping with the NGC’s project Plant Pink, we are planting pink blooming plants at our Peppi's House Project.
State
In keeping with the AFGC theme of "Conserve, Cherish and Celebrate"we are conserving our precious natural resources by good water conservation practices such as water harvesting. We are cherishing our fragile desert environment by maintaining good gardening practices and proper plant selection. We plan to celebrate by enjoying our gardens and state parks.
Local
Our local project this year is to work with Peppi's House, hospice facility to improve it’s entrance with new pink plants. We are also planning to dress up the entrace with some planted containers.
It benefits patients of the hospice and helps get the club local recognition and shows our support of the community.