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California Garden Clubs, Inc.

CGCI is a member of NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC.
www.GardenClub.org
Headquarters: 4401 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110-3492
314-776-7574, 314-776-5108 Fax
Monday ~ Friday 9:00 a.m. ~ 4:30 p.m. CST
Headquarters@GardenClub.org
President: Barbara May
Theme: “Nurture the Earth ~ Plant Natives”

CGCI stands for California Garden Clubs, Inc. It is the largest nonprofit volunteer gardening organization in the state of California. An affiliation of over 350 garden clubs and plant societies throughout the state, CGCI represents more than 20,000 members.

CGCI has been "growing strong" for more than seventy-five years. Click here to learn a little of it's history through the list of past presidents..

CGCI is devoted to the development of all phases of gardening, the betterment and beautification of the community, and the protection and conservation of our natural resources. The objectives are set forth in the bylaws. CGCI is a affiliated with the National Garden Clubs (NGC). Click here to see the organizational chart including all levels from club to the national level.

CGCI members spend millions of hours learning about gardening and serving our communities each year. Garden club members work together to make the world a better place. How?

Mission Statement:
California Garden Clubs, Inc. promotes gardening, floral design, civic beautification, environmental responsibility and the exchange of information and ideas.

Environmentally
CGCI promotes conservation of natural resources and environmental awareness. CGCI members have planted millions of trees, protected hundreds of acres and spread wildflower seeds along miles of highway and open space.

Educationally
CGCI and member clubs annually award college scholarships throughout the state. The clubs sponsor courses in horticulture, environmental education, safe & efficient gardening, flower arranging, flower show judge certification and landscaping design

Individually
CGCI members have fun learning together, sharing ideas & experiences and building friendships that last a lifetime. Their lives are richer for the benefit of membership in such a caring and worthy organization.

Culturally

The collective energy and force of the large of membership of CGCI enables the members to lend significant support to many projects throughout the state. In almost every community in California, CGCI members reach out to our neighborhoods by supporting public gardens, parks and playgrounds, directing and commending civic beautification projects; establishing and maintaining veteran memorials and Blue Star markers, sponsoring outreach programs for youth, the aged and garden therapy patients; encouraging civic development, and community service.

Golden Gardens

Golden Gardens, the official publication of CGCI, is a magazine published four times per year. It offers interesting articles, covers statewide activities and includes information from the National and Regional organizations. Members are invited to contribute by sending club and district news, dates of club events for Dateline and feature articles of interest to garden clubs to the editor. Subscription is $5.00 per subscription for 100% Golden Garden clubs and $6.00 for all other subscriptions.

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