The Piscataqua Garden Club is a member club of The Garden Club of America (GCA), which connects 18,000 members in more than 200 clubs across 12 zones.
The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association through educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications, and to restore, improve and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement. Its focus is the interdependence of horticulture, environmental protection and community improvement.
What GCA membership opens up
- Garden trips around the world, including visits to members’ private gardens in the US
- The annual National Affairs and Legislation (NAL) conference on federal environmental legislation
- The annual Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference, held in a different city each year
- Yearly study groups in floral design and photography
- Publications: The Bulletin, By Design, Conservation Watch, Focus, Real Dirt and monthly eNews
- Lectures at GCA headquarters in New York City
GCA also awards educational scholarships to students and gives $50,000 in Founders Fund grants to community projects each year.
