The Benefits of Belonging to the Camden Garden Club
We provide education, resources and networking opportunities for our members to promote the love of gardening and civic and environmental responsibility. The rewards of joining us goes far beyond the pleasures of growing things. Membership opens the door for you to explore a wide range of common interests with people around your local community:
Grow your knowledge via educational programs and activity opportunities.
Garden for a purpose with community service projects.
Participate in the state garden clubs network for learning, service and community-building.
Learn to make the most of resources, including your available garden space.
Enhance your garden's sustainability and reduce maintenance by planting "native" rain gardens and saving water.
Learn from those with experience and pass along your own passion and know-how to new generations of gardeners.
Share your love of gardening and have fun!
Working together, members make the Club a fun and successful non-profit organization that contributes to the community.
Membership Activities:
Multiple Horticultural Lecture Series held in January and February in partnership with other organizations, like the Camden Public Library and Merryspring Nature Center.
Membership Meetings from April to October
Club organizes and hosts a wide variety of field trips to gardens and nurseries
Annual Fundraising event the third Thursday in July
“Trowel & Growl” Q&As at various member's gardens
Balsam Wreath Making October and November
Annual Projects:
Plant and Maintain the seasonal plants and flowers beds at two traffic islands, the Village Green, the Postage Stamp Garden, the Public Landing and Shade Garde, Mural Garden, and the Bridge Archway boxes.
Responsible for planting the flower boxes at the Camden-Rockport Archway.
The downtown Lamp Post Project provides funding for the beautiful flower baskets each summer and festive lighted balsam wreaths every winter.
Award scholarships to College Students interested in the study of horticulture.
We would love to welcome you as a member
of our Garden Club.
You can submit the interest form before completing the payment process ($50.00 annual membership fee) or after.
There is absolutely no obligation to join after
submitting interest form.
But we hope you will!
We do encourage everyone interested and new paying member to complete the form and by selecting your activities you can keep our club thriving.
Thank you!
Sustaining members pay at a higher rate, are not required to serve on a committee or project and are not eligible to vote.
You can also mail in your printed Interest Form and check for annual dues directly to:
Membership Chair
Camden Garden Club
PO Box 952
Camden, ME 04843
Questions? Email at lbebbert@gmail.com
