President Karen Blackmore's theme : "Plant America-Make Missouri Bloom"
Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc., is a member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC) whose national headquarters is located in St. Louis, MO. There are 100 affiliated garden clubs with 2180 members in Missouri. FGCM was officially organized on March 30, 1933, in St. Louis, by representatives of nine clubs from various sections of Missouri. The state is divided into 10 geographic districts. FGCM joined NGC in 1937.........
Missouri Gardeners had a wonderful time Bloomin in Blue Springs at the 85th FGCM Convention. Thank you to West Central District members who did a fantastic job! The Adams Point Hotel was a beautiful choice for a meeting of our size. The food was delicious, and the service was outstanding. A big thank you to the awards chairmen, Sherry Wilson, Francine halter , Anna Luellen, Patty Orsborn, Nancy Bahn, Martha Ellen Lankheit and Nancy Moore worked hard to select outstanding members and acknowledge their work. Several members were recognized as our Brightest Blooms as well.
The National Convention in Philadelphia was another outstanding event. Several awards were brought home to Missouri to be handed out at the Fall District Meetings! You made me proud to be from Missouri! I know you are working on the awards for this year!
The Bloomin Bus Tour, photo above, to Ohio and Kentucky was another fun one. Carolyn Oates is looking for a new adventure for us and would appreciate suggestions.
This summer has been a tough one! Japanese Beetles are devouring our gardens and even more, our trees! Heat is a constant problem. Patience is a virtue they say! This is trying mine!
Our members are to be congratulated for beautiful tours and flowers shows. Vegetable are being processed all over, according to Facebook posts. There is more going on than we know! I am amazed at the activities of our 2000 plus Missouri members! That is growing by the way. If you are reading this message, we invite you to join one of our 94 Missouri clubs. You will enjoy us. We “Make Missouri Bloom”!
Karen Blackmore
FGCM President
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Recommendations and Additions to Garden Club ManualThe recommendations and additions to be voted on at the 2019 convention can be found in the attached document.Thank you so much,Beverly Wattenbarger
Posted by chuck clark
Bloomin Bus Tour May 28 - June 4, 2019Hi everyone. Chairman Carolyn Oates announced today that our 2019 Bloomin Bus Tour will be to “Empire State Gardens” featuring New York City and the picturesque Hudson Valley. This is a longer trip than we usually take, May 28 thru June 4th but there is a lot to see. I hope you all will be able to join us. Karen BlackmoreFGCM President
Posted Oct 11, 2018, 2:52 PM by chuck clark
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Landscape Design School Course 2, Series XThe Springfield Council of Federated Garden Clubs in cooperation with the National Garden Clubs, Inc., the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri, Inc. and the Missouri landscape Design Council is sponsoring Landscape Design Course 2, series x.This course will be held at the Springfield Botanical Center located at 2400 S. Scenic Avenue, Springfield, Missouri 65807. The Landscape Design School's purpose is to educate interested people in learning good landscape design practices, and to develop a set of values to guide them in judging individual gardens, as well as, community gardens.Please see the attached file for more information................
Posted Oct 10, 2018, 11:06 AM by chuck clark
FGCM’S BETTY JONES MEMORIAL GAZEBOThe Betty Jones Memorial
Gazebo on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia was built in 1993
for $5,400.00 from the donations from the 243 Missouri Federated
Garden Clubs and its members. President June Kummer spear-headed
this project with the assistance from many other dedicated garden
club members. The octagon-shaped Gazebo was dedicated in memory of
longtime garden club member Betty Jones for her love and support of
gardening and Flower Shows in the West Central District and her
kindness to others. Visitors to the State Fair enjoy the Gazebo as a
place of rest, and occasionally, musical entertainment during the
two-week Fair.
Over
the years, garden clubs have made Club Contributions on the Club
President ...
Posted Aug 27, 2018, 2:32 PM by chuck clark
Poetry Contest..........POETRY CONTEST2017-[judged in] 2018
“LET IT GROW’Notice of this years’ theme was
announced in the Spring Garden Forum with a follow up E mail to each
District Director. The contest is
open to most educational facilities from Kindergarten through ninth
grades. There were two districts and five clubs that participated in
this year’s contest. Central District: Eldon, Fulton,
Grow & Glow garden clubs sent in fifteen entries from K-8th
grades.Mid-Central District: O’Fallon
and Owensville garden clubs sent in twenty entries from K-8th
grades.First Place
winners for 2017-2018 Kindergarten
Jenny Belisle, Fulton Garden ClubFirst Grade Max
Anderson, Grow and Glow Garden ClubSecond Grade Ava Boren,
O-Fallon ...
Posted May 11, 2018, 2:52 PM by chuck clark
