Geranium and Fern Sale- order by March 12 for pick-up on April 17
NEW THIS YEAR - Online ordering!Order plants and support the Council Pre-order high-quality geraniums and ferns by Friday, March 12, and pick up your plants at our touchless, drive-thru, and covered pick-up site on Saturday, April 17, from 10 am to 1 pm at St. Paul’s...
Garden Tour Postponed
February 3, 2021 Dear Friends, No one expected the many challenges that we have all faced over the past 12 months. The feeling of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 health crisis stretches to all corners of the earth. It’s this uncertainty that has led us to...
Community Grants Update
Community grants and garden installations have NOT been canceled in 2020, hurray! Three recent grant recipients, SECU Family House, Happy Hill Clock Tower, and St. Leo School have put in initial plantings and are looking fabulous. Also, the city will soon be planting...
Celebration Luncheon Postponed to 2021
This year has presented many challenges that no one expected. The feeling of uncertainty that COVID-19 has created stretches to all corners of the earth. It is that uncertainty that has led the Steering Committee of the Winston-Salem Garden Tour to look at different...
Garden Boutique Closing – The End of an Era
The Garden Club Council of WS/Forsyth County has operated The Garden Boutique since the early 1950s and has called 100 Reynolda Village home since 1972. For decades the store has been the primary revenue source for the Council, funding our beautification projects and...
KWSB Flower Bed Judging – Help Needed
Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful needs our help judging flower beds around town. Judging will take place on three Wednesdays this summer: Wednesday, June 30, from 9 am-4 pm (*updated date)Wednesday, July 29, from 9 am to 4 pmWednesday, August 26, from 9 am to 4 pm ...
Garden Tour Postponed to 2021
This weekend would have been the time for our Celebration Luncheon and biennial Garden Tour 2020. Both events have now been rescheduled. Our date for the Celebration Luncheon with Margot Shaw will be Monday, October 19, 2020, and we will enjoy our garden tour,...
Geranium and Plant Pre-Order Sale a Success!
Our annual pre-order geranium and fern sale was a success, despite all the craziness! We hosted a drive-thru plant pick up on Friday, April 17, thanks to St Paul's Episcopal Church and lots of planning from our fabulous plant sale chairs, Susan Peatross and Kristin...
Arbor Day Happened!
Arbor Day was different this year, but we still managed to plant many trees! Social distancing was observed as our faithful members bagged and distributed 100 Kousa Dogwood tree saplings. Volunteers picked up the trees on April 2nd to plant with their own children or...
Arbor Day Modified
ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION AND WORKSHOP THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Starting at 9am 1861 Runnymede Road, Home of Ellen Davis UPDATE: March 20 - The Arbor Day Co-Chairmen are planning for the project to go forward on April 2nd with some modifications. (After all, we will be working...
Pre-Orders Continue, Plant Sale Cancelled
UPDATE: March 20 - Pre-Orders Continue, Plant Sale Cancelled Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus and these unprecedented times, the Plant Sale scheduled for Saturday, April 18th, 2020, has been cancelled for this year. However, we are going to continue with the...
Garden Tour and Luncheon Postponed
The Garden Club Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County regrets to announce that we will be postponing the Celebration Luncheon to October 2020 and the garden tour is postponed to April 24, 2021, due to COVID-19. This was a very difficult decision for us. Our...