Did you know this about the Hood?

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There’s a Sedgefield Garden Club! It has about 25 members with most living in Sedgefield. There are both men and women members and a lot of age diversity. The club hosts several educational sessions and field trips during the year mixed with a lot of fun!

Five things you may not know about the club:

1. It has a long history that began in 1949. In fact, it was the first garden club in Mecklenburg County.

2. The club today shares the same goal as the original club in 1949: To learn good approaches to home landscaping and gardening and to practice environmental conservation.

3. The Garden Club supports:

  • The scholarship fund in horticulture at Central Piedmont Community College

  • “Tomorrow’s Legacy,” which funds projects like the Elizabethan Gardens,

  • Daniel Boone Native Gardens and the N.C. Nature Conservancy scholarships at state universities for students majoring in studies related to gardening and landscaping.

  • Charlotte Green Community Garden Project – a private nonprofit group of religious organizations, businesses and city agencies that help community groups beautify their neighborhoods.

4. Need plants in the spring? Don’t forget the club’s annual plant sale at Sedgefest. You’ll find a variety of plants, many of which are grown by club members. And the prices are rock-bottom! Proceeds support many of the projects listed above.

5. New in 2017, the club spearheaded Yard Art Day in Sedgefield. About 17 residents joined the fun with creative, unique art in their yards. The garden club also sponsored a yard art project at the Sedgefield Totem. Come join us!

The club meets the fourth Monday of the month at 1870 E. 7th St.; the program starts at 7 p.m. Topics this year include: Orchids 911; Trees Charlotte – protecting our trees; Cooking with Herbs; Tips for Planting Herbs and Gardens.

Meeting details are posted on Sedgefield’s Facebook page and Next Door. Hope you’ll join us!

Committed to Our Neighborhood

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In 1952, members planted trees and shrubs in the open area at Poindexter Circle.

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In 2009, the club partnered with Sedgefield Elementary to provide hands-on gardening.

More recently, it has partnered with Sedgefield Neighborhood Association on Totem.

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You can’t beat the club’s plant sale during Sedgefest! There’s a variety of plants at rock-bottom prices.