About the Tacoma Garden Club
The Tacoma Garden Club, a member of the Garden Club of America, was founded on March 24, 1925. We explore four areas of interest: Floral Design, Horticulture, Conservation, and Photography. Membership is by invitation only.
Our General Meetings are open to the public are are held at the Pagoda in Point Defiance Park. With great dedication and pride, we also support and maintain the Northwest Native Plant Garden, located within Point Defiance Park, as a resource for the community.
We operate as a 501(c)(3).
Back-to-the-Future Club Flower Show
September 6, 2025, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
September 7, 2025, noon to 2 p.m.
St. John's Lutheran Church, 8602 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA 98499
The public is welcome to attend our club flower show, the final event celebrating the Tacoma Garden Club's 100 years of blooming beauty and community service.
Grab a friend a come see our members' entries in Photography, Horticulture, Floral Design and Botanical Arts. Cuts of dahlias along with displays of agave plants and art from our members rounds out this delightful show. Free!
The Northwest Native Plant Garden
In 1963, forward-looking members of the Tacoma Garden Club proposed to Metro Parks Tacoma (now Parks Tacoma) building a native plant garden within Point Defiance Park. They agreed, and a native plant garden took shape in a ravine at the southern edge of the park. Today, paths wind through two acres of native forest, woodland, and meadow, and by a pond fed by a lively cascading waterfall. A wooden gazebo sited and partly designed by renowned landscape architect Thomas Church is a garden focal point. The public is always welcome!
Community Grants Program
Each year the Tacoma Garden Club selects one or more community organizations to receive small grants based on submitted applications.
Mission:
- To stimulate a love of gardening
- To protect the quality of the environment
- To encourage civic improvement
- To support charitable, scientific, and educational activities in each of the above categories
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