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About PGC:

Organized 1955

 Federated 1984 

National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc.

The Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania 

Present Membership: 84

Club Flower: Rose

Theme: "Sowing the Seeds of Harmony through Nature"

Current News:

The goal of the Parkland Garden Club is to promote interest in the art of gardening and floral design, horticulture, the conservation of trees, and the protection of wildflowers, beneficial insects, and birds.

 Monthly Meeting Location & Schedule:


Jordan Lutheran Church
5103 Snowdrift Road
Orefield, PA 18069


2nd Monday of Month (no meeting December & January)

6:30 PM for Refreshments  7:00 PM for Program

Guests are welcome - First visit is FREE!

Organizations supported by PGC:

Natural Disaster, USA & International

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, Inc.

Lehigh Valley Zoo

Wildlands Conservancy

Lehigh Gap Nature Center

Meals on Wheels

Parkland Community Library

Penny Pines

Upcoming Events...

October Monthly Meeting 

Monday, October 14, 2024


Join us on October 14th for a presentation by Terry Kloiber entitled "Hard Shell Gourds - They're not just for Birdhouses".  Meeting starts at 6:30 for socializing and refreshments, programs starts at 7:00. Guests are welcome - first visit is free!


For details, visit here: Meetings 2024

Smokey Bear/Woodsy Owl 2025 Youth Poster Contest

Entries due to PGC in December


All Parkland elementary schools have been given forms for the 2025 poster contest.  Children from first through fifth grade are invited to participate in this annual drawing contest featuring conservation icons Smokey Bear & Woodsy Owl! The U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and the National Garden Clubs, Inc., are giving students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of wildfire prevention and basic environmental conservation principles through original drawings of Smokey Bear or Woodsy Owl.


For more details on this contest, visit here: Youth Garden Club


For complete info visit NGC site here: National Garden Club

Longwood Gardens Trip

Thursday December 5, 2024


Join Parkland Garden Club members and friends on a bus trip to beautiful Longwood Gardens to see the spectacular holiday lights and decorations.


Experience the magic of A Longwood Christmas as never before—made even more spectacular with the opening of Longwood Reimagined.


For more details on this trip, visit here: Trips

Recent Events...

Delightful Dahlias Field Trip

Wednesday, September 25, 2024


Parkland Garden Club members enjoyed a day trip to the gardens of Shirlene Moser of Delightful Dahlias in Hellertown on September 25th. The trip, arranged by committee Chair Christine Gallina, included a tour of the 100 year old farm, lunch and a dahlia arranging workshop.


For more details and pictures, visit here: Trips

Butterfly Garden

Wednesday, September 11, 2024


Members of the PGC Butterfly garden committee were finally able to return to tending the garden at Wehr's Dam after a summer of construction on the parking lot by South Whitehall Township. On September 11th Committee Chairs Tom Conley and Marie Peart met with 7 other members to clean, rake and weed the garden.


For details, visit here: Butterfly Garden

Church Pots

Friday, September 6, 2024


Church Pots Committee Chair Darlene Wenhold met with member Debbie Barr to give the large containers at Jordan Lutheran Church a makeover for the Fall season.


For details, visit here: Jordan Church Pots

Annual District Meeting

Monday September 9, 2024


The Annual District II/III Meeting themed "Gardens Around the World" was hosted by the Emmaus Garden Club on September 9th.


For more information and pictures, visit here: GCFP

September Meeting

Monday, September 9, 2024


The PGC September meeting "Drowning in Plastic" was presented by Daniel Hart. Daniel gave an overview on the impact of plastic pollution in our waterways. 


For details, visit here: Meetings 2024

Floral Design Presentation at

the Allentown Fair

Saturday, August 31, 2024


Parkland Garden Club member and past president Barbara Campbell presented a workshop entitled "That Floral Touch" "on Aug. 31 at the Agri-Plex Stage at the Allentown Fair. 


For details and pictures of Barbara's designs, visit here: Member News

Scholarship Winner

Monday, August 12, 2024


The PGC 2024 scholarship was presented to Parkland High graduate Eric Jin. Pictured is Eric with his family, PGC president Helen Papathanasiou on the right and PGC Scholarship Chair Sue Weber in front. Congratulations Eric!


For information on Eric's achievements, visit here: Scholarships

Community Garden Rotary Partnership


The harvesting is well underway at the Community Garden at  Cedarbrook. All help is welcome!



For pictures, visit here: Community Garden Partnership

Club Activities:

Need More Information?

The Parkland Garden Club welcomes all who have interest in gardening. We hope you consider joining!  For more information, e-mail Carol Nagle at parklandgardenclub@gmail.com Click here for more details: Club Information


Membership Chair Carol Nagle

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