About Us

The Charlotte Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. is a non-profit organization of 16 garden clubs and five associate horticultural societies. The goal of the Council is to provide educational information on horticulture, flower design and environmental topics. We also provide our clubs with the opportunity to interact with the community.

Some of the ways we accomplish our goals are:

• Monthly educational programs for the public on environmental and horticultural subjects. Programs are presented on the fourth Wednesday of the month from September through May with the exception of December. These are free to the public.
• Scholarships are presented to horticulture students at Central Piedmont Community College each year.
• We provide scholarships to the Davidson Symposium for college and high school students that are studying horticulture. This is an educational symposium focusing on horticulture.
• We have established a badge program with the Girl Scouts and hold workshops for them to learn about the environment and horticulture.
• We hold flower shows to educate the public on floral design and various other aspects of horticulture.
• Several of our clubs have Junior Garden Clubs that encourage children to become interested in gardening and nature.

We are affiliated with The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. and the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

We are fortunate to be able to own our own house in the Elizabeth Neighborhood due to the vision and hard work of our first President, Betty Little. Our charming house is named after her and is available for use by our clubs and associates for their meetings. It is also rented for small weddings and social events.

Our house has a lovely front garden that won the Landscape Critics Award for Garden Design presented by The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. in 1997. This garden has recently undergone renovation to better reflect plants that are drought tolerant and easier to grow in our environment.

Our member clubs are located in various areas of Charlotte. We have daytime, evening and weekend clubs. Our associate members include The Charlotte Camellia Society, The Charlotte Hosta Club, The Charlotte Iris Society, The Charlotte and The West Piedmont Judges Club, Ikebana International, The Piedmont Daylily Club, and The League of Flower Arrangers.