The Garden Club of Forest Hills

The Garden Club of Forest Hills The Garden Club of Forest Hills is dedicated to stimulating the knowledge and love of gardening Who we are... What we do... Why you should consider joining!

We meet the 1st Thursday of the month, March to December, at the HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH, 353 RIDGE AVE. FOREST HILLS. 9:30am for social time and at 10:00 am promptly, the meeting begins. The club was organized as the East Edgewood Acres Garden Unit in 1923. Its objective now is the same as it was then.

- It was instrumental in buying land and hiring architect Ezra Stiles to design the main boroug

h park in the 1930s.

- It joined the state federation of garden clubs in 1933 and remains an active organization in District VII of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania.

- The club took its present name in 1938.

- Its members planted Victory Gardens during WWII and organized drives to plant trees honoring soldiers along the region's Blue Star Memorial Highways.

- Members turned a neglected corner of the park into a garden for all seasons in 1993. They continue laboring there, making this Hillside Garden a welcoming spot for all who visit. In recent years, they've added a Native Plant and a Butterfly Garden nearby.

- Members have planted thousands of sunny daffodils, as well as day lilies, ornamental grasses and ever-blooming roses along borough roadways. They've also planted flowers at the local library, senior center and swimming pool.

- The club participates in civic activities, including Community Day and the Arbor Day Celebration and members assist with landscape clean-up programs in the borough.

-The club uses money raised through sales of plants and poinsettias and its annual auction to sponsor educational programs. It also donates at least $2,000 each year for scholarships and to organizations with similar missions, including Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, Penny Pines, and the National Aviary.

- Membership includes several Master Gardeners and accredited flower show judges who happily share their expertise.

- The club flower is the white flower dogwood (Cornus florida alba).

Save the date …
06/16/2026

Save the date …

Eleanor made this beautiful birdhouse at this month’s workshop!
06/15/2026

Eleanor made this beautiful birdhouse at this month’s workshop!

06/13/2026
Purple Clematis backed by Hydrangea quercifolia from the Hillside Garden greets visitors at the entrance to the Forest H...
06/11/2026

Purple Clematis backed by Hydrangea quercifolia from the Hillside Garden greets visitors at the entrance to the Forest Hills Main Park.

The birdhouse workshop was a great success ! Thanks Sandy N & Cheryl F ! Pic - Marilynn w her birdhouse and Amy’s bee- u...
06/09/2026

The birdhouse workshop was a great success !
Thanks Sandy N & Cheryl F !
Pic - Marilynn w her birdhouse and Amy’s bee- utiful creation !

50 some years ago Joyce bought a pink tree peony at KMart for $5 and it's still in herbackyard. Then she won a red tree ...
06/05/2026

50 some years ago Joyce bought a pink tree peony at KMart for $5 and it's still in her
backyard.
Then she won a red tree peony which had been grafted and she didn't know enough to plant it deep enough so it would stay red. Now she has a white (instead of red) tree peony in my front
yard. About 4 years ago she planted the yellow tree peony and was surprised to see it finally blooming.
Last year it had 2 blooms and this year 4 blooms. Unfortunately, the tree peony blooms don't last long enough. Someday she might buy a regular peony plant because the blooms last longer. At any rate they are Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing Joyce !!

More Beautiful photos ! - Thanks April
06/01/2026

More Beautiful photos ! - Thanks April

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05/29/2026

Great day trip …

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05/29/2026

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