McMinnville Garden Club

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McMinnville Garden Club is open to all who love digging in the dirt, establishing roots in our community and growing friendships as well as flowers!

Grow with Us! Whether you're a gardening novice or lifelong green thumb, you're welcome here. We typically (pre-Covid) meet the third Monday of each month, September through June, at the YamhillCounty Fairgrounds. We enjoy expert speakers on naturescaping, bee keeping, growing healthy flower baskets, creating garden journals, controlling weeds and pests naturally, arranging flowers -- Everything in the world of horticulture! Activities include garden art/crafts, field trips to nurseries and gardens. Our Main Event each year is our Garden Tour and Faire (this year: Sunday, June 12), which includes a tour of amazing local private gardens and a downtown faire that includes unique artisan and nursery offerings from vendors who bring their wares from all over the region. We are also service-oriented, supporting our community with beautification projects and scholarships for upward bound students who show promise in agriculture, botany, landscaping and other green pursuits.

11/01/2026

We are so thrilled to have won the scarecrow contest for the second year in a row! Congrats to the creative team that came up with such a cool design - they truly outdid themselves this year. And thanks to everyone who voted for us! 👻

10/29/2026

There are just a few days left to vote for your favorite scarecrow in Downtown McMinnville’s Scarecrows on a Lamppost contest. We hope you’ll vote for ours! The link is in the comments.

09/26/2026

We didn’t let a little rain stop us from celebrating the completion and dedication of the Serenity Garden yesterday! Words cannot express how grateful we are for the community effort that brought this incredible garden to life. An except from McMinnville Chamber of Commerce President John Olson’s speech sums up our feelings perfectly:

“What I find especially meaningful is that the people who helped create this garden will never know most of the people whose lives it will touch.
They won't know the family that sits beneath this gazebo during a difficult day.
They won't know the hospital employee who comes here for a few quiet minutes between shifts.
They won't to know the patient who sits here and finds a moment of peace, hope, or strength.
But they built it for them anyway.
That is community.
Years from now, someone will walk into this garden who won't know who built the gazebo, planted the flowers, donated the materials, or first imagined what this space could become.
But they will experience what those people created.
They will find beauty here. They will find peace here. And perhaps, on a day when they need it most, they will find hope here.”

09/24/2026

Many thanks to Starla Pointer and The News-Register for the lovely article about the Serenity Garden, located at Willamette Valley Medical Center. As gardeners, we know the healing power of nature, and hope that it is as meaningful to the community as it is to us.

09/12/2026

Yesterday, club members spent a beautiful morning tidying up the Serenity Garden at Willamette Valley Medical Center to prepare it for the ribbon cutting ceremony on September 25th.

09/09/2026

We’re so excited for this event! Fall is the perfect time to get perennials established and cooler weather is on the way, so they won’t be stressed. You know you need more plants! 🌸🌻🌿👩🏻‍🌾

07/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that our major community project, the Serenity Garden, is close to completion. Be sure to check it out behind the WVMC between the birthing center and the cancer treatment office. Thanks to Barb Hilty for all of her horticultural expertise.

A celebration is being planned for the early Fall. More info soon! YEAH!

06/24/2026

Coming up this Saturday is one of our favorite events of the year! 💐🪴🪏

06/19/2026

On Tuesday, the Garden Club held its spring luncheon where we celebrated our 100 year anniversary - we hold the distinction of being Oregon’s oldest garden club! In addition, we recognized and honored members who have been in the club 20 years or more. We shared a potluck meal, held a vintage costume contest, and were introduced to one of our scholarship recipients. It was a great way to relax and celebrate after a successful Tour and Faire.
We will be breaking for the summer months, but will be back in September for more fun and gardening!

06/15/2026

Yesterday’s Garden Tour and Faire was incredible! We can’t thank all of our volunteers enough, especially our five homeowners who were so generous with their time and talents. Drop your thank yous below and enjoy a few more photos from the gardens!

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McMinnville, OR
97128

Website

http://mcminnvillegardenclub.org/

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