The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc.

05/10/2026

You are invited to a Garden Party!
June 25 2026, 10 am to 4 pm (Eastern Time)
at the Historic Wallis House 616 Pleasant St, Paris, KY 40361
Enjoy featured programs by Mary Ann Hext on Roses 10-11 am and Roiann Ridley on Botanical Art 1-2 pm https://roiannridleyart.com/

A limited number of just 60 tickets are available exclusively to Garden Club members! Tickets are $40 and a gourmet box lunch is included. On the Grounds (Open to Public): Garden, Antique & Curiosity Market. To purchase tickets, contact Elspeth Cobb, Judges Council President, at [email protected] no later than June 15. Proceeds will support future Flower Show Schools and Symposium. Sponsored by the Kentucky Council of Nationally Accredited Flower Show Judges.
Come join us for a delightful day in Paris (Kentucky, that is!)

ABOUT ROIANN RIDLEY
An accomplished gardener, forager, florist, designer, artist and teacher — Roiann has embarked on a new creative journey originating with her around the world travel adventures, inspiring her diverse artistic talents. With over fifty years of both formal and informal experience in the realm of flowers, Roiann's creative outlet finds its expression in her botanical art designs and products. Her work mirrors her profound reverence for nature and her unwavering commitment to preserving its beauty through painstaking patience. Her original designs are created from organically grown specimens and responsibly foraged discoveries from nature's bounty. Her finds are delicately
deconstructed, methodically pressed, carefully stored, designed with an artist's eye and reconstructed with a colorist heart.
Roiann has had the unique privilege of training under the esteemed mentorship of the multi-talented artist, Tricia Paoluccio, famously known for the Domain of the Flowerings. Furthermore, Roiann earned the prestigious 2023 Purchase Award at the 31st Annual Women in the Arts event hosted by
The Medical Center of Bowling Green.
Visit her websites at Roiann Ridley Botanical Art and Roiann Ridley | botanical art + special event florals.
Her current patterns for spring 2026 are sold through Hester & Cook- https://hesterandcook.com/collections/pressed-petals-story

05/10/2026

Come help clear our GCKY Headquarters Arboretum of the invasive and toxic Italian Arum on May 15th, beginning at 10:00 AM (Eastern). Please bring your gardening gloves, a brown-bag lunch, your trowel, and digging tools. The plant must be removed by digging up the entire plant! We need your help.

05/10/2026

Bowling Green Garden Club's Fairy Garden Festival will be held May 24th, 2026 from 1:00 - 4:00 at the Eloise B. Houchens Center (1115 Adams Street, Bowling Green, KY).

04/06/2026

The Garden Club sign at the GCKY Headquarters looks great, thanks to the Boone County girls! Thank you, Boone County Garden Club!

12/24/2025

11/24/2025

Let's have a little competition! When you shop at Kroger and use your Kroger card, The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc. will receive the reward through their Community Awards program. You must register for this program. One club will be recognized at the 2026 Convention and will receive one complimentary registration fee. Click here for the link to register:
https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewardshttps://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards

11/07/2025

We are excited to announce that The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc., is the proud recipient of the America 250KY Grant in the amount of $125,000 from the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Historical Society. This money will allow us to begin preservation work on the house at our state headquarters of specific recommendations from a historic preservation architect. Congratulations to the team that spent many hours collecting data and creating the necessary paperwork for this grant!

11/07/2025

Did you know The Garden Club of Kentucky, Inc. has a beautiful state headquarters in Paris, Kentucky? The Greek revival style house was built in 1851 and showcases many of the original details.
During the fall cleanup on the grounds of the Nannine Clay Wallis House, shovels were busy working in the foundation plantings at the entrance when "clang!", a spade hit something solid. GCKY President, Sharon Burcham realized she had found a long forgotten piece of history, the trough (now we refer to them as splash blocks) to draw water from the downspout away from the foundation. This historic artifact was commonly created using limestone for its durability and appearance. You can see from the photographs these appear to be natural stone. The troughs had been buried under dirt and debris (including a large, overgrown and gnarly boxwood that was hiding this treasure beneath its roots)! Ever curious, Sharon brought her shovel to the opposite side of the front porch and found another trough directly under the downspout on the porch column. After a long day, this discovery drew everyone together with happy conversations about the find.
How exciting to find a long forgotten, yet important feature of this impressive home!

05/23/2025

Installation dinner at NGC. Bud Qualk was recognized for his work with NGC as Corresponding Secretary.