01/30/2026
The Meaning of Garden Club Work
--From the Yearbook of Cherry Blossom Garden Club
For some, it means the actual gardening, hands in the soil, body in the sun, and a vision of color, fragrance, and form.
To some, it means the use of flowers as a medium of artistic expression.
To some, it means an opportunity to serve their community by turning the ugly places into beauty spots.
To some, it is a spiritual experience, whereby they may serve God through their gift of flowers to the churches and hospitals and the lonely and forlorn.
To a few, it means the challenge of leadership and personal ability in group work.
To a very few, it is meaningless, a name on the membership list and a sometime attendance.
But to many, it means making friends, meeting with the old, and mingling with the new.
Garden Club work is as complex as the unfolding of a rose and as simple as the face of a daisy. It is social. It is spiritual. It is political.
It is educational. It is scientific. It is a way of life.
--Author Anonymous
