VanRidge Garden Club

Organized in 1976 and federated in 1977, VanRidge Garden Club is a member of Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs and member of Lewis and Clark District Garden Clubs.

Mission

To grow in gardening creativity, knowledge and skill.

Motto

To plant a seed is to have faith.

Our Obligation

I will do more than belong - I will participate
I will do more than care - I will help
I will do more than be fair - I will be kind
I will do more than forgive - I will forget
I will do more than give - I will serve
I will do more than be friendly - I will be a friend
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Arthur Ward

Club Flower

Marigold

Club Bird

Evening Grosbeak

Club Colors

Yellow and orange

Meetings

Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month, September through June. Meetings begin at 10:00 a.m. and include a program which begins approximately 11:00 after the business meeting. After the program an auction of donated garden-related items is held. The meeting is concluded with a potluck lunch and general socializing.

The club usually meets at:
Pleasant View Church of the Nazarene
801 N.E. 194th Street
Ridgefield, Washington 98642

Special Events

VanRidge Garden Club holds a plant sale each spring. Plants, including vegetables, flowers, trees, and berries, are grown by garden club members with proceeds used for various civic projects including a scholarship at Clark College.

Often, the club goes on field trips to such places as various nurseries, Fort Vancouver Heritage Gardens, and Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden.

Membership to VanRidge Garden Club is open to all. Visitors are welcome.