PGC Monthly Program · Open to the Public ⋅ Please Join us!

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Carolyn Bennett
Landscape Designer/Consultant/Flower Arranger

Artists in the Shadows | Women Who Turned Gardens into Art

9:30 am Social
10:00 am Program

The Portland Garden Club
1132 SW Vista Ave

MONTHLY PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2024-2025

Conservation Panel on Oregon’s Groundwater · Public Welcome

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

10:00 am to 12:00 pm
The Portland Garden Club Auditorium

Did you know that scientists recently discovered a massive aquifer under Mt. Hood? Please join us to discuss this topic with three Oregon groundwater experts, as well as the sources, uses, and oversight of our groundwater. Travis Brown, hydrologist for the Oregon Water Resources Department, Karen Lewotsky, the Rural Partnerships & Water Policy Director for the Oregon Environmental Council, and Zach Freed, the Sustainable Water Program Director for the Nature Conservancy will share their knowledge and insights about this critical resource.

 

Photo by Benjamin Nash

Kaleidoscope · A GCA Major Flower Show · Free to the public

Saturday, May 17, 10 to 4 and Sunday, May 18, 10 to 3:30
World Forestry Center | 4033 SW Canyon Rd

Kaleidoscope celebrates the combined impact of color, movement and light in the constantly changing patterns of our natural world. Please join us in traveling through the lens of what can be seen, into the realm of how it makes us feel. 

 

Kaleidoscope Judges: click here to login to the Flower Show Corner information page.

Community Grant Program

Our Mission is “To stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to aid in the protection of the native trees, plants and birds, to encourage civic beauty, and to improve and protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of conservation and education.”

The Portland Garden Club supports our mission through our Community Grant Program. Please visit the Grants page for more information and to view the 2025 Community Grant Application Form.

Accepting applications now through February 21, 2025.

Scholarship

The Portland Garden Club awards scholarships each year through the Katherine R. Pamplin Fund. Currently, Pamplin Scholarships are awarded to students who are studying and conducting research in the areas of conservation and botany at Oregon State University and Portland Community College.

The Garden Club of America offers 29 merit-based scholarships and fellowships in 12 areas related to conservation, ecology, horticulture, and pollinator research. In 2024, over $459,000 were awarded to 100 scholars. Follow GCA Scholarships on Twitter for the latest news about pollinators, coastal wetlands, native bird habitats, and much more. Connect to a larger world of horticulture and conservation through the Garden Club of America scholars. Learn more about the GCA Scholarships. Browse the scholarship offerings.

Photo by 2024 Pamplin Scholarship recipient Brooklyn Richards, Jones Lab, OSU Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

The Portland Garden Club
Mission statement

“To stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to aid in the protection of the native trees, plants and birds, to encourage civic beauty, and to improve and protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of conservation and education.”

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The Portland Garden Club, founded in 1924, is a member of The Garden Club of America and continues the tradition.

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