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WELCOME TO THE CARLSBAD GARDEN CLUB
A California garden club where plant and flower lovers come together to learn, share, and grow!
We promote the love of gardening through educational scholarships and engaging garden-related events, lectures, and programs. Our monthly programs feature experts in horticulture, garden design, flower arranging, soil enrichment, and new plant introductions.
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See our calendar for a schedule of upcoming events.
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Our club is open to everyone! You don't need to be a resident of Carlsbad.
Join us to cultivate your gardening talents and connect with fellow enthusiasts in Carlsbad, CA!
GROWING SINCE 1932
Founded in 1932, the Carlsbad Garden Club Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization composed of local residents with interests in gardening and horticulture. We are dedicated to community improvement, education, and charitable work. We meet from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the first Friday of the month, except where noted on our calendar, in the Gowland room of the Carlsbad Dove Library, 1775 Dove Lane Carlsbad, California 92011-4048.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
We aim to advance the knowledge, enjoyment, science, and practice of gardening in the Carlsbad community. This includes, but is not limited to: education; events; providing scholarships and financial assistance for instruction and public education relevant to gardening; and such other activities as approved by the Board of Directors and the membership.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
2025 – 2026 Garden Club Year
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Once again I am honored to serve another year as your Club president! This is going to be an exciting year for our Club as we begin our 94th year. That’s right, our Club is 94 years old! We’ve come a long way since 1932 and I’m looking forward to sharing exciting and educational activities with you this year.
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Over the past several months we’ve been busy—a spectacular plant sale in April, an array of outstanding speakers--thanks to our program chair, Laura Pena! Seven of us ventured to the Chelsea Flower Show in London, England in May and had a fabulous time. We also continued our ever popular social get togethers and we now have a designated scholarship recipient who is dedicated to a career in horticulture. We are very proud to provide several financial grants to local schools in support of their school gardens, a way to get kids interested in gardening at an early age.
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Our garden club isn’t just about the plants and flowers. It’s also about the intangible rewards and joy that come from being a part of such a delightful group of men and women who share an interest in being good stewards of the land—at least our little piece of it!
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A club isn’t sustainable without its members and their dedication to volunteering their time to help with events throughout the year. I hope you will consider giving back though participating on one of our teams. There’s something for everyone—whether you can only commit a couple of hours to those who want to lead a team—and everything in between!
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“The beauty of a garden benefits not only the gardener,
but also the well-being of all those who look upon it!”
JOIN THE CLUB
Join a fun group of plant and flower lovers to learn from each other and share our gardening talents! We encourage the knowledge and love of gardening through educational scholarships and garden-related events/lectures/programs!
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Our monthly programs include experts in horticulture, garden design, flower arranging, soil enrichment, fertilizing, native plant, and new plant introductions.
OUR SCHOLARSHIPS AND SCHOOL GRANTS
About 50 years ago, in the early 1970’s, a group of Carlsbad Garden Club members decided that the Club’s philanthropy would be to provide scholarship money to college students studying horticulture. Today, we raise money to provide scholarships to students enrolled in Mira Costa College’s Horticulture
program. Students in this field study the art and science of cultivating plants. the curriculum also includes the study of the design, installation, and maintenance of landscape, crop production, and wine technology.
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Raising money for scholarships is a wonderful way to assist students in need so that they can have a more successful future!
In addition to the Mira Costa scholarships, we also support several local K - 12 school gardens. We delight in watching children develop the joy of gardening at a young age!