Welcome to the Garden Club of Kitchener Waterloo
Our Meetings:
We meet on the third Monday of each month from September to June. If the third Monday happens to fall on a holiday the following Monday is used to meet. Meeting Times: 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Location: Albert McCormick Arena in Waterloo. AGM Date: Third Monday in June Club Shows: Mini Shows are held usually twice a year and a Club Show is held every other year alternating between Spring and Fall. Our Goal: To encourage an active interest in all subjects pertaining to the cultivation and use of flowers and plants. Our Roots: The Garden Club of Kitchener - Waterloo is a non Profit Group formed by 12 members in 1957. We celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2017. The Kitchener - Waterloo chapter is one of the member clubs that form the Garden Clubs of Ontario. Our Growth: Since 1967 we have held bi-annual Flower Shows, open to the public, to highlight our interests and skills in floral design and horticulture. Recent shows have been held at Grey Silo Golf Club in Waterloo, Renison University College in Waterloo and the Pavilion at Victoria Park in Kitchener. Our Activities: Our members enjoy participating in Community activies including Seedy Saturday, attending Flower Shows organized by other Garden Clubs and other special shows such as Winter Blooms, hosted by organizations in Dundas ON Our Plant Sales: Every year in May, on the Saturday of the long weekend (Victoria Day weekend), a plant sale is held by the members of the Garden Club with plants donated from their gardens. Civic and Conservation: Betty's Garden - An entrance garden was established in 1994 at KidsAbility in Waterloo and dedicated in 1996 in memory of Past President Betty Stuart. Betty's Garden has grown as a living tribute to be enjoyed by all throughout the years. This garden receives constant tender, loving maintenance from our members. Design Inspirations Flower Show - May 2024A Floral Tribute to the Silver Screen - 2022Celebration Flower Show - 2019Betty's Garden, KidsAbility, Waterloo
The Garden Club of Kitchener Waterloo in 1994 was the recipient of a monetary gift given by Donald Stuart in memory of his wife Betty who was President of the Club from 1972 to 1974.
The President of the day commissioned a search for a fitting and lasting memorial. At the time the Rotary Centre was in the first stages of construction on a 10 acre property in Waterloo. The Centre’s mission is to ‘cultivate the potential’ of physically challenged children and youth. The plan included an entrance garden and this idea appealed to the Club, we matched the gift donation, and so our civic project was born. Members with expertise in landscaping and extensive knowledge and interest in horticulture came together to plan gardens to delight the senses of everyone who frequents the Centre. You will find members working in the garden on Tuesday mornings throughout the growing season. |
 Meetings in 2024 & 2025Dec 16
Christmas Pot Luch Luncheon Jan 20, 2025 Linda Hawker "Open the Door to Modern Design" Feb 24 TBA Mar 17 Anne Leeson, Floral Designer April 21 Spring Luncheon May 26 Ontario Orchids, speaker TBA June 16 Annual General Meeting Special Events for 2025Annual Plant Sale
Saturday May 17th First United Church Corner of King & William Sts, Waterloo 
For more information about the Kitchener Waterloo Garden Club, events and shows please contact the club:
Contact information ... gardenclubkw@gmail.com President Sue Medhurst June 2024 till June 2026 |