MOUNTAIN LAUREL GARDEN CLUB

The Mountain Laurel Garden Club (MLGC) is a federated garden club in Garrett County, Maryland, that promotes the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility. MLGC fund raising allow us to support many education and worthy activities throughout the community and state; including a Garrett College scholarship, planting of native gardens at Hickory Environmental Educational Center meadow, Sang Run State Park, Habitat for Humanity homes and a variety of Garrett County schools and library.

The MLGC was organized in 1988 and is affiliated with the National Garden Clubs, Inc., the Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. The MLGC organizes an annual Country Gardens Tour that showcases different residential gardens and provides educational opportunities for visitors. The MLGC also participates in conservation projects such as the Blue Star Memorial and the Maryland Water Wise program. The MLGC welcomes new members who share their passion for gardening and community service.

OUR MISSION
The mission of the National Garden Clubs is to provide education, resources and national networking opportunities for its members, to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility. The objectives of the Mountain Laurel Garden Club are to stimulate the love of gardening, encourage home and community beautification, promote better horticulture practices, and support the practice of conservation; to affiliate with the FGCMD and NGC; and to share our knowledge with others through the friendly interchange of information. MLGC shares ideas and resources with many organizations in Garrett County; among these are the Ruth Enlow Library of Garrett County, Western Chapter of Maryland Native Plant Society, Northern Garrett High School, the Discovery Center at Deep Creek Lake State Park, Sang Run State Park, and Garrett College Foundation.

MLGC Affiliates

National Garden Clubs, Inc.
4401 Magnolia Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110 Gardenclub.org
Theme: Go Green…Plant America, President, Brenda Moore [email protected]

National Garden Clubs, Inc. provides education, resources, and national networking opportunities for its members to promote the love of gardening, floral design, and civic and environmental responsibility.
NGC aims to help local communities, regions and states in identifying areas of need for community improvement; local garden clubs providing opportunities for service, education, and friendship; and partnerships with concerned organizations who provide resources and support to our local clubs and their projects.

Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs
Inc.PO Box 693, Millsboro, Delaware 19966 CAR-SGC.org
Includes the States of Delaware, Maryland, National Capital Area, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Theme: Together We’ll Plant America for a Cleaner, Greener & Healthier World, Director- Monica Hanson, [email protected]

Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc.
4915 Greenspring Ave., PO Box 65172, Baltimore, MD 21209
Theme: Sustaining Maryland….One Action at a Time”
President – Susie Middleton, [email protected]

FGCMD District V – Western Maryland
Includes the Maryland Counties of Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll, and Howard.
Theme: Connect, Create, Conserve,
Shelley Johnson, [email protected]