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    • Birds, Buds and Bark
    • Fragrant Herbs presentation by Maggie Coene
    • 30th Anniversary Celebration
    • MLGC 25th Anniversary!
    • Rain Garden and Plant Selection Info from Amanda Rockler
    • Secret Country Gardens 2014
    • Standard Flower Show, August 2015
  • Garrett County Map
  • Home
    • Presidents Message and Officers
    • History of MLGC
    • Plant America
  • Join Us!
  • Programs & Events
  • Committees
  • What We Do
    • Awards
    • Conservation
    • Floral Design
    • Garden Tours >
      • Garden Tour 2025
    • Habitat for Humanity
    • Herb Committee
    • HORTICULTURE/CONTAINER >
      • Plant Sale
    • Ruth Enlow Library Gardens
    • Scholarship
    • Blue Star Memorial
  • MLGC Member Access
  • Contact us
  • Our Gardens
  • Articles-Resources
  • Archives - Past Programs
    • Native Plant of the Month
    • Garden Clean-Up, Fall Decorating and Seed Saving
    • Native Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
    • Woody Plants for Wildlife
    • Amelia's Resource to MLGC
    • Birds, Buds and Bark
    • Fragrant Herbs presentation by Maggie Coene
    • 30th Anniversary Celebration
    • MLGC 25th Anniversary!
    • Rain Garden and Plant Selection Info from Amanda Rockler
    • Secret Country Gardens 2014
    • Standard Flower Show, August 2015
  • Garrett County Map

History of Mountain Laurel Garden Club

The Mountain Laurel Garden Club was a dream for Kathie Smith in 1974. By 1988, Kathie had met enough people to form a club and with a small group of charter members and sponsorship from clubs in Frostburg and Cumberland, Maryland, the MLGC became officially federated with the FGCMD and affiliated with the NGC in 1989. With the leadership of sixteen presidents including Kathie, MLGC has expanded its boundaries and prospered in Garrett County. From a small group of women meeting in homes, the club has grown four-fold and includes both men and women from all walks of life who have one common objective – to share with others a common love of gardening while supporting good horticultural and conservation practices.

Our Past Presidents

Denise Kramer 2021-2023
Donna Miller & Joan Mitchell 2019-2021
Jan Parandhamaia 2017-2019
Kathleen Gibbs 2015-2017
Kathy Tucker 2013-2015
Lynn Grimm 2011-2013
Jerry Crabtree 2007-2011
Sandra Zakaluzny 2005-2007
Peggy Nagel (White) 2003-2005
Louise Wilson 2001-2003 Deceased
Lois Sherrad 1999-2001 (deceased)
Barbara Sanders 1997-1999
Sheila Hetrick 1995-1997 Deceased
Judy Finkel 1993-1995
Willie Rissell 1991-1993
Kathie Smith 1989-1991
MOUNTAIN LAUREL GARDEN CLUB
Garrett County, Maryland
P.O. Box 804, McHenry, MD 21541
Organized in September 1988 Federated in June 1989

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​Affiliated Organizations
National Garden Clubs, Inc. (NGC)
Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc. (CAR-SGC)
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. (FGCMD)
FGCMD District V