Watkinsville Garden Club
Welcome to the Watkinsville Garden Club
The Watkinsville Garden Club was formed in 1940 and has over 80 members, both women and men. If you are interested in joining, please come to our next meeting.​
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The garden club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 10 AM, September through June. The usual meeting place is the Union Christian Church, Watkinsville, unless announced otherwise.
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WGC October 2024 Meeting will be held Thursday, October 3, 2024, 10 AM, at
the Union Christian Church, 1130 Union Church Road, Watkinsville, Georgia.
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The speaker at the October meeting will be Victoria Clendenning, Agriculture Educator at Athens-Clarke County Extension. The subject will be bees, including the differences between honey bees and native bees, characteristics of native bees, and ways you can support native bee populations. Ms. Clendenning will also cover the types of native bees in our area and ways to identify and promote their habitat in our own yards.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Friends of the Garden Native Plant Sale
October 10 - 12, 2024
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Thursday and Friday
2 - 6 pm
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Saturday
9 am - 2 pm
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Join garden professionals at the Mimsie Lanier Center for on-site plant shopping. Experts will answer questions about incorporating native plants into every space, from large gardens to pots. For more information and a plant list, visit the Garden's website.
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