Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland

Kudos to The Garden Club of Cumberland for a fantastic garden tour!

Congratulations to District II FGCMD for the Alice Rush McKeon Tree Planting at the Lake Shore Athletic Complex in Pasadena MD!

A wonderful evening celebrating Town & Country Garden Club’s 75th Diamond Anniversary!

Thank you, WHAT'S UP EASTERN SHORE, for helping spread the word about the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland District I FLOWER SHOW that TCGC will host on June 18 at the Packing House in Cambridge. Free to the public: 1 to 4 PM.

Announcing all the state winners from our YOUNG GARDENERS Smokey/Woodsy Poster Contest activity, which took place in January at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. Winners will receive certificates from the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland.
• SMOKEY BEAR
o Grade 1 - Madelyn Dethmers - 1st Place
o Grade 3 - Gemma Greenberg - 1st Place
o Grade 3 - Joshua Molina - 2nd Place
o Grade 3 - Noah Dethmers - 3rd Place
• WOODSY OWL
o Grade 2 - Henry Devlin - 1st Place
o Grade 3 - Catherine James - 1st Place

MARIBETH LANE, TCGC’s immediate past president and winner of Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland’s District 1 Perennial Bloom Award for 2025, has been selected from among Maryland’s five Federated District Perennial Bloom awardees to represent our state at the regional level. At the October meeting of the National Garden Club – Central Atlantic Region of State Garden Clubs, Maribeth will compete with six other state representatives (from DC, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) for regional honors.

The Perennial Bloom Award is a prestigious honor given to long-time members of garden clubs who show continuous support and leadership, essentially serving as the "backbone" of their organizations. Recipients are like a garden’s faithful perennials, helping their clubs grow through years of distinguished service.

The District 1 award led to installation of Maribeth’s favorite tree along the Rail Trail Extension in Easton earlier this spring.