GCA Impact by the Numbers

Members of The Garden Club of America – 200 clubs and nearly 18,000 club members across the country – are engaged in far-reaching efforts to promote the knowledge and love of gardening and to restore, improve and protect the environment. The impact in just the last year alone is impressive. Here are the numbers:

84%

worked with a community garden

36%

worked in or with school gardens

45%

worked in local or national parks

53%

supported gardens at a historic site

64%

offered lectures, conferences, workshops and programs

42%

offered a photography show or demonstration for the public

46%

offered programs for youth or underserved populations

50%

planted trees, adding more than 4000 new trees in the past year

68%

removed invasive species

82%

planted natives or wildflowers

72%

worked on pollinator gardens

79%

propagated plants

Combined, GCA clubs donated approximately $700,000 in local grants, scholarships, and internships. GCA clubs reported donations of over $5 million to civic and community projects.