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A rich tradition of supporting the Jacksonville community through education, horticulture, conservation, stewardship of our natural resources, and grants for civic improvement projects that align with our mission.
UPCOMING EVENTS:

2023 – 2024 Events To Be Announced!

IN THE NEWS:
June 3, 2023: Resident Community News Group: Root Ball returns for Derby Day

June 1, 2023: Resident Community News Group (San Marco June Issue): Root Ball returns for Derby Day (page 23) PDF

June 01, 2023: Resident Community News Group (R.O.A.M June Issue): Root Ball returns for Derby Day (page 1) PDF

May 13, 2023: Resident Community News Group: Spring has Sprung at Garden Club of Jacksonville

May 1, 2023: LBGC featured in Resident Community News Group R.O.A.M (page 33) and San Marco (page 28) Issues: Spring has Sprung at Garden Club of Jacksonville

April 2, 2023: The Florida Times-Union|jacksonville.com: ‘Letters: A plea from the trees — don’t forget us in new Downtown Jacksonville plans’ (‘Don’t forget trees in downtown plan’ page E2, pdf)

March 7, 2023: LBGC featured in March/April issue of Arbus Magazine’s, ‘For the Love of Gardening,‘ by Charlie Patton. (Pages 16 – 24)

ABOUT

The evolution and history of Late Bloomers Garden Club
Message from the President
Latest News

COMMUNITY

Our partners and affiliations in enriching and preserving our environment

EDUCATION

Useful and updated resources, links and tips for every gardener

Why We Need Garden Clubs
By Dede Petri, GCA President, Georgetown Garden Club, Zone VI
Published Fall 2017, The Bulletin (GCA Publications – The Garden Club of America)
Adapted and reprinted with permission from The Garden Club of America
In case you missed Riverfront Parks Now’s guest column in the Florida Times-Union|jacksonville.com, June 12, 2022:
“Jax riverfront could be ‘a downtown that is everybody’s neighborhood’ ” (FTU pdf), (Guest column pdf)
The purpose of Late Bloomers Garden Club is to stimulate the knowledge of gardening and flower arranging; to share the advantages of association by means of meetings, conferences, correspondence, and publications; and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of horticulture, conservation, civic improvement, and education. Late Bloomers Garden Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.