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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.

IN THE NEWS:

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)

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.