About Us
Our Goals
Fast approaching seventy-five years of service, the Tempe Garden Club reflects on our years of friendship in gardening and our commitment to beautify Tempe. We planted petunias in the early years along Mill Avenue and dedicated the Tempe Garden Club Pavilion at Tempe Town Lake in the fall of 2007. We look back with pride and look ahead with anticipation in carrying on the traditions of the Tempe Garden Club.
Our Goals
| 1) | To learn about floral design and horticulture. |
| 2) | To give our community plants, trees and flowers for its enjoyment. |
| 3) | To share our seeds, cuttings and plants. |
| 4) | To be good stewards of the earth, beginning with our homes, gardens and community. |
| 5) | To learn more about birds, lawns, trees, flowers and gardens. |
| 6) | To support a Tempe historic restoration project. |
| 7) | To celebrate 75 years of the Tempe Garden Club. |
| 8) | To make lasting friendships as we share these common goals. |
Memorial and Honorary Plantings
| 1977 | ............................................................................Annis Jones |
| 1978 | ............................................................................Florence Gibson |
| 1979 | ............................................................................Guess Birchett |
| 1980 | ............................................................................Etheleen Kemp |
| 1981 | ............................................................................Louise Craig |
| 1983 | ............................................................................Mabel Ellingson |
| 1984 | ..............................................................................Sarah Birchett |
| 1984 | ..............................................................................Ruth Kaminsky |
| 1986 | ...............................................................................Nell Rice |
| 1986 | ...............................................................................Olwen Harris |
| 1987 | ...............................................(Cottonwood Tree)......Zella Row |
| African Sumac Trees | |
| 1988 | ................................................................................Estella C. Rockwell |
| 1988 | ................................................................................Marise Mitchell |
| Shamel Ash Trees | |
| 1990 | ..................................................................................Edna Bohlman |
| 1990 | ..................................................................................Robert Svob |
| 1990 | ..................................................................................Marjorie Gray |
| 1990 | ..................................................................................Helene Glimn |
| Five Shoestring Acacias | |
| 2001 | ...................................................................................Helen Wexler |
| Heritage Live Oak Tree | |
| 1991 | ....................................................................................Hana Tuma |
| Mesquite Trees | |
| 1992 | .....................................................................................Ethel Holmes |
| 1992 | ...............................................................................Georgia Townsend |
| Bench | |
| 1997 | .................................................................................Marjorie Gray |
| 1997 | .................................................................................Janie Moore |
| Chilean Mesquite Trees | |
| 1998 | .................................................................................Rose Fumusa |
| 1998 | ..................................................................................Edna Martin |
| Palo Brea Tree | |
| 1998 | ...................................................................................Irene Harris |
| Flowering Plum Tree | |
| 1982 | ..................................................................................Mary Cochran |
| A Flowering Plum tree was planted in honor of our member, Mary Cochran, who served that year as the President of Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. | |
| Crepe Myrtle Tree | |
| 1986 | .....................................................................................Robert Svob |
| Frax Fan Tex-Rio Grande Trees | |
| 1996 | ......................................................................................Avery Helm |
| 1996 | ......................................................................................Gladys Moser |
