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The Spade and Trowel Club |
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The Spade and Trowel Club was first organized in 1939 by Mrs. Malcolm Farquhar of the Kennett Garden Club, the senior club of Kennett Square at the time, and sponsored by that club for membership in District 1 of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania (GCFP) in 1946. GCFP is a member the Central Atlantic Region of The National Gardens Club, Inc.
The club has been very active in various projects in and around Kennett Square. At present the club maintains a membership of 35 active members and 6 associate members.
The club participates in projects such as landscaping local flower beds, provides flowers and arrangements for community affairs and organizations, competes at local, regional and in house flower shows and has won many individual and club awards throughout its history.
Flower Shows
The club traditionally participates in three flower shows: an In-house Flower show, the Longwood Flower Show, and the Philadelphia International Flower Show. Participating in flower shows demands our best efforts at all levels, whether it be growing and designing, or planning and organizing. It challenges the members' creativity and offers tremendous opportunities for learning.
Community Involvement
The Spade and Trowel Club undertakes projects and makes donations that reflect the sense of the membership. The objective is to involve as many members as possible in a broad array of garden and related interests. Members have worked with the Kennett Square Beautification Committee since its inception. Members designed and still maintain the herb and kitchen garden located at Barns Brinton House in Chadds Ford. Other projects: Holiday Greens Workshop to benefit Heartland Hospice Services, YMCA Montessori School and Head Start children’s programs, and maintaining the Waywood Garden Bed at the North entrance to Kennett Square.
Members were active in the Kennett Consolidated School Vegetable Show for 11 years and assisted with the Unionville Farm Show, now known as the Unionville Community Fair.
Regular Meetings
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, September through June in private homes or public venues. Coffee and social time begins at 9 a.m. followed by a 9:15 a.m. business meeting and program. Meeting hostesses then serve lunch.
The club has been very active in various projects in and around Kennett Square. At present the club maintains a membership of 35 active members and 6 associate members.
The club participates in projects such as landscaping local flower beds, provides flowers and arrangements for community affairs and organizations, competes at local, regional and in house flower shows and has won many individual and club awards throughout its history.
Flower Shows
The club traditionally participates in three flower shows: an In-house Flower show, the Longwood Flower Show, and the Philadelphia International Flower Show. Participating in flower shows demands our best efforts at all levels, whether it be growing and designing, or planning and organizing. It challenges the members' creativity and offers tremendous opportunities for learning.
Community Involvement
The Spade and Trowel Club undertakes projects and makes donations that reflect the sense of the membership. The objective is to involve as many members as possible in a broad array of garden and related interests. Members have worked with the Kennett Square Beautification Committee since its inception. Members designed and still maintain the herb and kitchen garden located at Barns Brinton House in Chadds Ford. Other projects: Holiday Greens Workshop to benefit Heartland Hospice Services, YMCA Montessori School and Head Start children’s programs, and maintaining the Waywood Garden Bed at the North entrance to Kennett Square.
Members were active in the Kennett Consolidated School Vegetable Show for 11 years and assisted with the Unionville Farm Show, now known as the Unionville Community Fair.
Regular Meetings
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month, September through June in private homes or public venues. Coffee and social time begins at 9 a.m. followed by a 9:15 a.m. business meeting and program. Meeting hostesses then serve lunch.
