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Brightwater Garden Club
Introduction
The Brightwater Garden Club has been a part of the subdivision's social activities since Brightwater's inception in 1986. The group meets monthly between September and April at the Clubhouse. Each meeting is highlighted with a guest speaker who presents a program of interest to gardeners. Join us for great refreshments, fellowship and a good learning experience.
Meeting Dates & Time
We meet in the Clubhouse on the 4th Monday of the month at 6:45 pm. The meetings scheduled for the Spring are listed below:
If you’ve been to Enchanted Forest at 10611 FM 2759 in Richmond, Texas, you know they know how to make spectacular hanging baskets! Brightwater Garden Club has had a long term relationship with this friendly local nursery owned by Betty and Gary Lenderman. They and their staff delight in sharing their extensive knowledge of native and exotic plants. We will learn how to make eye-catching baskets that will liven our gardens all spring and summer.
Awards
The Brightwater Garden Club was the recipient of five awards from the Houston Federation of Garden Clubs. Our club received a First Place award in the following five areas:
- Scrapbook
- Yearbook
- President's Annual Report
- Arbor Day Report - Arbor Day is an annual classroom presentation for 3rd grades before the classes plant an oak tree on the school playground.
- Texas Garden Clubs for the Arbor Day Report
In addition, our club received a First Place certificate from the Texas Garden Clubs organization for the Arbor Day Report.
We also received a certificate for participation in the Seeds of Life program."
Organizations We Support
Our organization raises money each year and the proceeds are given to two organizations -- Fort Bend Women's Shelter and the Lexington Creek Elementary School Butterfly Garden project.
Fort Bend Women's Shelter
Garden Club Ladies making Easter Baskets for the Fort Bend Women's Shelter.
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Lexington Creek Elementary
On Monday, March 10, 2008 the Brightwater Garden Club visited Lexington Creek Elementary School third grade classrooms to educate the students about Arbor Day. Betty Grant, Garden Club president, assisted by Nancy Hudson, spoke to seven classes about the history of Arbor Day and the value of trees to our society. The students then participated in acting out the proper way to plant a tree. At their recess later that morning, the students met with several garden club members at their playground’s edge to dedicate a live oak recently donated and planted by Brightwater Garden Club. The students enthusiastically helped mulch and water their new tree!
This is the seventh tree the BGC has donated for Arbor Day to Lexington Creek to enhance the children’s play area and track. Brightwater Garden Club also continues to assist the PTO by purchasing plants for the school’s award winning Butterfly Garden , designed and established six years ago with grants and funds secured by the Club under the direction of Pam Allen, a club member and Master Gardener.
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Yard of the Month
Each month, a sub-committee of the Garden Club drives throughout the neighborhood looking for yards with attractive plants and flowers. Among the best candidates, one is selected as the Yard of the Month. In December, yards are evaluated based upon holiday appeal and several are recognized as winners, including 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place and Honorable Mentions. Yard of the Month Archives
July Yard of the Month
Jessie & Tam Nguyen
4219 Harbourview Ct
December Meeting
Below are a few pictures from the December meeting:
Club Flower
Rose
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact Carol deBoer, President:
Phone: 281-403-1044
Email: cdeboer@comcast.net
Member of:
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
South Central Region of the National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
District IV of Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
Houston Federation of Texas Garden Clubs
