Welcome to the Lincoln Garden Club
Growing, learning, and serving Lincoln since 1928 through gardening, education, conservation, community service, and friendship.
The Lincoln Garden Club welcomes gardeners of every experience level. Members enjoy educational programs, workshops, garden visits, field trips, conservation initiatives, community projects, and opportunities to connect with others who share an interest in plants and the natural world.
What We Do
The club offers many ways to learn, participate, volunteer, and enjoy time with fellow gardeners.
Programs & Workshops
Members enjoy featured speakers, floral demonstrations, horticulture workshops, films, hands-on learning, and programs covering plants, garden design, conservation, and the natural world.
Garden Visits & Field Trips
My Garden Your Garden visits allow members to learn from one another, while field trips offer opportunities to explore notable gardens, nurseries, museums, and horticultural destinations.
Community Service
Members bring beauty and cheer to Lincoln through Library Flowers, Mission for Cheer, Senior Dining arrangements, public plantings, holiday decorating, and other community projects.
Conservation
The club promotes sustainable gardening, native plants, invasive species awareness, roadside preservation, habitat protection, and responsible stewardship of Lincoln’s natural landscape.
Rooted in the Lincoln Community
For generations, Garden Club members have cared for public spaces and supported projects that make Lincoln more beautiful, welcoming, and environmentally responsible.
Station Park
Planting and maintaining a treasured public garden.
Historic Watering Troughs
Seasonal planting and ongoing care.
Library Flowers
Weekly arrangements for the Lincoln Public Library.
Mission for Cheer
Floral gifts for seniors and housebound neighbors.
Senior Dining
Table arrangements for community meals.
Grants & Plantings
Supporting beautification and conservation projects.
More Than Meetings
Club life includes garden visits, plant exchanges, volunteer projects, workshops, field trips, luncheons, seasonal celebrations, and informal opportunities to share questions and advice.
Members also stay connected through Garden Talk, the club’s email group for gardening questions, recommendations, photographs, plant offers, and other items of interest.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming programs and special events from the Lincoln Garden Club.
Spiders: The Most Misunderstood Garden Protector
Monday, October 5, 2026
9:30 AM Social | 10:00 AM Speaker
Bemis Hall
While ghosts and ghouls take center stage this October, we’re shining a spotlight on the true eight-legged architects of Halloween: spiders. These under appreciated garden guardians are more than just spooky décor; they are sophisticated apex predators that keep our ecosystems in balance.
Join us to uncover the haunting beauty of these fascinating arthropods, it’s the perfect way to celebrate the creepy-crawly side of nature!
Speaker: Bonnie Powers is a Master Gardener and holds a master’s degree in Zoology. She is a member of the MGA Soil pH Testing team and was a longtime volunteer guide at Garden in the Woods.
Door Prize: You’ll each have the opportunity to win a door prize and bring home a pocket guide..
There Is a Place for You
Whether you are an experienced gardener, just getting started, or simply interested in flowers, nature, conservation, and community, you are welcome in the Lincoln Garden Club.
Already a Member?
Visit the members-only area for the member directory, Garden Talk information, volunteer signups, club documents, project resources, meeting materials, and other member information.
