About

Green Spring Garden Club, Inc.

Green Spring Garden Club, Inc. was organized in April 1956 by ten women in the Williamsburg, Virginia area. Those Charter Members articulated the following core objectives:

Advancement of gardening
Support of horticultural education
Development of home grounds
Encouragement of participation in community beautification
Protection of forests, wildflowers, and birds
Study of horticulture and flower arrangement
Support of the study of environmental sciences by way of scholarship grants

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These objectives continue at the heart of what Green Spring Garden Club, Inc., does today through its membership activities and programs, through its annual Christmas Homes Tour, and in its commitment of proceeds to scholarships and community organizations. In 1997 this non-profit organization became incorporated as Green Spring Garden Club, Inc. Members meet on the second Thursday of the month from September to May. The Green Springs Garden Club, Inc. annually sponsors the Christmas Homes Tour. The tour is held in early December.

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Philanthropy

For the past 63 years proceeds from the Annual Christmas Homes Tour have been used on projects in the surrounding community. The Club’s mission is to provide education and beautification for the pleasure and enjoyment of residents and visitors alike.

Funds to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Garden restoration projects
Annual Scholarships in Environmental Science and Policy for the College of William and Mary
Annual Scholarships in Environmental Science for Christopher Newport University
Nature Camp Scholarships for local students
Patient Gardens for Hospice House & Support Care/ Williamsburg
Virginia Living Museum ~ Children’s Teaching Garden & Greenhouse
Landscaping at Dream Catchers Therapeutic Riding Center
Contributions to Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center for equipment and gardens since 1962

Donation to the Jamestown Settlement gardens Funds that created patient room gardens at Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg
Landscape for “College Corner” at the College of William and Mary
Williamsburg Botanical Garden
Yorktown Church Street steps landscaping
Williamsburg United Methodist Church-Respite Care garden project
Contributions to the Williamsburg Land Conservancy
Funds to the Virginia Zoo for Landscape
Various beautification projects in the Williamsburg area

Thank you for your support of the Christmas Homes Tour

to make all of these projects possible.

University Scholarships

Green Spring Garden Club, Inc. is providing scholarships at the following universities in these designated areas: Environmental Science, Environmental Science and Policy, and Horticulture.

Christopher Newport University – Biology and Environmental Science
The College of William and Mary – Biology and Environmental Policy

Interested students enrolled in the above universities should contact the respective departments for application information.

Nature Camp

Nature Camp is located in Vesuvius, VA, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Rockbridge County. A private, nonprofit, co-ed summer camp, it offers an ideal environment for students who have a genuine interest in conservation and the natural world. The goal of Nature Camp is to foster an appreciation and love for nature through direct experience and to inspire young people of today to become environmentally responsible and conscientious citizens of tomorrow.

It is primarily an academic camp emphasizing hands-on, field-based, experiential learning. During their two weeks at Nature Camp, campers attend class daily, maintain a notebook, complete written projects, and participate in outdoor activities.