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