CAPE FEAR GARDEN CLUB, INC
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
ORGANIZED FEBRUARY 11, 1925
- Federated with The Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc., 1929
- Federated with The National Garden Clubs, Inc., 1930
- Member of the South Atlantic Region, 1933
- Member of District 11
- Affiliated Member North Carolina Wildlife Federation, 1999
MOTTO
“And the Lord God planted a Garden…and there He put Man”….Genesis 2:8
Adopted September 9, 1953
COLORS
- Green, Pink and Yellow
- Green and Yellow Adopted September 9, 1953
- Pink Adopted May 22, 2018
FLOWER
| Carolina Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
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Rhododendron x ‘George Lindley Taber’, Adopted May 22, 2018
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CAPE FEAR GARDEN CLUB SEAL
Adopted March 25, 1997, designed by Myrta W. Spence, CFGC
Updated 2017 |
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Established North Carolina State Butterfly (SB236) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
June 18, 2012
THE OBJECTIVES SHALL BE….
- To provide a non-profit, philanthropic, and educational association for the members.
- To stimulate knowledge and the love of gardening.
- To study, in all its aspects, the art of gardening, particularly horticulture, and to cooperate with other agencies furthering such interest.
- To encourage environmental improvement through civic development, beautification, restoration, and to aid in the protection and conservation of our native trees, plants, and birds.
- Cape Fear Garden Club, Inc. is a registered, non-profit corporation which is exempt from US Federal income tax under Section 501(c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Charter Members 1925
Mrs. N.M. Martin, President
Mrs. W.A. Graham, Recording Secretary
| Mrs. John Bolles Mrs. A.M. Hall Mrs. Hugh MacRae Mrs. Platt W. Davis |
Mrs. R.H. Hubbard Miss Jeanie Strange Mrs. W.E. Elliott Mrs. William Latimer |
Mrs. Martin Willard Miss Sarah Lippitt |