About us
The Hilliard Area Garden Club is the place for you if you enjoy getting down and dirty and growing something beautiful.
Our club has been active for over 25 years with around 40 members, women as well as men, of varying ages and gardening interests.
The Hilliard Community / Senior Center is the home for most of our meetings which are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 7 to 9pm. You don’t need to be a member to attend a meeting. Visit us on Facebook at Hilliard Area Garden Club to learn about upcoming activities or send an email to HilliardAreaGardenClub@yahoo.com.
We Love Butterflies - we also love bees and all pollinators.
To help increase butterfly numbers, our club established a Certified Monarch Way Station with native plants to support their life cycle.
Other outreach projects have included our annual Plant Sale and support for the Columbus Zoo’s “Seeds of Friendship” program in which we provide vegetable and flower seeds to the people of Rwanda. Our annual Spring event “A Garden Affair” features a well-known speaker on a variety of gardening topics and is very popular with Hilliard and the surrounding communities.
Flower Gardens, Vegetable Gardens, and Landscaping
From Asters to Zucchini, every member has their own unique gardening style. Some grow amazing tropicals, while others have a passion for perennials that attract butterflies and other pollinators.
Summer Meetings take us to some very interesting places
Summer meetings take us outdoors to tour a club member’s home garden. Other times we’ll take an excursion to a local place of interest.
Past Excursions include:
> Chadwick Arboretum
> Scioto Gardens “Gardening & Arts Festival”
> Butterfly Ridge Conservation Center
> Governor’s Residence & Heritage Gardens
> Amity Abloom
> and many more
Craft Night changes with the seasons
Our November meeting is generally Craft Night. To the right are examples of fresh holiday pine baskets. Below is a concrete leaf casting made during a Summer crafting event.
Past activities include:
> Build a Fairy house
> Concrete leaf castings
> Forcing Spring bulbs
> Flower Arranging Basics for Your Home
> Origami Paper Ornaments
Recent Speakers
Topics:
> Growing Your Own Herb Garden
> Creating a Haven for Wildlife & Yourself
> Selecting the Best Native Trees for Your Property
> Kitchen Gardens, Design Your Own
> Identifying Non-Native Invasive Pests
> Gardening for Pollinators
> Diagnosing Plant Problems
> Must-Have Perennials