Garden Club

Founded in 1964, the Nassau Bay Garden Club’s membership is open to any resident of the city. The club’s objectives are:

Continuing Projects

Arbor Day.
To encourage an appreciation of the beauty and importance of trees to our community, Club members will present an annual Arbor Day program which features the planting of a tree in Howard Ward Park. City Officials, Garden Club members, school children, and the public will be invited. This ceremony is the continuation of a 37-year Garden Club tradition of planting trees on Arbor Day.
Holiday Decoration - Phase X
To promote civic beauty during the Christmas season, members of the Club will add holiday decorations to the Tranquility Arbor. Other areas of the Howard Ward Park will also be decorated in observance of the season.
May Day
To advance the fine art of gardening, floral design, and horticulture, Club members will prominently display flower baskets or plants on front yard gaslights. Club members will encourage participation by all Nassau Bay residents.
Conservation
To assist in the protection and conservation of natural resources, Club members participate in recycling and conservation programs. The Club recycles aluminum and newspapers at the City of Nassau Bay and delivers other recyclables to Ellington Field. The Club’s conservation committee presents new ideas at each meeting.
Nassau Bay Garden Club Scholarship
To further horticultural education, conservation, and landscape design, the Club has established an annual scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to be awarded to a deserving student majoring in a horticulture-related field or given to an organization that promotes the purpose of our Club.
Community Service
Club members will make floral arrangements and decorate plants for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and Christmas for the enjoyment of the residents of the Bay Area Turning Point (A Safe Haven).
Community Service
Club members will participate in the activities of the Nassau Bay Beautification Day. The Garden Club will make a donation of $600 toward the purchase of plants and other materials.
Civic Involvement
The Club will continue the maintenance of the gardens surrounding the Blue Star Memorial Marker. A wreath or flowers will be placed in front of the marker on Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day. This project will be financed with fundraising money.
Civic Involvement
The Club, in conjunction with the City of Nassau Bay, will assist in the maintenance of our Point Lookout Esplanades project. This maintenance project will be financed by fundraising projects.
Civic Involvement. The Club members will maintain the plantings on the Bal Harbour Drive esplanade. This maintenance program will be financed with fundraising profits.
Civic Involvement
The members of the Club will maintain the landscapes at the entrance to the Lake Nassau Park. This project will be funded with fundraising revenues.
Civic Involvement
The Club will continue the maintenance of the Tranquility Arbor grounds and the memorial bench in Howard Ward Park. This project will be funded by fundraising revenues.
Civic Involvement
The Club will plan, install and maintain a butterfly garden in Swan Lagoon Park. This project will be funded through fundraiser revenues.

New Projects

A future project will be determined by the Garden Club and the City at Lake Nassau Park.
A one-time contribution of $2,500 will be awarded to the G.W. Robinson Elementary School for the formation of a Junior Master Gardener Club and garden.
Members will contribute vegetable and flower seeds to Federation and to Texas Garden Clubs, Inc. to benefit low-income families in third-world countries.

NBGC Supports Junior Master Gardener Program

As part of the Garden Club’s efforts to promote Junior Master Gardeners, a check for $2,500 was recently presented to the G.W. Robinson PTA in support of that school’s new "Robinson Rangers" Junior Master Gardener Program. Shown here are Gail Ferris Beasley, Ann Gay, Robinson PTA president Win Weber, NBGC president Anne Adams, and JoAnne Harris.

Arbor Day Proclamation - 2008

(Back) Gail Newberry, Audrey Legendre, Brenda Hesse, Joanne Harris, Joy Edwards, President Anne Adams and Mayor Matter; (Front) Ann Gay and Sue Warters holding the proclamation.

Christmas Luncheon 2007


The luncheon was held at the Lakewood Yacht Club. Sue Warters accompanied the "Jolly Hollies" chorus on piano. A visit from Santa (Club member Mary Tuttle) rounded out the entertainment. Click here to see a photo album of the luncheon

Houston Federation of Garden Clubs Meeting September 14
	Ann Gay and Anne Adams admired the horticulture offerings at the September 14 meeting of the Houston Federation of Garden Clubs at the Houston Garden Center in Hermann Park
	Anne Adams, President of the Nassau Bay Garden Club, attended the first 2007-08 Houston Federation of Garden Clubs meeting on September 14
	Treasurer Gail Ferris Beasley and President Anne Adams take home ginger plantings offered by Mercer Arboretum at the September meeting of the Houston Federation of Garden Clubs

New Member Gathering September 6, 2007

(L-R) Hostess Charlotte Reem, Club members Jayne Samson, Sue Warters, Mary Ann Stilwell, Tuie Lee, and Nassau Bay Garden Club President Anne Adams.



The Nassau Bay Garden Club has begun it's year with a new and prospective member get-together at the home of member and 1st VP-Membership Charlotte Reem. The house was full and busy for two hours on September 6th with talk of the coming year's events and programs as well as extending a warm welcome to new members. This year marks the Club's 43rd year in Nassau Bay. Plans are already underway for NBGC's biennial fundraiser which will be held in March 2008 at Lakewood Yacht Club.

Floresence May 2, 2007

Members of the Garden Club enjoy the Floresence, an Invitational Flower Show put on by the River Oaks Garden Club at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston on May 2, 2007

Nassau Bay Garden Club Flower Show - April 17, 2007






The first picture is of our new president, Anne Adams. The second picture is of the Best of Show in Design which was designed by Kelly Halbach. The other pictures are of the designs that were in the Home Placement Show done by members of the Club. The last pictures are of the Horticulture exhibits. The winner of Best in Horticulture was JoAnne Harris. A reception was held the afternoon of the show for friends and neighbors, and members of the Club and their spouses

Nassau Bay Garden Club Memberships

National Garden Clubs, Inc
South Central Region
Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.
Coastal Prairie Council (District IV)
Houston Federation of Garden Clubs
Gulf Coast Gardeners Forum
Armand Bayou Nature Center
National Arbor Day Foundation