​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Our Mission

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The Milton Garden Club is a formal group of volunteers, women and men, dedicated to the beautification of the town of Milton through horticulture.  The MGC is a working garden club with members planting, weeding, and watering the gardens and planters throughout the town of Milton and raising money to support these efforts.  The membership is comprised of longtime residents and newcomers with a wide variety of interests and expertise from beginning gardeners to Master Gardeners.

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​​Club members raise funds to purchase plants and gardening materials for the gardens and planters in addition to caring for them.  The club’s participation in the Milton Holly Festival held each year on the second Saturday of December is the largest fundraiser.  Members of the club make Williamsburg-style magnolia and boxwood wreaths and evergreen wreaths and arrangements in the days leading up to the Holly Festival, with fresh greens donated by members and friends.  Throughout the year, the club participates in several other fundraising activities including the Milton Farmer’s Market, the Horseshoe Crab Festival, Lavender Festival, and various raffles.  The funds raised provide for the donation of annual scholarships given to students pursuing further education in areas aligned with the garden club mission. It  is a registered nonprofit corporation in the State of Delaware, a 501(c)3 status with the IRS.

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Our Story

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Jane Clark established the Milton Garden Club (MGC) in 1998 with the dream of “putting the town on the map with flowers.”  Beginning with three gardens, the club now maintains 10 gardens and over 50 planters.  Some of the major projects the club has undertaken through the years include a walled garden in front of the Milton Public Library, landscaping the memorial gardens around the gazebo in Milton Memorial Park, addition of  irrigation throughout the gardens, and through fundraising efforts purchasing the Victorian Town Clock.  On July 25, 2015 the formal dedication ceremony was held with State and local dignitaries in attendance when the clock was turned on.

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Milton Garden Club Events

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Beyond planting and tending the gardens in downtown Milton, DE, the Milton Garden Club participates in a number of special events that enliven and celebrate our home town. These events help us raise awareness of the club and its mission, and help us raise funds to pay for plants, garden materials, irrigation, and scholarships for local students pursuing higher education related to plants, soil, agriculture, horticulture or landscape design.  These include:

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• St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Sunday before St. Patrick’s Day)

• Milton Annual Plant & Yard Sale (Saturday of Memorial Day weekend)

• Annual Garden Tour (Last Saturday in June)

• Holly Festival (first Saturday in December)

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Executive Board

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President: Ingrid Bogen

Vice President: Julia Smith

Treasurer: Valerie Griffith

Recording Secretary: Sherry Murphy

Past President: Gillian Benson