Community Projects
Each year, the Club undertakes several projects, either by providing funding or through active volunteering, or both.
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Current projects include:
- Student scholarships at Green Visions, a workforce program run by Greentopia
- Caring for the over 100 trees and bushes planted at Braddock Bay Bird Observatory
- Hands-on and financial commitment to the landscape and maintenance of Landmark Society’s Stone Tolan House and Museum (Rochester’s oldest area house)
Past projects include:
1976: Allens Creek School - landscaping
1981: Town of Brighton Library - landscaping
1983-1985: Triangle at East and Elmwood Avenues - landscaping
1986: Planned Parenthood - plantings
1988: The Friendly Home - Alzheimer's residents' garden
1989: Memorial Art Gallery - underwriting of the Fletcher Steele Exhibit
and Blanca Will penguin sculptures
1991: George Eastman House - garden benches
1992: Al Sigl Center, plantings
1993: The Ronald McDonald House - plantings
1994: Sonnenberg Gardens- Restoration of the Japanese Garden
1997: Humane Society - Arbors for Animals
1998: Landmark Society - Ellwanger Barry garden restoration
1998-2015: Wilson Commencement Park - flower and vegetable garden project & holiday workshops
1983-1985: Triangle at East and Elmwood Avenues - landscaping
1986: Planned Parenthood - plantings
1988: The Friendly Home - Alzheimer's residents' garden
1989: Memorial Art Gallery - underwriting of the Fletcher Steele Exhibit
and Blanca Will penguin sculptures
1991: George Eastman House - garden benches
1992: Al Sigl Center, plantings
1993: The Ronald McDonald House - plantings
1994: Sonnenberg Gardens- Restoration of the Japanese Garden
1997: Humane Society - Arbors for Animals
1998: Landmark Society - Ellwanger Barry garden restoration
1998-2015: Wilson Commencement Park - flower and vegetable garden project & holiday workshops
1999: Isaiah House Hospice - garden renovation
2000: Monroe Community Hospital - Alzheimer's Memory Garden
2001 & 2006: Rochester Garden Collaborative Brochure
2002-2015: Brighton's Twelve Corners Triangle - flower baskets & High School Student
Conservation Award
2003: East Avenue at 490 (at the "Can of Worms") - in partnership with the Town of Brighton,
planting of 75 trees, for the Club's 75th Anniversary
2005: Braddock Bay Bird Observatory - funding for land purchase
2006: The Strong National Museum of Play Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden - plantings
2007-2014: Town of Brighton's historic 1820 Buckland Farmhouse - landscaping
2007: Village of Pittsford, North Main Street / Washington Road - landscaping
2011: Braddock Bay Bird Observatory - planting of over 100 trees and bushes for
GCA 2013 Centennial Trees
2013: The Garden Aerial Project - plantings
2015: George Eastman Museum - "In the Garden" exhibit during GCA Annual Meeting,
held in Rochester
2016: Green Visions - student scholarship
2016: Stone Tolan House - Pollinator Garden (click HERE for more information on this project)
2017: George Eastman Museum - landscaping
2017: Green Visions - purchase of shipping container for use as storage
2017: The Nature Conservancy - signage on Rob Van der Stricht trail
2017: Sonnenberg Gardens - Rock Garden Restoration
2018: Green Visions - student scholarships
2018-2019: George Eastman Museum - lily pond restoration
2000: Monroe Community Hospital - Alzheimer's Memory Garden
2001 & 2006: Rochester Garden Collaborative Brochure
2002-2015: Brighton's Twelve Corners Triangle - flower baskets & High School Student
Conservation Award
2003: East Avenue at 490 (at the "Can of Worms") - in partnership with the Town of Brighton,
planting of 75 trees, for the Club's 75th Anniversary
2005: Braddock Bay Bird Observatory - funding for land purchase
2006: The Strong National Museum of Play Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden - plantings
2007-2014: Town of Brighton's historic 1820 Buckland Farmhouse - landscaping
2007: Village of Pittsford, North Main Street / Washington Road - landscaping
2011: Braddock Bay Bird Observatory - planting of over 100 trees and bushes for
GCA 2013 Centennial Trees
2013: The Garden Aerial Project - plantings
2015: George Eastman Museum - "In the Garden" exhibit during GCA Annual Meeting,
held in Rochester
2016: Green Visions - student scholarship
2016: Stone Tolan House - Pollinator Garden (click HERE for more information on this project)
2017: George Eastman Museum - landscaping
2017: Green Visions - purchase of shipping container for use as storage
2017: The Nature Conservancy - signage on Rob Van der Stricht trail
2017: Sonnenberg Gardens - Rock Garden Restoration
2018: Green Visions - student scholarships
2018-2019: George Eastman Museum - lily pond restoration
2019: Genesee Country Village & Museum - nature & sugarhouse butterfly garden & lily pond restoration
2020: E.D.E.N. (Every Day Eating Naturally) Urban Gardens - irrigation and other equipment
In addition to donations by members, the Club organizes frequent fundraisers to help support its community projects. Recent events have included:
2011: Garden Design Lecture & Luncheon - Gordon Hayward
2013: Garden Design Lecture & Luncheon - Dick Button
2016: Garden Design Lecture & Luncheon - Graham Dillamore (Historic Royal Palaces)
2018: Garden Design Lecture & Luncheon - Sam Lemheney (Philadelphia Flower Show)
