Audubon Park Garden Club
History, Mission, MembershipThe Audubon Park Garden Club was first organized in 1929. Its mission is “to encourage all residents of Audubon Park to promote, through cooperation, the improvement of Audubon Park as a garden and bird center, and to participate in local, state, and national garden and horticultural programs”. Membership in the Garden Club was amended in 2010 to allow non-residents. Current membership is 49 members. For information about joining the club or other general information, contact Club President Jane Jonczy at 502-239-4468 or
Janet Shumate 502-636-0111 2018-2019 OfficersOFFICERS
President: Ms. Jane Jonczy First Vice President: Mrs. Margaret Tanguay Second Vice President: Mr. Richard Challis Recording Secretary: Mrs. Jan Huber Corresponding Secretary: Mrs. Nancy Zinner Treasurer: Mrs. Janet Shumate Other OfficialsParliamentarian: Ms. Emily Challis
Auditor: Mrs. Joanne Bader State Life Members: Mrs. Marjorie Davis Meetings
September to May Inclusive
Second Monday Each Month, 1:00 p.m. Audubon Park City Hall 3340 Robin Road (unless otherwise indicated) DonationsCivic Fund Garden Club: Established August 2015 at the request of the Audubon Park City Council to accept donations to be used for city improvements.
PayPal Garden Club Tree restoration: Established by the Garden Club in 2002 with proceeds being used for special planting projects, care of existing trees, and planting of new ones. PayPal |
Ongoing Projects
1. Caring for and beautifying parks and street plots
located in Audubon Park. 2. Annual "Festival of the Dogwood" in Audubon Park. Sharing the beauty of our city with all who pass through by spotlighting the dogwood trees and other blooming shrubs during the peak of their blooming season. 3. Ways and Means projects. 4. Participation in Judging of Commercial Landscapes. 5. Promote conservation in the home and garden through composting and use of energy efficient lighting. 6. Provide members to serve on the Audubon Park Forest Board. |
Garden Club Programs for 2018-2019 Visitors Welcome
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September
“The Beauty of Cave Hill” Monday, September 10th Cave Hill Cemetery tour $10 per person Audubon Park City Hall 12:30 p.m. October
“From Trees to Treasures” Thursday, October 18th Guest Speaker: Anita and Neal Garrison Audubon Country Club 3265 Robin Road 5:45 p.m. November
“How to Make a Terrarium” Monday, November 12th Guest Speaker: Emily Challis Audubon Park City Hall 1:00 p.m. February
“Easy Floral Designs with Flowers from the Grocery or Your Garden” Monday, February 11th Guest Speaker: Jacquelyn McGrail Past President, The Rambler Garden Club Audubon Baptist Church 1046 Hess Ln 11:00 a.m. |
March
“Small Container Composting” Monday, March 11th Guest Speaker: Representatives from the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Audubon Park City Hall 1:00 p.m. April
“Sharing the Beauty and Bounty of a Local Garden” Monday, April 8th Guest Speaker: Jane Jonczy Audubon Park City Hall 1:00 p.m. to carpool to the site May
"Installation of Officers" Tuesday, May 14th Spring Luncheon Audubon Country Club 3265 Robin Rd 11:45 a.m. Following the luncheon, representatives from Yew Dell Gardens will share a program on their extensive garden. |
The Festival of the Dogwood
The Festival of the Dogwood began in 1971, but the dogwood had already become a favorite in Audubon Park about fifty years earlier, and the Garden Club had been encouraging its planting for almost that long. Club promotional projects had included both residential and public park plantings in Wren Park, with dogwoods donated and planted by area residents during World War ll, in honor of family members serving in the Armed Forces. A festival honoring dogwoods was, therefore, a very appropriate project for the Audubon Park Garden Club. The idea of focusing spotlights on dogwood trees was brought before the club by Mrs. Floyd R. Davis during her presidential term (1969-1971). The club approved the project and the first festival was held April 20-25, 1971, during the presidential term of Mrs. Herbert L. Smith (1971-1973). This exhibition of beauty became an annual event with the long-range purpose of beautification, conservation, anti-litter, and community spirit promotion. The original six night affair later became a three night event. The Festival has had six chairmen: Mrs. Gene Lanter, who served both before and after the second chairman, Mrs. Marian Gudridge, Mrs. Polly Henderson, Mrs. Ruth Henriksen, Ms. Jane Slaughter, and Mrs. Diane Osborne.
For three nights In April each year, Audubon Park becomes a fantasy land - a dazzling, panoramic spectacle of magical beauty, where spring blossoms dance and curtsy before the spotlights. Dogwoods and other flowering shrubs and trees in
Wren Park and on residential lawns along 43 city blocks are the "stars" of the show.
The Festival of the Dogwood is sponsored by the Audubon Park Garden Club.
For three nights In April each year, Audubon Park becomes a fantasy land - a dazzling, panoramic spectacle of magical beauty, where spring blossoms dance and curtsy before the spotlights. Dogwoods and other flowering shrubs and trees in
Wren Park and on residential lawns along 43 city blocks are the "stars" of the show.
The Festival of the Dogwood is sponsored by the Audubon Park Garden Club.
