Let's Make Some Spot Beautiful - 1919 to 2025
About Us
The Tri-City Garden Club (TCGC) was founded in 1919, by Miss Elizabeth Putnam. The “Tri-City” geographical area has grown exponentially since the club’s founding. Due to sentimental traditions and the strong proposal from our beloved past member, Fran Hansen, our club remains “The Tri-City Garden Club. However, today’s club’s members represent eastern Iowa and western Illinois. The Club meets the second Tuesday of every month except February, July and August with a wide variety of speakers and programs, including the annual Christmas Tea and the June Garden Walk through TCGC Member Gardens. Members maintain five public gardens in the Quad-City area and faithfully support local and national civic beautification and conservation projects.
Our Mission
The purpose of the Tri-City Garden Club shall be to promote the love of gardening; to aid in the protection and conservation of natural resources; to protect and promote civic beautification; to encourage and assist in establishing and maintaining botanical gardens and horticultural centers for the advancement of sciences and for the enjoyment and education of the public; to advance the fine art of gardening, of landscape design and the study of horticulture; and to cooperate with other organizations in the furtherance of natural health and beauty.
