Excerpt from Bulletin of the Garden Club of America, 1917 The Guild of the Gardeners Full many gardeners work with me In my little patch of ground; And I welcome the buzz of each blundering bee As laden with pollen his road I see; From flower to flower he's found. Sir Toad and Sir Snake their castle make In the roots of my blossom there, And each doth his toll of the insects take, And each I cherish for blossom's sake, As we league in the Garden's care. A wood thrush dwells in my neighbour's tree, And sings us an evening song; A right good gardener, too, is he, Many a grub do his sharp eyes see And he feasts where the insects throng. Many the hours we spend at our ease, Busy with garden love, I and the birds and the buzzing bees, I and the flowers, I and the trees, Learning yet more and more. And will you enter the Gardener's Guild? 'Tis a Brotherhood mus be won. You must serve humbly at Nature's knees, Willing to learn what Nature please, At toil in the wind and sun. Oh, The Guild of the Gardeners! are you one? 'Tis under an ancient sign. 'Tis a League of the lovers of air and sun, And of God's fresh breeze, and of work well done, Thank God that its mark is mine. - Beulah H. J. Woolston About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Bulletin of the Garden Club of America, 1917 Mrs. Scott's arrangement of potted plants was unusually pretty. The rock gardens were one of the attractive features of the New York Show and there were many exquisitely arranged private exhibits, of which there were few in Philadelphia. At neither show were any startling novelties shown, but both were most interesting. The New York exhibit was the larger and more elaborate. The attendance at both was very large, an evidence of the constantly increasing interest in gardens and gardening. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How women changed the American landscape from planting war victory gardens to saving the redwoods, beautifying the highway to creating horticultural standards. In 1904, Elizabeth Price Martin founded the Garden Club of Philadelphia. In 1913, twelve garden clubs in the eastern and central United States signed an agreement to form the Garden Guild. The Garden Guild would later become the Garden Club of America (GCA), now celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2013. GCA is a volunteer nonprofit organization comprised of 200 member clubs and approximately 18,000 members throughout the country. Comprised of all women, GCA has emerged as a national leader in the fields of horticulture, conservation, and civic improvement. As an example, in 1930, GCA was a key force in preserving the redwood forests of California, helping to create national awareness for the need to preserve these forests, along with contributing funds to purchase land on which they stood. The Garden Club of America Grove and the virgin forest tract of Canoe Creek contain some of the finest specimens of the redwood forests. The Garden Club of America is a centennial celebration of strong women who nurtured the country, helped spread the good word of gardening, and continue to plant seeds of awareness.